Thu - March 24, 2005
Bunny Bonding: Unification Day!!
Dear Aunty
Aud,
In a nifty bit of serendipity, Bastian's fixing reached full effect on my birthday weekend. Which meant that I got to drag myself out of bed from the Monster Plague to End All Plagues Because Murphy F*&*ing LOVES Me, and bring you the following photo essay....
As has never happened before, both cages opened, freeing both bunnies in the Same Room At The Same Time. *cue drums*
And of course it took our son all of 37 seconds to insinuate himself into her space.
Awww.
And then, there was so. much. humping. I will save you from most of it. Karen certainly wished she could be saved from it. I insisted we supervised to ensure that it didn't get ugly and nobody hurt anybody else, but I totally thought Karen was going to dig her own eyeballs out....
Here's one I won't save you from....
Because you kind of need to know that eventually, Sera was like, "Dude, could I at least get a snack?" Our boy is a total pig. Even as an X-male. (Which is what his vet calls him now. I know, heartless. Is it any wonder he feels it necessary to assert his boyhood so vehemently?)
Then she started checking out his cage, with him following her around all, "Um, is it okay? Because we can change everything if you like....."
Awwwww, again.
And again. :)
And then started the chasing.... And the chasing was because,.... (wait for it....)
They simply could not agree on who got to hump who next.
.....
I know.
And let me just take this moment to say that, as ridiculous and cringe-worthy as it is to see him humping her.... her humping him is about the most painfully funny thing I've ever seen. I mean... he's a bit bigger than her, so she keeps, well... sliding off... and... umm.... *snort*
So the reason she's having to resort to humping him is that he's completely missing her "Groom me now, please," poses, so he needs to be taught who the boss is around here. Sera likes a good tumble as much as the next girl, but she expects to be wined and dined a bit as well....
And, you know, worshipped as the Bunny Goddess that she is.
She is the Queen of Everything, even if His Gaucheness has yet to bow to her authority.
And one more awwwww, to leave you with.
They aren't cohabiting yet, since they're still fighting out who's gonna be the boss.... Well, Sera's fighting. Bastian's just looking at her like an idiot when she requests grooming and wondering why she won't let him hump her at all anymore.
He's a big dumb lug, but I love him too much to let it get to the point where she may feel compelled to take a real bite out of him. So, for now, they're still on supervised visitation.
We'll keep you posted.
xoxo,
Chez Grey Cat
(aka The Realm of Emperor Slippers)
In a nifty bit of serendipity, Bastian's fixing reached full effect on my birthday weekend. Which meant that I got to drag myself out of bed from the Monster Plague to End All Plagues Because Murphy F*&*ing LOVES Me, and bring you the following photo essay....
As has never happened before, both cages opened, freeing both bunnies in the Same Room At The Same Time. *cue drums*
And of course it took our son all of 37 seconds to insinuate himself into her space.
Awww.
And then, there was so. much. humping. I will save you from most of it. Karen certainly wished she could be saved from it. I insisted we supervised to ensure that it didn't get ugly and nobody hurt anybody else, but I totally thought Karen was going to dig her own eyeballs out....
Here's one I won't save you from....
Because you kind of need to know that eventually, Sera was like, "Dude, could I at least get a snack?" Our boy is a total pig. Even as an X-male. (Which is what his vet calls him now. I know, heartless. Is it any wonder he feels it necessary to assert his boyhood so vehemently?)
Then she started checking out his cage, with him following her around all, "Um, is it okay? Because we can change everything if you like....."
Awwwww, again.
And again. :)
And then started the chasing.... And the chasing was because,.... (wait for it....)
They simply could not agree on who got to hump who next.
.....
I know.
And let me just take this moment to say that, as ridiculous and cringe-worthy as it is to see him humping her.... her humping him is about the most painfully funny thing I've ever seen. I mean... he's a bit bigger than her, so she keeps, well... sliding off... and... umm.... *snort*
So the reason she's having to resort to humping him is that he's completely missing her "Groom me now, please," poses, so he needs to be taught who the boss is around here. Sera likes a good tumble as much as the next girl, but she expects to be wined and dined a bit as well....
And, you know, worshipped as the Bunny Goddess that she is.
She is the Queen of Everything, even if His Gaucheness has yet to bow to her authority.
And one more awwwww, to leave you with.
They aren't cohabiting yet, since they're still fighting out who's gonna be the boss.... Well, Sera's fighting. Bastian's just looking at her like an idiot when she requests grooming and wondering why she won't let him hump her at all anymore.
He's a big dumb lug, but I love him too much to let it get to the point where she may feel compelled to take a real bite out of him. So, for now, they're still on supervised visitation.
