Bunnies!

Well, my apologies for my lack of posts. Life has been hectic with 4-5 Dr.'s appointments a week. The bunnies are about 10 weeks old and we are in full swing of finding them homes. They are pretty big and eat through about 6 pounds of food a week! While trying to find the babies homes, my hubby & I have been looking for a house of our own (we rent currently) and we made an offer, which just got accepted yesterday! So new homes for all of us.. not just the bunnies!  I can't seem to find all the bunny pics, so I'll put up some that I found that are more recent.. and I'll take a few more tomorrow!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Baby Bunnies - Day Thirty & Thirty-one

This picture says it all... The babies love mom,

but mom could use some time away from them!

Not a whole lot new these past two day. Due to my neck pains I was not able to spend as much time as I would like with the baby buns - but I made sure to take pictures & clips!  I will say I have a treat for you readers (well, at least I think so..) - I got a very good video of a little bunny tongue!  It's very cute and sure to make you smile! I also have a very cute clip of one of them chewing... but mom decided to jump on me and I dropped the camera - it's still cute though. I hope you enjoy these little clips as much as I do!

Ps. Still looking for homes! We found a home for 'Whitey' with YowlYY in the UK, but that's a little far away and I don't know if we can 'fed ex' our bunny like Rabbit Guy.  Hopefully we'll put a blurb about them in our church bulletin this week....

Chewing with his mouth open...

Tongue action! Too cute!

Munching... until mom jumps on me & I drop my camera...

Mom & pop taking a break

Baby Bunnies - Day Twenty-six & twenty-seven

'That was excruciating. Don't you agree Paula?'

Not a whole lot going on these two days. My neck was particularly painful and I just laid low by watching tv - Rick Steve's travels to Ireland, the news (because of the 15 inches of snow we got), American Idol auditions, and The Moment of Truth. The little buns were very understanding and hung out with me for awhile on the couch. It's amazing how creatures can take your mind off of the pain. My hubby was kind enough to keep rotating different bunnies for me throughout these two days.  Despite all there was to explore down stairs where we were, the little buns were sweet and thoughtful enough to stay by me.

'We disapprove of them too, Simon... no 

golden ticket for you!'

'I can't see.... let me step on your head for a boost....'

Being coy...

Baby Bunnies - Day Twenty-five

'Mmm your hare smells fabulous! What shampoo

do you use?'

Today the poor little buns didn't get to play as much as they normally do. With my neck aches, taking them out of the cage several times a day is a bit of a chore.. but being the wonderful little buns they are, didn't seem to mind too much. They also got a new food today -broccoli! At first they seemed startled by the smell, but soon after dug their little teeth into the green stuff. They will honestly eat anything I bet! Other foods they enjoy are -carrots, celery, and bananas especially (bananers are special treats!). You should hear them eat bananas!  They make these cute little squishy sounds and their faces are a mess afterwards! I'll try and get some footage of that next time they get a banana.

Just a side note - even though I have 25 pet here at home (18 dwarf hamsters and 7 bunnies), while I wait for these videos to load, I often play Nintendogs & Hampsterz on my DS. Isn't that a little silly!?

Broccoli... this is interesting! We'll eat it anyways.

He looks like a little duck in the pic! I couldn't resist.

Mom being saintly as the babies run over

and into her...

'This is my food!'

'Ok, I guess I'll share..'

Baby Bunnies - Day Twenty-four

This one eats like our hamsters! - Sit in the food!

Well, my apologies for such a long time in between posts, I have a severely pinched nerve in my neck which makes me dizzy and gives me a constant headache. Today I am feeling relatively ok, so I'm going to try and catch up on some posts for you all. Thank you for all the encouraging words!

Day twenty-four, the little buns are mischievous as always and never fail to amuse. They stay up stairs, which is a relatively quiet part of the house, so when there's a loud noise, they all quickly hop back into their cage. Well, apparently I blow my nose too loud, because it sent all of them rushing into their nest - actually, three of them hid on the other side of the box!  Oops.

