Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Make Mine Chocolate
I saw an advirtisment about making easter bunnies chocolate instead of real. I support this because rabbits are not for everyone. Be sure you really want a rabbit and that you have the time and money for them. Do your research and good luck!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Pictures Of Junnie
This Is Junnie a week or so before she died. She loved to run!
This one makes her look like an angle! She is looking at the great salt lake.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Until we meet again.
Less than an hour ago my sweet Junnie died. Yesterday she had a horrible run in with what we believe was a cat. She went to the vet and the prognosis was good, but this morning things went south. I miss her dearly.
She always greeted me as I entered the room, and every one knew that Junnie would thump if she didn't approve of something - such as moving the litter box, or putting her back in her cage when she didn't want to be. When she would thump she would also make this funny little whine right before.
She was chronically jealous of my computer mouse. She would try and put her head in place of the mouse so that I would pet her. She also was frustrated with books. She would come and sit her rabbit tush on my book. I would push her off so I could study, and she would come right back to sit on my text. She had her own spot on the couch at my apartment. I would leave a hand towel for her to snuggle on, and she loved it.
She was great with a litter box and that made her all the more lovable. She would wait by her cage if she had a need, and I would put her in, she would do her thing, and she would come back to play. She also understood the word no. This came in handy if she was chewing on my texts, or trying to cross the side walk. She would thump her hind foot in a temper tantrum way, but no was no.
She loved phone books and toy balls. She would chew up a wicker ball in a matter of hours. When I watched movies I had to take away the balls with jingle bells because she would make such a racket that one would think she was one of Santa's reindeer. She was the sweetest little rabbit and after my foot injury would come and cuddle with me a couple times a day.
She loved chocolate. Yes it was not good for her, but she always wanted it. She once climbed on the back of the couch and pushed her head into my mouth and stole the chocolate right from me. Man was I surprised. If you shook her treat bag she was instantly there. She would stand on her hind legs and her ears would be perked and she would do anything for a yogurt timothy treat.
She was amazing with the residents at Wasatch Care Center. She was so well behaved and would sit and visit with them. She even would hop up and down the tables during bingo and stop for residents to pet her. Every day at work I would have several residents ask about her. The residents that didn't know my name would often call me "bunnie lady" and there was several residents that liked calling her Muffy because they said that it fit her better.
I named her Junnie B. after the Junnie B Jones book series. She had that bold lovable personality and the name came to me instantly. Janaye would call her Junnie boon-ie. She insisted that Junnie was a bunny and I insisted she was a rabbit. But I did enjoy calling her Junnie boon-ie because it rymhs when you say it funny like that.
I loved her the first time I saw her. There was two sisters who had pick of the litter before me, and they almost took her. The lady who sold her to me saw that I really was bonding with her and that I wanted her and convinced the girls to take one of the two black Siamese instead. I held her when she was only about three or four weeks old. At that time she fit into the palm of my hand.
She came to recognize me and love me quickly. Rabbits really can bond. If I ever held another rabbit, or brought one into the house, she was instantly jealous. When she had her baby, she would shove the baby off the back of the couch if the baby was getting to much attention from me.
I know this all sounds really dumb to some one who thinks of a rabbit as a farm animal, or to some one who doesn't really connect with animals, but Junnie was an amazing pet. She had so many little quirks about her, that I just couldn't help but love her.
So long for now baby, I love you forever and will think of you often. May heavenly father keep you, until we meet again my little June bug.
Although this blog is really pointless, I plan on keeping it going with the same name in memory of Junnie B.
She always greeted me as I entered the room, and every one knew that Junnie would thump if she didn't approve of something - such as moving the litter box, or putting her back in her cage when she didn't want to be. When she would thump she would also make this funny little whine right before.
She was chronically jealous of my computer mouse. She would try and put her head in place of the mouse so that I would pet her. She also was frustrated with books. She would come and sit her rabbit tush on my book. I would push her off so I could study, and she would come right back to sit on my text. She had her own spot on the couch at my apartment. I would leave a hand towel for her to snuggle on, and she loved it.
She was great with a litter box and that made her all the more lovable. She would wait by her cage if she had a need, and I would put her in, she would do her thing, and she would come back to play. She also understood the word no. This came in handy if she was chewing on my texts, or trying to cross the side walk. She would thump her hind foot in a temper tantrum way, but no was no.
