Monday, February 2, 2015

Brushing the Buns

I had an hour of bunny bonding time today as I got the fuzzy little critters out and brushed them thoroughly. All three of them are doing quite well! Poor Tinkerbell threw a huge fit when I got her out of her cage. She's perfectly calm when she is already out of her cage, but she gets aggressive when I try to pick her up while she's in her cage. If you have insight into this, I'd love to hear it!

Anyway, the three of them were brushed and cuddled and then given their favorite treat, yogurt treats. Yogurt treats = happy bunnies!

Please share your stories about your rabbits! I'd love to hear stories from other angora rabbit enthusiasts! Please leave a comment below.

Friday, January 2, 2015

Traveling with the Buns

We had some excitement over the holidays! I decided to take the three rabbits "back home" with me over my winter break. Due to the nature of the rabbit cages we have (very large, stacking, and not foldable), I had to improvise travel cages. I took three cages we had laying around (similar to this), three cookie racks from a big box store (per cage), and 1 inch plastic pipe connectors for PVC pipe and started building. I assembled the cage, put a little shredded newspaper in the bottom, tied the three cookie racks together with twist ties, and set eight pipe connectors in a rectangular formation in the bedding, resting the cookie racks on top. It worked perfectly! The rabbits were happy and healthy the entire time we were gone, and even seemed to be a little less territorial, probably because they weren't in their regular cages. I had to clean the cages more often because they were smaller and things got smelly quickly, but it worked great for a short-term situation. So, remember when you want to travel with your rabbits that a small animal cage, cookie racks, and pipe connectors can rig you up a great travel set-up. :-)

Happy New Year!