We'll keep you posted.
xoxo,
Chez Grey Cat
(aka The Realm of Emperor Slippers)
Posted at 09:33 PM Read More
Fri - October 1, 2004
Bun Updates
Audmo,
Hey, I miss you.
I love having a bunny around.... Among other things, it makes me feel closer to you.
I feel like maybe I upset you when I said that Bastian was with us on a trial basis at first... If so, I wanted to explain that no, it would not have been easy for me to give him up, even before I actually drove him home. Karen mentioned it being a probational first few days, and I felt it was important to back her.... And really, if there had been some total disharmony; like if all four cats simultaneously imploded; there needed to be at least the space to consider sending him on to a better-suited home. (In that case in particular, our first responsibility would be to the babies we already have.)
Most of all, I wanted K to come to bunny-ownership of her own free will.... Which apparently has worked out splendidly.
Hey, I miss you.
I love having a bunny around.... Among other things, it makes me feel closer to you.
I feel like maybe I upset you when I said that Bastian was with us on a trial basis at first... If so, I wanted to explain that no, it would not have been easy for me to give him up, even before I actually drove him home. Karen mentioned it being a probational first few days, and I felt it was important to back her.... And really, if there had been some total disharmony; like if all four cats simultaneously imploded; there needed to be at least the space to consider sending him on to a better-suited home. (In that case in particular, our first responsibility would be to the babies we already have.)
Most of all, I wanted K to come to bunny-ownership of her own free will.... Which apparently has worked out splendidly.
She is so hooked. I wish you could be here for this. It's great. I've got her reading the House Rabbit website, and the Language of Lagomorphs; and tonight after work she dragged me through the grocery store selecting the perfect greens for him and making sure the dried fruit we got for treats doesn't have any sugar added.
In other bunny news - Mr. Bastian has decided that Simon is the lucky candidate to be his Very Own Best Friend FOREVER.
Imagine for a moment Simon's utter joy at this honor...
My poor boy. He just can't figure out why the little funny looking black cat Won't Stop Following Him Around and Sniffing His Butt. Or, even worse, STANDING on him... WHILE sniffing!
Every now and then he'll look at me, ears level, the quintessence of Annoyance, and huff loudly.
Oh.MY.GOD!!! Simon tried again to lay down next to me and Bastian ran up and jumped onto him.
I may very well never again stop laughing... Which could be for the best, otherwise I could lose control and Eat the Cuteness -
Dreaming of Vermont,
Jen
(The Cuddly Human of Chez Grey Cat, aka the Empire of Mr. Slippers)
PS Yay, blue food!!
Posted at 09:45 PM Read More
Tue - September 21, 2004
Bastian the Bunny
Dear Aunty Aud,
:) Okay, here we go....
This is Bastian and his short-term cage-mate, Sir No Name. CP got them both this weekend, and contrary to what this picture might suggest, they fought the whole time they were caged together. She got SNN (I think they should name him Butterscotch, to further their theme - Sugar and Licorice) for her youngest boy, so Bastian was the odd man out (and in need of a new home).
Plus apparently she and Karen have been conspiring to bunnify us. Bastian is painfully sweet and cuddly, and a lop (which she'd heard me mention a fondness for), and a dwarf (like her bunnies we love so very much).... So she figured we might want him.
Um. Yeah!
Bast' and I ran around getting some supplies before coming home, but finally we got here and as you can see, he and his Da are getting along famously. There was almost immediate teeth-gnashing when she curled up in bed with him.
His perfectly-sized litter pan. (Which apparently I lucked out on the placement of, since he's actually USING IT! Whee!) Karen thought it was hilarious when he decided to nap there.
Which led to the explanation of several things, including Special Poo.
(For those who aren't Aud; I'd link to an explanation, but I can't find a good one right now. In short, rabbits have their normal pellets that are actually waste, and then they have a second.... kind of poo that is not actually waste, but something that it's very important for their health that they go back and eat later. Thus, as a bunny's human, Thou Shalt Not Disturb the Special Poo. This is serious business, people.)
Here Bastian has discovered his FAVORITE thing. Nope, not the toy, the Food Dish (but then, you knew that, right?)... Dill, GOOD! Mint, GOOOOD! Carrot greens, GOOOOOOOD!!!
Says Karen - "Well, I guess we can't let him self feed like the cats do...."
His cage, so far - we're....... *discussing* there being more of it, but Karen did suggest the sheet all on her own. Baby steps. This is a whole new world for She of Many Cats. (Says She Who's Bun-Sat a Few Times, like I'm such the expert. Stay tuned people, this could be a train-wreck.)
