2011 Texan Tales & Tails

[wabbitmom12]

Wow, so much has been going on at your house! I had to go 3 pages back on your blog to get caught up.

:sad: First, I am SO SORRY about our Finnster! It's so heartbreaking to lose him...my "Goodluck Bunny". RIP, little man. Keep sending me helicopter-ear vibes from the Bridge, because I will never forget you!

And, LOL Nyx...what a dramatic life you lead! I'm sure it's not easy to keep up with your herd matron duties AND star in "As the Bun Flops". And I am so excited that you may be havin babies again in just a week! Woo hoo!

I am so happy that you mentioned your bunny barn...I was literally thinking about that 3 hours ago, wondering what the status was on that project. Glad to hear it's coming to fruition.

 

[TinysMom]

Time for a short update before I head to bed.

I just fed Dirty Harry and Jesse James a few minutes ago. For the first time in 3 days, I'm feeling good about Jesse - he drank a LOT of formula - as much as Harry did even. He did better at sucking also.

I'm thinking perhaps he had some gas a couple of days ago because he would suck so hard on the syringe that I think he got air in his tummy before I could pull it away.

Anyway - he's doing MUCH better.

Also - there is now a noticeable difference between them.

Dirty Harry has the huge flemish head. I mean - HUGE (or so it seems to me). However - he has the lop personality and is definitely the most outgoing of the two so far. (Then again - he has felt better than his brother). If the nestbox carrier is opened up - he's definitely the first one to jump out...(as small as he was - Wyatt always used to be the first one out).

With that being said - Jesse James has the e-lop head...maybe a narrower body (we'll see) - but....you see this coming I'm sure...he has the flemish lop gentleness and longsuffering attitude (unless he's getting a bath with a damp cloth).

Also - Nyx is getting a bit aggressive with me lately. She smelled a banana that Robin had - but saw Robin hand me something - so she came charging me for the banana and was nipping at my hand to get me to put it down where she could sniff at it. Then - I was handing out apple slices to the rabbits as a treat - and she practically jumped in my lap and pulled the bag out of my hand....very very aggressive and wanting her apple slice NOW! (She wound up getting three slices because she IS the herd matron after all...).

Hopefully more photos in the next couple of days...

 

[JadeIcing]

Wow I would not have given her any. She's lucky to have you.

 

[irishbunny]

Crazy Nyx, she deserves to be extra spoilt being pregnant though She is just reminding you of that fact.

 

[TinysMom]

JadeIcing wrote:

Wow I would not have given her any. She's lucky to have you.

Well - I probably shouldn't have said she was nipping me....she was using her mouth/teeth - not to bite me but to try and pull my hand down to where she could smell it.

And honestly - she's such a good girl most of the time - I did cut her some slack. She's been spending a lot of time trying to hide underneath the baker's rack in the kitchen (hint: She doesn't fit).

 

[Nyx]

Dear Fans,

Thank you so much for your kind comments. I will admit that with being pregnant - working on "As the Bun Flops" made for quite a tiring day. In fact...I hate to disappoint everyone - but I quit the show.

It was getting to be too much - they wanted me to do paw-prints for my autograph photos (and I hate the feeling of that ink on my paws)....plus they were wanting me to wear makeup (it seems that the test audience felt I needed some blush....if I'd said what I WANTED to say - they'd be the ones blushing).

Then the network started pressing me to know how many kits I'm having so they could do a reality show called "Nyx plus ___" - and I refused to tell them. They wanted to do a special filming of the live birth and the hay they wanted me to use for the publicity shots was NASTY....not at all what I'd want to put in my mouth.

No way was I gonna have any part of their ideas.

Mom said I didn't have to worry about earning my keep - that I do enough just by being me.

Unfortunately, Dukey has sent in his tape for "The Bachelor Bun" and is all excited because he knows he's going to get picked. He says that he's going to be "Arch-Duke Dukey" or something like that - to make it sound more important.

Yeah...right. Whatever.

I told him that they'll never accept him because he'd eat the roses before he'd give them to the does. He started to cry when he realized that he wouldn't get to eat them....well - at least he teared up.

I'm a bit miffed with mom and Robin tonight - they put my on dad's chair and then mom PALPATED me again! I will admit that I did eat all the fruit loops (crunchies) that they gave me afterwards - but I'm still upset with mom. I even ran away at 3/4 speed (hard to run at full speed while chewing on crunchies and being almost due w/ kits).

Well - that's about all for now.

Sorry that there won't be any autographed photos for anyone - but I may try to get mom to take some new photos of me and post them here for my fans.

Till then....

Remember "what happens in the rabbitry - STAYS in the rabbitry...".

 

[TinysMom]

Anyone want a very affectionate very pregnant black rabbit that keeps trying to jump up into my lap...at full speed?

UG....