She loved phone books and toy balls. She would chew up a wicker ball in a matter of hours. When I watched movies I had to take away the balls with jingle bells because she would make such a racket that one would think she was one of Santa's reindeer. She was the sweetest little rabbit and after my foot injury would come and cuddle with me a couple times a day.
She loved chocolate. Yes it was not good for her, but she always wanted it. She once climbed on the back of the couch and pushed her head into my mouth and stole the chocolate right from me. Man was I surprised. If you shook her treat bag she was instantly there. She would stand on her hind legs and her ears would be perked and she would do anything for a yogurt timothy treat.
She was amazing with the residents at Wasatch Care Center. She was so well behaved and would sit and visit with them. She even would hop up and down the tables during bingo and stop for residents to pet her. Every day at work I would have several residents ask about her. The residents that didn't know my name would often call me "bunnie lady" and there was several residents that liked calling her Muffy because they said that it fit her better.
I named her Junnie B. after the Junnie B Jones book series. She had that bold lovable personality and the name came to me instantly. Janaye would call her Junnie boon-ie. She insisted that Junnie was a bunny and I insisted she was a rabbit. But I did enjoy calling her Junnie boon-ie because it rymhs when you say it funny like that.
I loved her the first time I saw her. There was two sisters who had pick of the litter before me, and they almost took her. The lady who sold her to me saw that I really was bonding with her and that I wanted her and convinced the girls to take one of the two black Siamese instead. I held her when she was only about three or four weeks old. At that time she fit into the palm of my hand.
She came to recognize me and love me quickly. Rabbits really can bond. If I ever held another rabbit, or brought one into the house, she was instantly jealous. When she had her baby, she would shove the baby off the back of the couch if the baby was getting to much attention from me.
I know this all sounds really dumb to some one who thinks of a rabbit as a farm animal, or to some one who doesn't really connect with animals, but Junnie was an amazing pet. She had so many little quirks about her, that I just couldn't help but love her.
Junnie weighed 2.4 - 2.6 pounds and was a netherland dwarf.
She was 16 months old or about 25-26 human years.
She was a Siamese sable or gray color.
She had brown eyes with slightly large ears for a Netherland
She was one of four girls in her litter, and the only sable.
She was an amazing pet and will always be my Junnie wabbit.
She was often called June bug, Junnie the rabbit, or Junnie Boon-ie.
She didn't care for bananas, but loved celery.
So long for now baby, I love you forever and will think of you often. May heavenly father keep you, until we meet again my little June bug.
Although this blog is really pointless, I plan on keeping it going with the same name in memory of Junnie B.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Bunnie Fun
Here are some cheap bunny fun ideas!
Toilet paper rolls
place hay in the toilet paper roll and put some raisins in with it. The first time the rabbit plays with it she might not care for them much. Once she finds the raisins that will change. These are far cheaper than the "shred a boxes".
Phone Books
Take an old phone book and give it to the rabbit. If the rabbit doesn't touch it then simply open it and tear some of the pages a bit. Rabbits love the shredding sounds and will destroy the book. Don't use magazines because they often have perfume samples, and those can be hard to sift out. Just beware that sometimes bunnies don't understand the difference between their phone book and your reading books! As long as your rabbit understands the word no then your okay.
Baby Key Ring
Those old fashioned keys that are on a ring, yup those. Get a set. I would suggest buying them from your grocery store because the cheap ones are light enough for them to toss. Tossing is a favorite hobbie of bunnies.
Stuffed animals
This can be helpful for a single rabbit. A stuffed animal is great for the rabbit to cuddle with, chew on, and dig at. Junnie LOVES lambs wool. I bought her monkey and she loved on it so much that she chewed the tail off and started to pull the fluff out! I had to replace it because it was done. I would suggest waiting after a holiday and buying the clearance holiday stuffed animals.
Wood chews
Rabbits have to chew to keep their teeth worn down. IF your rabbit starts to loose weight or eats their food very slowly they could have teeth problems. Write me, I might be able to help. Any way there are wood chews at all pet stores. There is no real deference between hamster or gerbil chews, so pick a good size for your rabbit. Junnies favorites are a new version that have the center hollowed out and contain cilantro.
Tunnels
Rabbits love to crawl and jump. In England rabbits are trained to run courses similar to those of dogs. Thus tunnels are awesome for them. Farming stores also sell wood boxes with holes cut in them. If you buy them else where they are much more expensive.
