silvermoon
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California Love (2009)-Last year's bun blog!
Well, 2010 is already bringing some new things for Fluffy and I! The most important thing? BINKIES!
Binkies The magic binky ingredient? A rug for her to get some real traction on. All our floors are either hardwood or linoleum tile. Another bunny owner has dubbed these surfaces "bunny lava" because her buns hate stepping on them. We had someone housesitting while we were on vacation and wound up having her use the kitchen door to get in the house, the keys are less finicky. I moved the doormat over to that door to compensate. The kitchen door is right next to Fluffy's enclosure and play area. Fluffy is now a BIG fan of having that doormat there! The first time she experienced it she started grooming herself and then did two binkies in a row. I was so happy! She has never done a full binky before and I was worried that she wasn't happy here. She now loves sitting on this little mat and one day she even stretched right out on it. I was shocked. She only twice has done the DBF on the couch with me, and never on the hard floors. I had to take a bunch of pictures of course.
A bunny outing leads to a very angry bunny Today I happened to go by Petco and saw a sign that the Sacramento House Rabbit Society was doing adoptions today. I stopped into talk to the people and see the buns. Very friendly group! They were also doing free nail trims and Furminator groomings. I ran home and brought Fluffy right in. Even in a foreign place she didn't trance out, even for the brushing. She was still alert with her nose going a million miles an hour. She didn't try to escape thankfully, but looked nervous the whole time. The vet tech doing the nail trims was great and got her situated sitting facing forward and then held her front legs with one hand and trimmed with the other. She got lots of compliments. Everyone thinks she is such a pretty bun. I don't like this new coat that she grew in, it has much more gray in it. She is still gorgeous but I like the golden butterscotch better. I hope it grows back in during the summer! She is also a very fastidious bun, so her cream belly and feet are always pristine. The woman doing the brushing also liked her 'pointy' nose, said it was more of a European look. I guess she does have a pointier face than a lot of common buns like the ones in the RO header. I never really noticed the different before. They had so many cute buns for adoption. They will do introductions between your bun and the available buns to see if they are a good match. I am tempted to someday get a buddy for her. Temptation! Once we got home though Fluffy seemed out of sorts. She refused to go back in her enclosure. She was sitting in her play area under the table and hiding in the corner. I got her to eat some pellets (her favorite snack) and threw some in her enclosure but no luck. Didn't even want veggies, which she normally loves. I never leave her out unsupervised so I finally started chasing her around her area trying to shoo her back "home". She was NOT having it. Usually she loves being home and will hop right in. I wound up getting her cornered next to the door, on the little doormat. Time for another new trick: she boxed me and growled! It broke my heart. :tears2: My poor Fluffy was so mad at me. She kept boxing my hands even when I brought the snacks over. I finally got her to accept a crunchy ring treat and when she was distracted with that I grabbed her and transferred her over to her enclosure. She promptly hid under her shelf. She has NEVER boxed or growled at me. Not even when I put my hands in her enclosure. I wonder if I really broke her trust earlier. She wouldn't get in her carrier so I broke my own rule and picked her up out of her enclosure instead of waiting for her to leave. I'll just have to see how she is around dinner time. She has never been a cuddle-bun but she does lick me fairly often. I hope I haven't made a big mistake with her.
Pictures Here are some photos of her on her new favorite mat! I'm considering buying some more cheap doormats or rugs and putting them all under the kitchen table where her play area is.
Well, 2010 is already bringing some new things for Fluffy and I! The most important thing? BINKIES!
Binkies The magic binky ingredient? A rug for her to get some real traction on. All our floors are either hardwood or linoleum tile. Another bunny owner has dubbed these surfaces "bunny lava" because her buns hate stepping on them. We had someone housesitting while we were on vacation and wound up having her use the kitchen door to get in the house, the keys are less finicky. I moved the doormat over to that door to compensate. The kitchen door is right next to Fluffy's enclosure and play area. Fluffy is now a BIG fan of having that doormat there! The first time she experienced it she started grooming herself and then did two binkies in a row. I was so happy! She has never done a full binky before and I was worried that she wasn't happy here. She now loves sitting on this little mat and one day she even stretched right out on it. I was shocked. She only twice has done the DBF on the couch with me, and never on the hard floors. I had to take a bunch of pictures of course.
A bunny outing leads to a very angry bunny Today I happened to go by Petco and saw a sign that the Sacramento House Rabbit Society was doing adoptions today. I stopped into talk to the people and see the buns. Very friendly group! They were also doing free nail trims and Furminator groomings. I ran home and brought Fluffy right in. Even in a foreign place she didn't trance out, even for the brushing. She was still alert with her nose going a million miles an hour. She didn't try to escape thankfully, but looked nervous the whole time. The vet tech doing the nail trims was great and got her situated sitting facing forward and then held her front legs with one hand and trimmed with the other. She got lots of compliments. Everyone thinks she is such a pretty bun. I don't like this new coat that she grew in, it has much more gray in it. She is still gorgeous but I like the golden butterscotch better. I hope it grows back in during the summer! She is also a very fastidious bun, so her cream belly and feet are always pristine. The woman doing the brushing also liked her 'pointy' nose, said it was more of a European look. I guess she does have a pointier face than a lot of common buns like the ones in the RO header. I never really noticed the different before. They had so many cute buns for adoption. They will do introductions between your bun and the available buns to see if they are a good match. I am tempted to someday get a buddy for her. Temptation! Once we got home though Fluffy seemed out of sorts. She refused to go back in her enclosure. She was sitting in her play area under the table and hiding in the corner. I got her to eat some pellets (her favorite snack) and threw some in her enclosure but no luck. Didn't even want veggies, which she normally loves. I never leave her out unsupervised so I finally started chasing her around her area trying to shoo her back "home". She was NOT having it. Usually she loves being home and will hop right in. I wound up getting her cornered next to the door, on the little doormat. Time for another new trick: she boxed me and growled! It broke my heart. :tears2: My poor Fluffy was so mad at me. She kept boxing my hands even when I brought the snacks over. I finally got her to accept a crunchy ring treat and when she was distracted with that I grabbed her and transferred her over to her enclosure. She promptly hid under her shelf. She has NEVER boxed or growled at me. Not even when I put my hands in her enclosure. I wonder if I really broke her trust earlier. She wouldn't get in her carrier so I broke my own rule and picked her up out of her enclosure instead of waiting for her to leave. I'll just have to see how she is around dinner time. She has never been a cuddle-bun but she does lick me fairly often. I hope I haven't made a big mistake with her.
Pictures Here are some photos of her on her new favorite mat! I'm considering buying some more cheap doormats or rugs and putting them all under the kitchen table where her play area is.