 

[Nela]

Awwwwwwww hehehehe. How are the babies? :biggrin:

 

[TinysMom]

Nela wrote:

Awwwwwwww hehehehe. How are the babies? :biggrin:

They've been moved to a carrier that they can't get out of and they're moving around and playing some. They just ate about 1 am (I was late) and they both ate a LOT. I've put some pellets in for them but I don't think they've eaten any yet.

I took videos but I haven't uploaded them yet...I will in a bit.

Very down right now....we lost a rabbit...Sassy - one of our holland lop girls. I got her last year at Seguin...she was a little over a year old.

She'd been ill for a bit (not quite sure why) - and well...she's gone.

I'm really blaming myself over this like I do whenever I lose a rabbit.

I'll be ok in a day or so....

 

[TinysMom]

Sassy's photos are located a little ways down on this page.

One of the reasons I haven't bred the Holland Lops was because she ADORED Zuba and would sit beside him (in her cage) and stare at him for hours at a time. I knew if she saw him breed another doe - it would break her heart.

I'd been planning to take her out of her cage one day later this month and breed the girls (at least Portia and Dotty and probably Cindy)......I just didn't want her to be all upset.

This is just eating away at me inside.

 

[JadeIcing]

Oh no I am so sorry. *hugs*

 

[TinysMom]

The babies look more like blobs than anything else....but at least you can see them moving around - I'm going to do a video of them later today when its light out!

You need to click on the pics to see the videos...

 

[TinysMom]

Oh and Nyx is officially CAGED! She is doing ok - she liked her supper a lot and loves having her own water bottle.

We actually need to do chicken wire wrap around a bigger cage for her than what she used last year (same for Harmony)...they're just big girls now.

 

[Nyx]

Hello from the Maternity Ward!

Let me tell you - it sure is BORING here....just waiting. Oh well - I got moved to a bigger cage tonight (dad has to wrap chicken wire around it tomorrow so we don't get escapees from the nest box...).

But I gotta share about how I SCORED today....big time!!!

I don't need Cindy to throw me some sort of shower - all I had to do was send mom out shopping....

First of all - let me show you the super duper litterbox she scored for me! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! She is upset and says it isn't a litterbox...but let me tell you...it sure is comfy on the rear...

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[/align][align=left]Mom keeps dumping out my poops....but I mean...its like a padded toilet seat for humans....really SWEET! Love the color too.

I also got a cool food bowl that mom can put up a bit so the babies can't get into it at first when they get out of the nestbox....

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[/align][align=left]Its my favorite color too - PURPLE! I told mom I want a purple litter box to put my soft litter box seat on...she thumped me off.

I also got some sweet t-shirt fabric that I gotta share with mom and dad - but sometimes mom will let us use pieces of fabric when we work on our nests..

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To me - the pink one says "HERD MATRON!!!"

It also looks great against black fur...(mom has to make sure that there are no loose strings to hurt babies or me).

[/align][align=left]Now as many of you know....part of raising a litter is EDUCATING THEM.

So mom got me some educational toys for the babies too....I gotta have them on a shelf at first (I've asked dad for a shelf that has glass over it so the babies won't knock my toys over).

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[/align][align=left]Finally - I told mom I NEEDED a few "higher quality" toys to teach my babies about dogs...

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[/align][align=left]Mom also bought some fresh hay for my nestbox and I am getting a BRAND NEW nestbox too. (So is that brat Harmony if she really is preggers and she gets some t-shirt fabric too if she wants).

We're still in negotiations about my stuffy, some empty easter egg toys, and what my salads and fruit dishes should consist of.

But so far...I think I'm pretty well set.

Now for the countdown till the 9th...I'm starting to get a bit antsy whenever mom walks by.

I'm thinking I need a calendar.

And maybe a cell phone..

Hmmm....maybe a feather mattress?

Lots to contemplate..

Nyx
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[Jynxie]

LOL, so cute.

I love reading your blog, you update it a lot.
You too Nyx.

I also love the German Shepherd toy :3

 

[JadeIcing]

Nyx what happened to your pink cell?

 

[TinysMom]

You will need to go in reverse order (first is at the bottom) to see them correctly.

 

[Nyx]

JadeIcing wrote:

Nyx what happened to your pink cell?

Mom took it away from me and hid it.

NO FAIR!

All I was doing was trying to teach Mr. Houdini how to sneak out of his cage....and then teach Daisy how to be a diva.

I suspect Dave or Karen (or one of the other bunnies) reported me for texting to Karen's phone. I wanted to text to Dave's phone but I was afraid his phone might be pink or something and get mixed up with MY phone...so I used Karen's.

Harmony says she's got my phone but I've had it checked out and the only place she could have it is is if she shoved it up.....well...anyway. I wouldn't want it back then...

SO I need a NEW cell phone. After all - my "Brister" (Breeder Sister Robin) got one yesterday too....and hers has a KEYBOARD!

Mine didn't have that.

 

[Nyx]

Oh and mama said I was playing with my cell phone too hard and treating it like it was a TOY.

DUH!

 

[Nyx]

Oh - and for the record - I HATE HATE HATE maternity wards...no matter how soft the litter box is.