Cat toys
Some rabbits don't mind cat nip, but others wont touch it. Cat toys are often cheaper. The plastic balls with jingle bells in them are a favorite of almost all rabbits I have met. Smiths Grocery carries a plastic jingle ball that has string coming out it, and Junnie goes nuts for the strings.
Twine
Anything covered in a twine is usually a good choice
Rubber
almost never a good choice
Baskets
an unvarnished basket can be a great chew toy, just watch to have natural unfinished woods.
Common bad things to play or chew with
base boards - rub some Irish spring and they wont chew on them any more (most buns)
Blankets - my rabbit kept stealing a blanket and dragging it back to her cage! I lost that one.
Brooms - hide your brooms or get use to saying no
fake plants - Rabbits love to hide, thus check IN your plants if you cant find her.
Under the bed - anything they can go under or behind, they will
Ferret Slings - Rabbits love these, they are a HUGE death trap.
To prevent boredom
We get bored of things, and so do rabbits. Thus when you are changing the litter box, simply change out the toys. Rotating them weekly is good enough.
The Running Rabbit
Rabbits love to run, but too much freedom will cause them to dislike you! Limit there running or Couch train them (explained later!). If you have a hard time catching your rabbit simply place them in a harnes and let them run dragging the leash behind them. Be sure that your leash is stretchy to prevent back injury!
Toilet paper rolls
place hay in the toilet paper roll and put some raisins in with it. The first time the rabbit plays with it she might not care for them much. Once she finds the raisins that will change. These are far cheaper than the "shred a boxes".
Phone Books
Take an old phone book and give it to the rabbit. If the rabbit doesn't touch it then simply open it and tear some of the pages a bit. Rabbits love the shredding sounds and will destroy the book. Don't use magazines because they often have perfume samples, and those can be hard to sift out. Just beware that sometimes bunnies don't understand the difference between their phone book and your reading books! As long as your rabbit understands the word no then your okay.
Baby Key Ring
Those old fashioned keys that are on a ring, yup those. Get a set. I would suggest buying them from your grocery store because the cheap ones are light enough for them to toss. Tossing is a favorite hobbie of bunnies.
Stuffed animals
This can be helpful for a single rabbit. A stuffed animal is great for the rabbit to cuddle with, chew on, and dig at. Junnie LOVES lambs wool. I bought her monkey and she loved on it so much that she chewed the tail off and started to pull the fluff out! I had to replace it because it was done. I would suggest waiting after a holiday and buying the clearance holiday stuffed animals.
Wood chews
Rabbits have to chew to keep their teeth worn down. IF your rabbit starts to loose weight or eats their food very slowly they could have teeth problems. Write me, I might be able to help. Any way there are wood chews at all pet stores. There is no real deference between hamster or gerbil chews, so pick a good size for your rabbit. Junnies favorites are a new version that have the center hollowed out and contain cilantro.
Tunnels
Rabbits love to crawl and jump. In England rabbits are trained to run courses similar to those of dogs. Thus tunnels are awesome for them. Farming stores also sell wood boxes with holes cut in them. If you buy them else where they are much more expensive.
Cat toys
Some rabbits don't mind cat nip, but others wont touch it. Cat toys are often cheaper. The plastic balls with jingle bells in them are a favorite of almost all rabbits I have met. Smiths Grocery carries a plastic jingle ball that has string coming out it, and Junnie goes nuts for the strings.
Twine
Anything covered in a twine is usually a good choice
Rubber
almost never a good choice
Baskets
an unvarnished basket can be a great chew toy, just watch to have natural unfinished woods.
Common bad things to play or chew with
base boards - rub some Irish spring and they wont chew on them any more (most buns)
Blankets - my rabbit kept stealing a blanket and dragging it back to her cage! I lost that one.
Brooms - hide your brooms or get use to saying no
fake plants - Rabbits love to hide, thus check IN your plants if you cant find her.
Under the bed - anything they can go under or behind, they will
Ferret Slings - Rabbits love these, they are a HUGE death trap.
To prevent boredom
We get bored of things, and so do rabbits. Thus when you are changing the litter box, simply change out the toys. Rotating them weekly is good enough.