Well, they are rowdy as ever and are excited about everything - especially food! It's so fun to see them all rush to the food bowl and stick all their little faces in, or even sit in it! I also love the little munching sounds they make! It would put a smile on anyone's face.

Hiding from me blowing my nose. Sorry guys....

How many buns can we fit on mom's ledge =4

Using the water bottle like a good little bun!

Chow time!

Baby Bunnies - Day Twenty-three

Playtime!

Well, I finally broke down and bought an exercise pen today.  My hubby and I haven't had the time to make one yet and those buns are restless (mama too)! The little bunnies need to run and that little hamster fence hardly holds them in for more than a few minutes. I really like the pen I got - I was much bigger than I expected! What you see in the pictures isn't the whole pen - half of it is wrapped around the other side of the cage.

 The babies had an absolute ball when I put them in the pen! They ran around and around, in and out of their 'crinkle tube', and explored the little 'hut' I made out of my husband's shoe box. They had so much fun!  I need to make a ramp for them to get safely in and out of the cage because I have the playpen hooked to their cage. Today I just put a bunch of towels over the ramp so no one's feet got caught.  I will figure out something better later - plus I'm with them while they are out, as to prevent accidents ( injury wise, not potty wise). 

The pen is pretty tall and all the panels are looped together so you don't have to click the panels together (much safer). The problem with this pen is that there are a lot of horizontal bars, not just vertical bars. This means that Mason, being the smart determined bunny she is, figured out that she can actually climb up the fence and hop out! I was very surprised when she did it right in front of me! I don't mind so much that she is out - she normally gets to run around that room without a pen.  We bunny-proofed that room and she has a litter box out there too - it's just that it would be nice if she stayed in the pen so that we could let her run around a little more during the day by leaving her cage door open into the playpen. Well, either way the babies can play safely and run, mom too. I think I will look around for a pen with no/few horizontal bars so that mom can't get out, and then return this one a little later.

 

Mom exploring & a good view of the 'crinkle tube'.

Here, there, & everywhere.

Mmmm... pet grass....

Chaos ensues....

Baby Bunnies - Day Twenty-two

I love this little clip! This was taken yesterday, but I

forgot to post it! Our little trouble maker was very

interested in mom's corner shelf, so much so, that he

tips over trying to see on top of it!

New food for babies today! About twice a week I like to give the adult bunnies a few apple slices for a treat, and so far the babies have ignored the slices.  When I was cutting the apples today, I made some smaller pieces and offered it to the little buns - they were quite excited! Most of them ate half of their piece... Mason (mom) was more than willing to eat any of the remnants the babies left.

A quick hello to all of my new readers! I hope that our little buns brighten your day a little bit - they certainly brighten mine! Thanks for all the comments! I really enjoy reading them!

And now back to your regularly scheduled cuteness...

Mmmm! Our first apple pieces!

Mason (mom, tan) taking a break from the babies

and talking to Arthur (dad, white). We have to keep

them separate for now - and for good reason until

we get papa 'fixed'.

'I want a big piece like mama!'

Baby Bunnies - Day Thirteen

Everyone likes a good hug...


Now that they all can see, the babies are a little more willing to explore things.  They can keep their eyes open as long as they like, but they are babies, and they  get tired quickly. So far they have stayed in their nesting box in mom's cage - they haven't really wondered around there. 

Well, today I found them checking out their cage on their own. They were very excited to nibble on pieces of timothy hay. They can't really eat the hay yet, but they really enjoy chewing on it. They will be nursing for a while still, but it's good that they are interested in solid food.

You can see the babies behind mom, not in

their usual box

Sitting in mom's food...

They get sleepy very fast

Here's a little clip of "Whitey" wondering 

around. He goes up to papa (Arthur) and 

Whitey is literally a mini Arthur!

Baby Bunnies - Day Four

Not much to report for today... just more fur and more wiggly!

Little bun hiding in hubby's giant hand......

  "You can't see me!"

We don't have names for them yet, but this one

we call Pinky. It's fur is white, so it looks a little 

funny when with the other babies. : )

More fur to keep me warm!

