[kirsten]

Originally Posted by frozen7313

^^ all signed up! Diva_neyugn is the username! Add me up everyone!

My buns Sailor and Scout just sent Diva friend invites.

[omgblonde]

Aww poor Evander! Glad he's okay and didn't eat the foil!

I'll try to find Diva on bunspace later (or just steal her off Sailor & Scouts pages because I'm nosy LOL)

[lyn3tte]

Sounds like it's totally okay to just put hay and litter in the same area which I didn't think was okay. I'm still waiting for the condo board to approve my adopting the bunnies. It's likely they will but I won't know until mid April! And I do need the paperwork for the Humane Society to allow me to adopt their bunnies. I'm super excited. Thanks for the advice, ladies!

SO relieved to hear jellybebe's bunny didn't actually swallow tin foil. It sounds like quite the scare and inconvenience but what a big relief that he's okay. Good to hear there are animal lovers that truly care for their pets despite monetary costs. It's a consideration I think many casual pet owners may not consider beforehand. I grew up with animals and I'm not a "speciest". If they are family, animal or human, I'm there for them 100%

[lyn3tte]

Oh, and congrats, kirsten on your new bunnies!

[jellybebe]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you Lyn3tte that your condo approves your new babies!

[bellapsyd]

Originally Posted by frozen7313

^^ all signed up! Diva_neyugn is the username! Add me up everyone!

added! (I have a large brood on there!)

Originally Posted by jellybebe

OMG I thought I had ANOTHER bunny emergency last night! I thought Evander ate some tin foil, cuz there was a piece of tin foil on the floor with a hole in it! Anyway, we had to take him to the ER. An X-ray and a $340 bill later, turns out he didn't eat it! I guess he chewed it and spat it out somewhere? I'm so glad he's ok but super irritated I lost 3 hours of sleep not to mention that bill!

Funny thing though... while I was waiting, this little boy and his dad were waiting too and their pet had a fractured jaw, the vet was talking about how it was just waking up from sedation, how they had to feed it and how its jaw would probably always be a bit disfigured and they had to look out for pneumonia as well as possibly seeing a specialist for tooth alignment... guess what kind of animal they were referring to? It was a rat. The dad must have paid like $1000 to save a rat. And I thought I loved my animals!

1) SO glad Evander is ok...things always seem to happen in clusters, don't they?
2) Yay for you (and the rat man) to be willing to do whatever it takes for your pets!

Originally Posted by lyn3tte

I've got an X pen indoors and there seems to be some literature that suggests putting the hay in the litter box so the buns can eat and poop at the same time but that sounds unhygenic and I'm not sure if I'm supposed to separate the litter with the hay or place it on top or on a hay feeder just above or what. What do you ladies think? Do I need a separate container for hay or just dump in the litter?

Perfectly ok- and def. do like Kirsten said- BIG box! :) Can you post some pictures of the potential adoptees? Are they on a website?

Originally Posted by kirsten

Description:
Besides having the characteristic floppy ears, Mini Lops have a muscular build with broad shoulders, deep chests, and short, thick legs. Their adult size is generally only about 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 pounds.

Color differences:
Mini Lop rabbits come in all colors. For showing, the American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc. (ARBA) and the Mini Lop Rabbit Club of America have recognized colors and guidelines. The recognized color groups are:

• Agouti: includes chinchilla, chestnut agouti, and opal.
• Broken: which are white with colored spots and /or pattern, including tri colors.
• Ticked: these have a steel gene and ticking, colors include: gold tipped or silver tipped black/blue/chocolate/lilac steel, silver fox, sable or smoke pearl steel.
• Self group, white pointed: these are a solid color with no ticking and include includes: black, chocolate, blue, ruby eyed white, lilac, etc.
• Shaded: these show shaded markings with colors such as: seal, sable point, sable, smoke or frosted pearl, tortoise, etc.
• Wide band: includes cream, red, orange, and fawn.
• Classifications include: solid pattern and broken pattern

There are also many colors that are not recognized (though some are in the process of becoming recognized) including: harlequin, otter, silver marten, blue seal, broken pointed white, chocolate or blue point, etc.

Kudos Kirsten for finding that site!! I always wished I knew what my bunnies are too...from all the info you posted, I'm thinking I have a holland lop for one of them...

Originally Posted by frozen7313

the rest can be seen here: http://www.xanga.com/diva_the_bunny
and some videos of her growing up here: http://www.youtube.com/user/frozenrx3
and some recent pictures of her on picasa here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/neyugn.j/DivaTheBunny/

Sooo adorable and welcome frozen!!!