The Running Rabbit
Rabbits love to run, but too much freedom will cause them to dislike you! Limit there running or Couch train them (explained later!). If you have a hard time catching your rabbit simply place them in a harnes and let them run dragging the leash behind them. Be sure that your leash is stretchy to prevent back injury!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
HELP - Rabbit trouble
So if you are having rabbit issues and cant figure what to do, please email me questions at s.stetson@hotmail.com
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Baby Rabbits
SO you now have a baby rabbit. What to do. Here are a few suggestions.
When picking a home for your rabbit you have to think long term. I have tried several. Even a large cage can be unsatisfactory to your rabbit. A pen is the way to go. Most pet stores carry rabbit pens and if you cant find it, just ask. Pens provide lots of space to hop and stretch out. Toys can easily be tossed, and food and water fit nicely. I would suggest going to a dollar store buying a large rug ($20). You can cut this to size and place it under the rabbit pen. Rabbits love to chew on carpet, but the cheap short rug is not any fun to chew on. There are several products that claim to stop a rabbit from chewing but they dont. If your rabbit does live in a cage, then they will need about four hours out of the cage daily. That is VERY hard to do some days. Confinement can lead to biting, growling, and lunging at you. Depression can set in, and rabbits can refuse to eat and dwindle away. With a pen they usualy have enough space to roam.
Baby rabbits are small. That makes them hard to handle sometimes. They can become very excited and very hard to catch. Before you pick your rabbit up, see if they will come to you. This will stop them from being so nervous around you. Holding a rabbit can be stressful to them. Sometimse they are more comfortable if you let them sit on a couch or the floor and then stroke them. When they bow their heads down and thier ears go straight back, you know they are happy!!! If you feel small clicks when you stroke thier head, then you know they are very very very happy - its like a rabbit smile. Rabbits really enjoy being stroked from nose to tail. often times light pressure strokes on their heads is enjoyed alot.
Imagine going to a new school and having every one trying to play with you and talk to you and take you places. What if you need to use the bathroom? Where are you suppose to be? When is lunch? Rabbits sometimes feel like that too. Let them explore thier new home. Sit next to it and read a book. Sometimes when you ignore bunny, she is going to want to watch you or smell you. If you want them to get to know your smell it may help to place a small peice of clothing or blanket that you have worn or slept in.
Rabbits like things very clean. Take time to clean things up. If you don't keep a liter box clean, then why would they want to use it? If the rabbit mansion is dirty, then rabbit can be stressed and act badly. Keep rabbit happy. When you clean your room, clean thiers!!!
Baby rabbits have very small bladders. They have to go about every twenty minutes. If you don't want rabbit poop every where, then let bunny go home every twenty minutes. Give her five minutes and then she can come back out to play. After rabbit gets the hang of using the rabbit box, then she will start to hold it better. Junnie only needs to go to the rabbit box every hour or hour and half.
Place a rabbbit box in the pen. Let rabbit smell it and hop around in it. When you see a piece of rabbit poop, pick it up and let bunny smell it. Then place rabbit and the poop in the box. Do this when you notice dropings. If rabbit accedently wee's, then soak it up with a kleenex or paper towle, let rabbit smell it, and place both in the box. If rabbit goes while she is out playing then let her smell it and place her and it in the box. If you don't she is not going to learn very well, and most likly there is more to come!!!
Rabbits don't need blankets or pillows. If you give them those items they may just chew them up. Sometimes a dog toy made of lambs wool, or an old stuff animal will do. But beware, they will chew on thier stuffed animal, but they may also sleep with it. Rabbits like to sleep through the night. They also like to take a nap around noon. So if your rabbit is really active then it may be a good idea to take rabbit out in the early evening when she is calmer.
Baby will love to eat. She will alot of different things. People food will make bunny sick. She can not throw up, so if it make her stomache angry, then she is stuck with it. Feed her pellets and she will be so happy. 1/4 - 1/2 cup a day is correct for an adult. Hay is very good for bunny. She can have as much Timithoy hay as she wants!! Be ware the hay will make her go. AND if you are training rabbit to use the box then place her food in the box. Many times as bunny eats, she will poop at the same time, so this helps her do it in the right spot.
Bunny can have almost any fruit or vegetable. Fruits will make bunny fat and can give her the runs so give in small amounts. Vegetables are mostly safe. Iceburg lettuce can kill rabbits, dont give them that. Try dark lettuces and carrots. Junnie loves cucumbers. Be creative and if you are not sure if bunny should have it then "bing" it on the enternet.
The more time you spend with rabbit the happier they will be. Rabbits love to interact with people. They may not always want to be held but being around you is going to make bunny happy!!!