Baby Bunnies - Day Three

Day three - babies watch their first Packer game! Mason (mom) seemed like she needed a little time away from the kids, so I brought their box down stairs & we watched the playoffs. Well, I watched and the buns kept me company... their eyes are not open yet. One happily napped in my hand, curled up on my sweatshirt. It was nice.  Again, not a whole lot of change today but they are definitely  growing...

1. They have a little thin coat of fur! There's just a little layer of peach fuzz they are all getting! You can see their colors a little more as well.

2.  Little buns are very active. They know how to dig and crawl, roll over, and they are getting slightly faster at it too! You have to watch out cause there's always one trying to sneak away!

3. I finally was able to get a picture of their fur, whiskers, and teeth... I hope you enjoy!

See their teeth & whiskers!

Bun-pile!!!!

You can see their darker coats & tiny bit of fur

Baby Bunnies - Day Two

Hello! Let's take a look at day two! There wasn't a whole lot different today than yesterday really, but there were a few things I noticed.

1. Today a slight fur pattern/color showed up. Yesterday they were all pink. Today it looks like we have 4 colored and one white bun. They have a tiny tiny bit of fur.

2. I noticed that they have teeth already! One yawned and I saw front teeth - two on the top  and two on the bottom! That was quite a surprise!  They also have teeny whiskers!

3. These baby bunnies are even more mobile today! Even though their eyes are still closed, they can find their way back to the nest! One even was able to pull himself over the little cardboard edge! They seem quite smart.

As you can see, they aren't plain pink like

they were yesterday.

Snoozin! Notice the darker spots on the hind

quarters, and on the head?

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This is a good picture to show their different 

colors... there are 4 dark, and one light, meaning

that the 4 dark ones (2 on both ends)will be dutch 

like their mom, and the pink one (in the middle)

will be white / hoto like their dad. (You can see

mom's foot in upper right....)

Baby Bunnies - Day One

My husband and I love pets. Those of you who know this, are aware that our house looks like a pet shop. We have an entire living room lined with hamster cages for our many dwarf hamsters, and we also have two boy bunnies - or so we thought. 

 See, yesterday morning we found out that one of our bunnies is actually a girl. Both bunnies have their own cages but we often let them out to run together - we almost always supervise them because sometimes they don't get along.  So, what tipped me off that Mason was a girl is when I found 5 baby bunnies in her cage on Thursday morning! Ahh!

Well, despite our initial shock, we think this will be a fun experience and we'd like to share it with you!  So I will be taking pictures & telling you what we learn about them!

They attempted to make a nice line for us so that we 

could see them all... the one on the bottom didn't feel

like joining though..

Look at those tiny ears!

Ok, so day one - 

1. I found the babies on the towel in Mason's cage, under a huge pile of fur. The fur freaked me out initially, but I did some research and that's what mom bunnies are supposed to do. They use their fur for a nest to keep the babies warm. So Mason is being a good mommy.

2. Babies are born hairless, sightless, and deaf. They are about 3-4 inches long and they have tiny claws. When you pick them up they squiggle around a lot and they also like to dig. They are also pretty good at scooting around their nest by pulling themselves with their front arms.

3. I read about making a nesting box for the babies. See, since they roll around soo much, it's good to cut a U shape out of a box so that mom can hop in and out to feed them, but it also prevents the babies from rolling out of the nest. After holding a little bun for a minute I realized why this box was important! They are very squirmy!

4. They do squeak a little bit, usually if one of them crawls on top of the other, or if Mason steps on them a little bit. They're ok if she does it because they have towels & fur below them and fur on top too.  They also stay very toasty warm in their nest. 

That's about all for day one. They don't do a whole lot right now. Oh, and Mason is fabulous. If we hadn't seen the fur pile, we would have never known she had babies. Her cage, the babies, and she herself were all nice and clean! Mason was happy to run around for over an hour that very morning. Even though she took out a lot of fur for the nest, you'd never know it when you look at her! Well, enjoy the pictures & I'll keep you updated tomorrow!

Here's Mom (Mason) checking on the babies.

Here's Papa (Arthur), seeming rather proud.