[jellybebe]

^Ha ha my fave expression is probably "It never rains but it pours." Oh well, Evander is all good again. Right now he's sitting on the bed wanting pets. I'm happy he's fine, as I'm heading out of town for the weekend and have to leave him with my bf all alone. They get along amazingly, but the bunny always misses his mommy when I'm gone. I went away on a 10-day trip a couple of years ago and the bunny started asking where I was and freaking out when he heard my voice on the phone!

[bellapsyd]

Originally Posted by jellybebe

They get along amazingly, but the bunny always misses his mommy when I'm gone. I went away on a 10-day trip a couple of years ago and the bunny started asking where I was and freaking out when he heard my voice on the phone!

omg that is the cutest thing I have ever heard! (I'm sure your bunny doesn't think so though...)

[ItalianFashion]

Originally Posted by jellybebe

^Ha ha my fave expression is probably "It never rains but it pours." Oh well, Evander is all good again. Right now he's sitting on the bed wanting pets. I'm happy he's fine, as I'm heading out of town for the weekend and have to leave him with my bf all alone. They get along amazingly, but the bunny always misses his mommy when I'm gone. I went away on a 10-day trip a couple of years ago and the bunny started asking where I was and freaking out when he heard my voice on the phone!

Funny! Tell evander he can't be getting sick while you are gone and to stay out of things.

[frozen7313]

Originally Posted by lyn3tte

Sounds like it's totally okay to just put hay and litter in the same area which I didn't think was okay. I'm still waiting for the condo board to approve my adopting the bunnies. It's likely they will but I won't know until mid April! And I do need the paperwork for the Humane Society to allow me to adopt their bunnies. I'm super excited. Thanks for the advice, ladies!

SO relieved to hear jellybebe's bunny didn't actually swallow tin foil. It sounds like quite the scare and inconvenience but what a big relief that he's okay. Good to hear there are animal lovers that truly care for their pets despite monetary costs. It's a consideration I think many casual pet owners may not consider beforehand. I grew up with animals and I'm not a "speciest". If they are family, animal or human, I'm there for them 100%

you know.. i USED to have Diva's hay and litter separated.. then she got pissy and threw a diva-fit, and refused to eat her hay in the holder, and refused to go in the litter box.. she rather likes to have the hay, on the bottom of the cage.. and just across the cage is a pile of litter.. she doesn't mind. she wanted it this way. i try to change her habits, but she's set in her ways. talk about a DIVA! so savage! i think she likes it this way, because she can flop down, and her head is conveniently always next to the hay.. and she can conveniently eat it while laying down. everytime she does it i'm like., "OMG! Don't be lazy! Get UP to eat! don't lay down and eat! what are you, cleopatra? is someone feeding you grapes (or in her case, banana chips) too while you're down there?!?!" she just responds by propping her head up to stare at me.. chews the rest of the hay in her mouth.. and laying back down and continues eating.


i swear she's a dog.

[bellapsyd]

^^ my Bella is a TOTAL dog in a bunny body

[omgblonde]

Awww, my bunny was the same when I went away for two weeks Jelly! My mum would go 'Where's Sarah?!' & Honey would hop down to my doorway & get up on his back legs and look around, lol.

[pond23]

My sister and I just returned from a 6 day vacay to Las Vegas. My mom took care of the 3 bunnies, and she said that they were so sad and depressed without us. They kept looking for us, and when they couldn't find us, they would do the depressed bunny flop and sleep all day. They are sooo happy now that we are back. We got tons of bunny kisses our first day back!

[jellybebe]

Aw sad depressed bunnies are so sad! And they make it totally clear how they're feeling.

I think Evander is part dog too. When I have treats for him, he will race across the room following me for treats and he demands pets. Sometimes when he is licking me, he will stop abruptly and shove his head under mine to tell me that it's my turn! If he doesn't get pet properly, he will nip! He will also only eat hay when it's in his litterbox.

[ItalianFashion]

I came to NC right when my husband was deployed. I was gone maybe a month and half. I could not figure out how to get him to us and back to italy. All the vets were telling me could not be done. I had my neighbor downstairs watch him . She said she would play with him feed him and bring him to her apt some also. She said everything was going great but I started to get a weird feeling. I had by now figured out how to get him back and forth. I found a flight within a few days. Cost me 1,300 but it was worth it. I went into my apt and found a huge kitchen mixing bowl full of food and water. It was stale water looked dirty and had been sitting there not changed. I guess this was so she would not have to walk upstairs each day . His room door was also left open for god knows how long. My baseboards were chewed and he had peed and pooped all over the apt. He had chewed through a stero, dvd, clothes a brand new wood hallway table I had in a box that was waiting to be put together. Peed on new set of luggage ruining it.
Took me forever to clean the place. He looked so depressed and his fur looked all rumpled and crazy. I could never leave him that long again. Maybe a week tops and with someone I really trusted. I feel so bad that he was left with her.