Bunny Monday Meme*day (Batteries)

Fall down. Go boom.

Guess that means I have to stop at Costco again.

Do you save toilet paper tubes? For the bunnies, I mean!

Make some for your bun ... gives them something to chew (that's allowed), a toy to play with, encourages them to eat hay and helps fend off boredom.

Bunny toy - Stuff hay into a toilet paper tube.
(These were for the GHRS adoptables;
dropped them off yesterday - they enjoyed the new toys)

Our bunnies were intensely interested in the whole process,
so they got one, too.

After alpha Bunya had a go at it, Lucy hopped in.

They were interested in the hay bag, too.

Bunya - always an enthusiastic eater!
(Unless he's sick - that's a symptom of illness.)

Ethel - a little more delicate than Bunya.

Ethel: Oh - please don't take my picture while I eat!

Do bunnies shed?!?

Ohhhhh, yeah.

When asked about a list of desirable bunny supplies, I always include lint rollers (large, economy pack - think Costco). So often forgotten.

Lucy, the hardest to groom (because we can't catch her) is the worst this time around. The fringe around her butt looks like she's wearing her petticoats on the outside.

> : (

One day in the bunny hay cube box

Add fresh hay cubes to their cube box and everybody jumps in the pool.

For whatever reason, after some nomming, Bunya just seemed to feel it was a good idea to rest his chin on Ethel's head.

I think maybe Ethel was waiting for some grooming licks.
*Sigh*  She puts up with so much ...

RR Submission: Fievel

Okay, this one came in through the RR Facebook page described as Fievel's "busted" look. Makes me wonder for what transgression he was busted.
(Couldn't get this look from a cat - they have no remorse. Dogs - definitely.)

No kidding. This bunny has no poker face.
Could not tell a lie -- should call him Mr. Spock.

Rabbit ears defined

A helpful chart from The Rabbit House. 

This is a small picture (if too big in this post, part will be hidden beneath the right hand column stuff). A bigger version is at the bottom of the Bunny Advocacy Memes page.

In addition to the resources accumulated on The Rabbit House site, the webmistress has written a couple of books in which any bunny owner may be interested:
Understanding Your Rabbit's Habits
10 Rabbit Behavior Problems Solved

Congratulations Graduates!

From last weekend to next are graduations galore. So this post is a brief tribute to recognize all those efforts by students everywhere (including Mrs. Bunnymom, who became Dr. Mrs. Bunnymom).

Ethel in a whisper:
When are they going to play "Pomp & Circumstance"?
It so gives me the chills!

Congratulations!

Thanks to Kat who does the RR special effects.
Check out Kat's photography here (of course it includes bunnies).

Bunny Monday Meme*day (Who pooped?)

They never do, they never do ...
They just do do.

Lucy: Not mine.
Ethel: Not me.

Happy Mother's Day

GHRS rescued bunnies: Zazzle (the Mommy) and babies

Zazzle and babies seemed like an appropriate mother's day post.

Here's their backstory.

Rabbit recyclers

Tossed the bag (made of recycled paper) from the neighborhood vegan restaurant on the floor for the bunnies to explore.
Ethel was first.

Ethel listening for an echo.

Bag meets with Good Bunkeeping Seal of Approval.

The restaurant would be pleased to know that their earth friendly accessories were going to be recycled by the best in Rabbit Recyclers.

Are the bunnies expecting bad weather?

Ethel (shedding as you might see) got all hunkered down, making the smallest stealth profile she could.

We thought maybe she was expecting some bad weather.
Which is what we've been having on the weekends.
So, maybe she knows something ... tiny, little weatherbun.

Bunya & Lucy, shedding together

Found them flopped at the pen gate together. Look like they are not doing anything, but they are shedding ... just very, very quietly.

Hare hair
everywhere.

We brush them and it's like we never did.
Are your bunnies shedding now?

In a parallel bunny universe ...

If Grouch Marx was a bunny ...

Say the secret word!

Cute bunnies you may be missing

You are missing daily brain boosts if you are have not liked the Rabbit Ramblings' Facebook page. (You don't have to join to see it but if you "Like" it, you get the posts.)

See prior post about study findings that: Looking At Cute Animal Pictures At Work Can Make You More Productive

Here are some of the cuties you may have missed:

Feeling smarter already, aren't you?

Bunny Monday Meme*day (Happiness)

Happiness is a basket o' bunnies.
And your chick.

New bunny site resources

The pre-Easter bunny educational season is past and I wish we'd had this meme. But the post-Easter bunny abandonment season is in process, so that's my excuse for running this now. That and I just got it yesterday.

It's from a great website "across the pond" in the UK, The Rabbit House. In addition to the resources accumulated on the site itself, the webmistress has written a couple of books in which any bunny owner may be interested:
Understanding Your Rabbit's Habits
10 Rabbit Behavior Problems Solved

So with both humor (or humour) and educational intent, here it is:

It has been added to the RR Bunny Advocacy memes page.
Coming soon: The Rabbit House's "Do you know what your bunny's ears are saying?" chart.

Bunny mani-pedi

Several weekends back, GHRS held a bunny mani-pedi event in conjunction with several area Petco stores. A $10 donation got your bunny's nails clipped. At our store, there was a lot of traffic, but for the dog (and a cat) adoption event. However, Bun-bun did stop by and left looking très chic.

And Autumn, an adoptable from GHRS, sat next to us, looking pretty and keeping us bunny people company.

Autumn watched the volunteers, snoozled,
looked at all the potential adopters,
and got really excited when we dropped papaya in with her -
she's a magician ... she made it disappear.

May 1st, 2013: 0047 and 0048 released from a lifetime in small laboratory cages, into the care of HRS

Here are two of the lucky ones, now known as Lillian and Heather ...

(Please note: This is NOT a graphic video.
These are 2 lucky bunnies available for adoption.)

UPDATE: Picture of Lillian posted on Bunny Advocacy Memes page.

Please consider boycotting companies that test on animals.
www.rabbit.org
www.rabbitcenter.org
www.beaglefreedomproject.org

It's a good thing this "00" designation did not give these rabbits a "license to kill".
Then again, maybe not.

Bunya poses

Just Bunya ...

Loafed up, ears at attention,
front toes showing, back legs not.

Stretched out, ears flat
front legs hidden, back legs extended,
talking to Lucy through the fence.

The profile

The Classic Bunya pose
(like when he's talking to you)

Bunny math

+

+

=

1+1+1 bonded bunnies (doing their own thing) = happy 3 bunny home

Mi castle es su castle

Welcome!
Would you like to play pirates?
Or be Medieval knights?

Isn't my castle nifty!?!
Sometimes, I find cardboard tubes
and treats up here!

Got mine from the GHRS Hop Shop. They're made by The Blissful Bunny.

Commercial interruption: In addition to all the great bunny supplies and toys, purchasing your rabbit supplies from the Hop Shop helps support their rescue efforts! All profits from the Hop Shop go towards the upkeep of the shelter and care of the rescued bunnies.

P.S. Check out the Rabbit Ramblings Facebook page for extra posts, memes, current happenings and more. (You do not have to be a member to check out the page.)