Naboo & Poppy's Special Visitor

Today was a very exciting day for the buns as their special visitor was their owner, Dave, who travelled all the way down from Manchester to see them, as he has been back in the UK for an unexpected trip.  Both Naboo and Poppy were extremely pleased to see Dave, who came with special treats and toys.  Naboo had a new grass tunnel and Poppy some special treats which she loves.  By the end of the afternoon both buns were all treated out and totally relaxed.  The buns have not seen their Bunny Mom and Dad since January as they have been away travelling, so it was nice to see them so happy in his company, as it is a long time since they had seen him.  Zephie, their Bunny Mom is still away in Thailand and we are sure she is missing them very much and say Hi to her. 

Dorothy & Walter

Dorothy

Walter

Dorothy and Walter are back with us this week and during this time Dorothy has been neutered.  Her owners were very interested to know how the operation was carried out and our vet very kindly took some photographs, which we thought we would share with you.  Please be aware that one of the photographs does show Dorothy on the operating table and in the process of being neutered and this may not be for the sensitive viewer.  I found this interesting myself as I had never actually seen what goes on.  Dorothy is now doing very well after only a week and has today been back for her wound check. 

Dorothy Being Tubed

Dorothy Being Spayed

Coming Round

It is very important to have female rabbits neutered as by the age of 5 years up to 50% (some studies suggest 95%) of does have a chance of uterine adenocarcinoma.  Spaying also removes all the behavioural problems associated with sexual maturity, such as nesting, mounting, aggression and mood swings.  Neutered rabbits are easier to litter train and neutered does can live in the company of bucks (preferably also neutered).

Simba & Dusty Share Nicely

When bonding bunnies, food can be a time for disagreements and here we have a clear example of how important a piece of cabbage is!  At one point I had to put the camera down to referee and managed to take a nice shot of the sky, apologies for this but the safety of the rabbits was my first concern.

Simba & Dusty

We have not really reported very much on our new boy, who is now of course five months old and 3 kg in weight so going to be a big lad.  Dusty has taken her time to come around to the idea of accepting him as her friend, only 12 weeks!!!  We have been running them out together, supervised and taking them for car rides and have started to see small bits of progress.  She actually forgot herself the other day and washed his ear, I nearly fell over with shock! 

Naboo & Poppy Playtime

Here are Naboo & Poppy playing and exploring other areas of our upstairs.  They dash along the landing to our bedroom and if they see us, run back to their room as if they have done something naughty.  Both are very tidy buns and do not make any mess and therefore we don't mind them having their fun.

Poppy & Oscar

Some old friends are back with us this week and here they are exploring their run.  Poppy & Oscar normally live in the house but they don't seem to mind their outside abode and have settled in very well.

Marv and Lucky

We shall be saying goodbye to these two buns this weekend, they have now been with us for almost two months and we shall miss them as they have almost become two of our own buns.  They are both more relaxed and will come to us more now than when they first arrived.  It does take some rabbits a while to build trust and take treats from your hand.  Lucky is more confident than Marv but both are really lovely rabbits.  Here they are chilling after their tea.