Purple-Eyed, Whiskered Beast

The bonding continues.. improving slowly. Here are some funny pics I took of Gus in the process.

Bonding Bliss

At the bonding again.. this time with Gussers and Radar. Its going slow (as always) but at least this time I think it might actually happen. It’s a typical boy meets girl story – boy tries to mount girl’s face, girl runs away. Human love ain’t noth’n compared to the complexities of rabbit dating. It’s a tricky business. Today is day 6. My goal is to have a love connection by day 12.So hopefully by mid-August I’ll have a salt and pepper couple.

Gus Gus Grunterson

A few days ago my friend Mel called and said that a friend of his had been contacted concerning 5 bunnies who were going to be euthanized at a local shelter. I put my feelers out to find some adoptive or foster homes and found a fair amount of interest, but no real commitments. So then of course, I snapped into action (which means I begged a reluctant Kel to let me foster one and promised to not get attached)!

Once I got to the shelter I told the girl that I wanted the biggest fatty they had. And there lounging on his side like Jabba the Hut was a huge bunny with stark white fur and helicopter ears (one up, one down). He was perfect and is proving to be more amazing everyday. He’s energetic, clumsy, social, playful and fearless. He makes little grunts when he walks, follows us around like a puppy and will plop his big noggin in your lap to be petted. We decided to give him a temporary name and settled on Gus Gus Grunterson. I’ve never met a bunny like him before and I fear I’ve made a promise that I can’t keep. I’m completely head over heals in love.

Here are some pics and videos. There’s not really a good shot in the bunch, but I still wanted to share.

We were crashed out together for a bit

Adventures in Rabbit Dating II

1 Bathtub, 2 Defeated Bunnies

Well, I resisted the urge to get a new bunny. But I must admit there was a fair amount of “bunny mania” before I was talked down from that ledge. Instead, I’ve decided to give Squirrel and Radar one last chance to bury the hatchet and become the happy lesbian couple that I know they can be.

There have been a number of bunny bonding sessions so far, all of which I would call a success. If Squirrel could speak English, she would tell a different story. One of terror (from car rides), rage (against Radar for existing) and  frustration (at being squirted in the face with water). BUT, I think Squirrel and I would agree that indifference is in the air! Yes, indifference is a good thing, at least at this stage in the game.

Rabbits are complex little critters. Bonding them can be quite a feat, but once accomplished, the little sweeties bond for life. And when you see two little fuzzballs sitting so close that they’re practically overlapping, even on a hot summer day, all of the bonding effort feels completely worth it (or so I hope).

I’m using this wonderful article as my bonding bible and its been really quite helpful. I’ve bonded a pair of rabbits before (Radar and Buddy) but it was extremely quick and took about 3 days. According to this article, an easy bonding will take around 2 weeks, a tough one will take 3-4 months and the toughest ones can take 6 months – 1 year. I have a feeling that this love connection is going to take around a month. Radar is extremely calm, relaxed, never attacks and does her best to act submissive (sticking her chin to the ground, inviting Squirrel to give her some licks). But Squirrel on the other hand is high strung, anxious, distrustful and unwilling to give much licking. Still, I think Radar’s patience will prevail in the end. We shall see…

Easter Wishes from the Bunny Household

Radar thinks her time would be better spent chomping on Easter baskets instead of delivering them to children.

Happy Easter!