Bastian chased Bitten away handily, but then she came back and we got our first thumps. Karen - "What was that??" I got down with him and knitted for a while, keeping Bit away. Poor Bit... She's used to us bringing home furry things that are too stupid to care about her staring.
He's a sweet boy. And as much as my everything is screaming out against him being a single bunny, K's right in that he seems remarkably serene.... I don't know, I'm doing more research. Maybe we'll pair him with CP's female guinea pig baby (she breeds them as genetics lessons for the kids) Karen's so taken with... That would certainly be an animal that would be more hers than mine.
So far Bastian's been just KILLING me with all the cute things I remember your boys doing... All the various grooming, of course (ears and noses get So Dirty!).... And then there's the thing where he THROWS himself over onto his back and lays there.
Of course, if I move to take a picture he gets up.
Heh. Right now the clever boy is proving my point for me that we need a bottom to his pen, as he's moving the newspapers around and chewing on them. They're deep enough that it'll be fine for today, but I don't want him to make it all the way down to the plastic.... :) Newspaper's fun to chew, did you know that?
Ah! Bunny stretch and yawn!!! Itty bitty pink bunny tongue!!
:: blissful sigh ::
How do people actually leave their bunnies for work??
Love you
Jen
PS Yes, I will actually answer more of the other stuff soon..... Ooh! It's Ear Bathing Time. I LOVE Ear Bathing Time!!
:) Okay, here we go....
This is Bastian and his short-term cage-mate, Sir No Name. CP got them both this weekend, and contrary to what this picture might suggest, they fought the whole time they were caged together. She got SNN (I think they should name him Butterscotch, to further their theme - Sugar and Licorice) for her youngest boy, so Bastian was the odd man out (and in need of a new home).
Plus apparently she and Karen have been conspiring to bunnify us. Bastian is painfully sweet and cuddly, and a lop (which she'd heard me mention a fondness for), and a dwarf (like her bunnies we love so very much).... So she figured we might want him.
Um. Yeah!
Bast' and I ran around getting some supplies before coming home, but finally we got here and as you can see, he and his Da are getting along famously. There was almost immediate teeth-gnashing when she curled up in bed with him.
His perfectly-sized litter pan. (Which apparently I lucked out on the placement of, since he's actually USING IT! Whee!) Karen thought it was hilarious when he decided to nap there.
Which led to the explanation of several things, including Special Poo.
(For those who aren't Aud; I'd link to an explanation, but I can't find a good one right now. In short, rabbits have their normal pellets that are actually waste, and then they have a second.... kind of poo that is not actually waste, but something that it's very important for their health that they go back and eat later. Thus, as a bunny's human, Thou Shalt Not Disturb the Special Poo. This is serious business, people.)
Here Bastian has discovered his FAVORITE thing. Nope, not the toy, the Food Dish (but then, you knew that, right?)... Dill, GOOD! Mint, GOOOOD! Carrot greens, GOOOOOOOD!!!
Says Karen - "Well, I guess we can't let him self feed like the cats do...."
His cage, so far - we're....... *discussing* there being more of it, but Karen did suggest the sheet all on her own. Baby steps. This is a whole new world for She of Many Cats. (Says She Who's Bun-Sat a Few Times, like I'm such the expert. Stay tuned people, this could be a train-wreck.)
Bastian chased Bitten away handily, but then she came back and we got our first thumps. Karen - "What was that??" I got down with him and knitted for a while, keeping Bit away. Poor Bit... She's used to us bringing home furry things that are too stupid to care about her staring.
He's a sweet boy. And as much as my everything is screaming out against him being a single bunny, K's right in that he seems remarkably serene.... I don't know, I'm doing more research. Maybe we'll pair him with CP's female guinea pig baby (she breeds them as genetics lessons for the kids) Karen's so taken with... That would certainly be an animal that would be more hers than mine.
So far Bastian's been just KILLING me with all the cute things I remember your boys doing... All the various grooming, of course (ears and noses get So Dirty!).... And then there's the thing where he THROWS himself over onto his back and lays there.
Of course, if I move to take a picture he gets up.
Heh. Right now the clever boy is proving my point for me that we need a bottom to his pen, as he's moving the newspapers around and chewing on them. They're deep enough that it'll be fine for today, but I don't want him to make it all the way down to the plastic.... :) Newspaper's fun to chew, did you know that?
Ah! Bunny stretch and yawn!!! Itty bitty pink bunny tongue!!
:: blissful sigh ::
How do people actually leave their bunnies for work??
Love you
Jen
PS Yes, I will actually answer more of the other stuff soon..... Ooh! It's Ear Bathing Time. I LOVE Ear Bathing Time!!
Posted at 10:27 AM Read More
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