I just can't get enuf!

Jasper and Raisin are just the cutest things ever! I can't get enuf of them!

So Sweet Pea and another no name bun that was only here for a few days, went to the Seattle Animal Shelter over the weekend. At the same time we picked up 2 fosters. Peter and Daisy have been in the shelter too long and needed a break. So they will stay with us for a few months.

Grey bun.

Sweet PeaPeter and Daisy
We just got Clint and Gerald moved out of the bathroom and back out side. Now Peter and Daisy have the bathroom.

No time to blog

Which is too bad because there is so much I want to share. But the bunnies keep me busy. Among lots of other stuff.

The Humane Society had to come up with an emergency plan for the shelter animals and any animal brought to them during an emergency. It was a requirement for FEMA. I was asked to do a short presentation on rabbit care and handling. It went well. Unfortunately there are no pictures.

Foster bun Joey left a few weeks ago, on a Sunday afternoon. Monday night we got Sweet pea. She is shy and timid, but has come around and we see she loves to be petted. She is low energy and low maintenance.

Jasper and Raisin are still here. Don't think I am willing to let them go. They are super sweet and have already been through so much. Every week they look better. Raisin loves tearing up the phone book.

Another foster bun

Last Saturday we got another bun from the Humane Society. This guy was picked up by animal control at the local college. He is super cute, in good condition, looks healthy and not scared of his new surroundings. He shares the dining room with the other 2 fosters. I named him Joey. The other 2 hubby named Jasper and Raisin. Jasper and Raisin were shaved and neutered for free as a donation by a local vet. Surgery went well. Vet tec said she has never seen hair mats so bad on a short haired animal. This is Jasper after being shaved. Not a pretty sight. I'm wondering if the yellow is discoloration from being outside for so long, or a natural highlight?

Raisin and Jasper recovering from surgery. They got extra blankets and extra treats.

Officially the first fosters of 2011; and what a sad pair they are. They are stinky, dirty, and skinny. Someone found them. This time I believe it.

I believe they are both boys. Not positive on the brown one. Sad thing is that I can't even let them out of their pen to spend time with them; they spray and hump. Well who wants a pet that does that? No wonder someone dumped them. HEY PEOPLE-SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR RABBITS! I would like to choke that asshole that dumped them.

I have already tried to clean up the white one. After an hour I didn't get very far. I tried a short bath and blow dry. It didn't help much, he has too many hair mats. He was tired and held still long enough for me to cut some hair. I found out later that bathing makes mats worse and I should either carefully try to comb them out, or shave them off.

Best meal they have had in a long time. Makes me think they are siblings when they lay on each other.

What a freakin mess.

Bonding bunnies

For the last few months I have been trying to bond JT and Meadow (son and mom). Really I have only done it a handful of times; it's not something I have time for when we have fosters. I can skip the first few steps of the bonding process since they have always been near/around/aware of each other. They never fight when I do have them together in the same space. My hope is to get them bonded soon and move JT into Meadows pen. When I do that I will add a 3 story pen I got from Rabbit Haven. Hopefully having something new and changing her pen a bit will make it less offensive when JT moves in. Here are some bonding pics.

The first 3 pics are the 2nd bonding session, in the bathtub. I didn't get pics of the 1st session, which was in the garage in a dog pen.


Since the guest bathroom is taken by the boys I have done 3 or 4 more sessions in a carrier.

They look like they get along, but there is still some work to do. Meadow thumps a lot and they do their fair share of dominance humping. Soon I will take them on a car ride.

The Answers

I was hoping to have gotten more replies than I did. Thanks to those of you that actually did try. Some answers could have been found on my blog, but not all of them.

1. Cinnamon, Bambi, Clint, Gerald, Meadow, JT and Hazel. That is 7 total. No fosters right now (thank God).

2. Cinnamon, Bambi, Clint, Gerald came together, all the way from Reno, NV.

3. They are both white, mini Rex's. The only difference is that Meadow has straight hair, JT has wavy hair. But when I have them side by side, it's REALLY hard to tell them apart. Since they are both fixed, if you turn them over and look at their "naughty bits" (as Paula called them) they look the same.

4. JT is named after John Taylor, from Duran Duran. THE BEST BAND EVER!

5. A Houseful of Rabbits. http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/

6. Clint is missing part of his ear. (Gerald has the droopy face, but not in this pic.)

7. JT is my fav.

Trivia day!

How bout some Reno Rabbit trivia?! Sorry I have no prizes to give away, this is just for fun.

1. How many rabbits do we have right now?

2. Which bunnies came to live here first?

3. How do you tell JT and Meadow apart?

4. Who is JT named after?

5. From my list of bloggers, who do I bun-sit for?

6. When you look at Clint, what physically is wrong with him?

7. Of all our buns which bun is your favorite?