HOUSING
When picking a home for your rabbit you have to think long term. I have tried several. Even a large cage can be unsatisfactory to your rabbit. A pen is the way to go. Most pet stores carry rabbit pens and if you cant find it, just ask. Pens provide lots of space to hop and stretch out. Toys can easily be tossed, and food and water fit nicely. I would suggest going to a dollar store buying a large rug ($20). You can cut this to size and place it under the rabbit pen. Rabbits love to chew on carpet, but the cheap short rug is not any fun to chew on. There are several products that claim to stop a rabbit from chewing but they dont. If your rabbit does live in a cage, then they will need about four hours out of the cage daily. That is VERY hard to do some days. Confinement can lead to biting, growling, and lunging at you. Depression can set in, and rabbits can refuse to eat and dwindle away. With a pen they usualy have enough space to roam.
PICK ME UP
Baby rabbits are small. That makes them hard to handle sometimes. They can become very excited and very hard to catch. Before you pick your rabbit up, see if they will come to you. This will stop them from being so nervous around you. Holding a rabbit can be stressful to them. Sometimse they are more comfortable if you let them sit on a couch or the floor and then stroke them. When they bow their heads down and thier ears go straight back, you know they are happy!!! If you feel small clicks when you stroke thier head, then you know they are very very very happy - its like a rabbit smile. Rabbits really enjoy being stroked from nose to tail. often times light pressure strokes on their heads is enjoyed alot.
I DON'T KNOW YOU!!!!
Imagine going to a new school and having every one trying to play with you and talk to you and take you places. What if you need to use the bathroom? Where are you suppose to be? When is lunch? Rabbits sometimes feel like that too. Let them explore thier new home. Sit next to it and read a book. Sometimes when you ignore bunny, she is going to want to watch you or smell you. If you want them to get to know your smell it may help to place a small peice of clothing or blanket that you have worn or slept in.
CLEAN HOUSE
Rabbits like things very clean. Take time to clean things up. If you don't keep a liter box clean, then why would they want to use it? If the rabbit mansion is dirty, then rabbit can be stressed and act badly. Keep rabbit happy. When you clean your room, clean thiers!!!
BATHROOM!!!
Baby rabbits have very small bladders. They have to go about every twenty minutes. If you don't want rabbit poop every where, then let bunny go home every twenty minutes. Give her five minutes and then she can come back out to play. After rabbit gets the hang of using the rabbit box, then she will start to hold it better. Junnie only needs to go to the rabbit box every hour or hour and half.
Place a rabbbit box in the pen. Let rabbit smell it and hop around in it. When you see a piece of rabbit poop, pick it up and let bunny smell it. Then place rabbit and the poop in the box. Do this when you notice dropings. If rabbit accedently wee's, then soak it up with a kleenex or paper towle, let rabbit smell it, and place both in the box. If rabbit goes while she is out playing then let her smell it and place her and it in the box. If you don't she is not going to learn very well, and most likly there is more to come!!!
BED TIME
Rabbits don't need blankets or pillows. If you give them those items they may just chew them up. Sometimes a dog toy made of lambs wool, or an old stuff animal will do. But beware, they will chew on thier stuffed animal, but they may also sleep with it. Rabbits like to sleep through the night. They also like to take a nap around noon. So if your rabbit is really active then it may be a good idea to take rabbit out in the early evening when she is calmer.
FOOD
Baby will love to eat. She will alot of different things. People food will make bunny sick. She can not throw up, so if it make her stomache angry, then she is stuck with it. Feed her pellets and she will be so happy. 1/4 - 1/2 cup a day is correct for an adult. Hay is very good for bunny. She can have as much Timithoy hay as she wants!! Be ware the hay will make her go. AND if you are training rabbit to use the box then place her food in the box. Many times as bunny eats, she will poop at the same time, so this helps her do it in the right spot.
Bunny can have almost any fruit or vegetable. Fruits will make bunny fat and can give her the runs so give in small amounts. Vegetables are mostly safe. Iceburg lettuce can kill rabbits, dont give them that. Try dark lettuces and carrots. Junnie loves cucumbers. Be creative and if you are not sure if bunny should have it then "bing" it on the enternet.
LOVE ME
The more time you spend with rabbit the happier they will be. Rabbits love to interact with people. They may not always want to be held but being around you is going to make bunny happy!!!
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