Our new bunny...

spittin_in_the_wind · Post by **spittin_in_the_wind** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:49 pm

We welcome "Pete the Bunny" who we adopted from a rabbit rescue in Rhode Island! He and three other rabbits were found hopping around a Target parking lot when they were rescued. All four have been adopted, including our Pete, who is proceeding to take over the house...

Robin

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:00 pm

Aww. I think bunnies are wonderful pets and I wish your family and Pete many years of happy times!

Carol

Scott McCallister · Post by **Scott McCallister** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:58 pm

Seems strange that it is not encrusted with jewels... Does it vomit too?

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:17 am

Is it true that bunnies are easy to litter-train?

djm · Post by **djm** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:27 am

How big do bunnies have to get before you cook them? They used to make up this dish on Bonanza, Hoss and Feathers, I think it was called ....

djm

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:11 am

That's one cute bunny. I won't show that to my teenagers. The two remaining at home still want a snake, a ferret, and a pot-belly pig. I'm maxed out at 4 cats, a dog and a fish, sadly for them.

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:41 am

Oh, Pete is really a doll

. He looks like quite a serious bunny for some reason. Maybe it's the circles around his eyes and his ears not being all perky up in the air.

I had a neighbor once who had a bunny named Penelope. She did stay in a large cage indoors when he was at work, but when he was home then she had the run of the house. He took her for little walks on the deck, too.

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:27 am

Lambchop wrote:Is it true that bunnies are easy to litter-train?

Depends on your definition of easy, but yes it is possible.
And they can play fetch.
And they are cute.
And I want one.
Or two.

brianormond · Post by **brianormond** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:35 am

-I want one! We had a nice hare as kids and our smart dog knew not to bother it, giving it only an occasional sniff -either of friendly companionship or of restrained interest in its potential food value.

-We let her roam our large back yard and she'd scratch a wallow of cool dirt in hot weather. A wonderful hare condo Dad built had raised outdoor pen space connected to a raised interior hutch in the garage so bunny could roost in sheltered, insulated, enclosed and windless bliss during harsh weather. Raising pen and hutch off the ground is important so rabbits aren't sickened by constant cold, wet ground contact. Keeping your bunny an inside animal will likely improve its socialization and health and your enjoyment of each other.

-Best to you,
Brian

spittin_in_the_wind · Post by **spittin_in_the_wind** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:16 pm

This bun is cool, and the advantage of adopting from a shelter is that we could pick one that would be compatible with our kids and who is already litterbox trained! We have had not a single problem with the litterbox issue, and minor chewing has been pretty much taken care of by covering the electrical cords with plastic casing and spraying bitter spray on some spots where he was pulling on the rug. He was neutered before he was released for adoption, which takes care of a lot of potential behavior problems...not that there have been any problems, he's been absolutely terrific! He's going to live solely in the house. I'm thinking of getting him microchipped just in case he did escape, since he was found wandering a parking lot, although it's likely that he and his friends were dumped there.

He has quite the personality, and his mission in life is to get into the room where the computer is, which is off limits! That, and racing around the living room like a race car, shredding newspaper, and jumping up on the couch to check out the view. He was pulling on the carpet the other day and I went and made him stop, so he came over and thumped right in front of me, basically telling me where to go! Our parrot is pretty jealous and is wondering why this THING came into the house...

If anyone is interested in getting a rabbit, I'd definitely suggest checking out shelters through the House Rabbit Society, and adopting a rescue bunny...I think there are also similar societies in other countries.

http://www.rabbit.org/

Robin

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:19 pm

I love it. Great bunny, they are such fun. My girls had a huge lop years ago named Silflay, after reading Watership Down. She was a great pet and I know yours will be too.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:33 am

Have you gotten any pancakes to put on his head yet?

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:34 am

On feeding a bunny

timothy hay free choice
fresh greens 2 cups a day (carrots are not greens--carrot tops are)
commercial pellets, 1/4 cup per day

limited spinach (oxalates inhibit nutrient absorption) and broccoi (causes gas--bunnies can't burp)