Hello from New Zealand! :)

Carousel · Jan 19, 2014

Hi there,

I was a member here years ago when I had my indoor free range minilop Ludo. I'm a 31yr old stay at home mum who runs my own pet sitting venture, and I am completely animal obsessed. My best little buddy Ludo passed away a couple of years ago after living a very happy healthy 8 years, and he left a very big rabbit shaped hole in my heart. I swore I would never get another rabbit and go through the heart ache again but recently I broke my own rule and adopted a very cute Flemish giant buck. He is caramel and white with big brown eyes and is only 5 months old, so only 1/3 of the size he will be, which will be huge considering he is already massive lol. The breeder I adopted him from chose not to use him for breeding and had him as a pet but due to overcrowding she had to find him a home, and I am SO happy she chose me. I named him Stroopie, after the Dutch syrup waffle biscuit (husband is Dutch lol). I also have 8 cats (yes, 8 cats), and 4 little girl cavies. Believe it or not, Stroops loves guinea pigs, his cage mate was a guinea pig before I adopted him so he loves it when I bring the guinea pigs inside and he can sniff them, have little conversations about grass, have hay fights, etc. I like to take him for rides in the car and I am thinking of harness training him so I can start taking him for walks at the park with me and the kids. Anyway, this is in introduction and no doubt I will be posting on here a LOT

**SRonchi1 · Jan 19, 2014

Hello and Welcome to the forum

I too am from New Zealand- Wellington and it's so lovely to hear you have free ranging house bunnies too, I am animal obsessed to and currently have 5bunnies with one little girl who is disabled and will soon be going to Massey for surgery! I have 4mini lops & 1 netherland & I don't breed either

Nancy McClelland · Jan 20, 2014

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Carousel · Jan 20, 2014

I've been running through my name options and have decided against calling my new bun Stroopie, after someone thought I called him "Droopy" LOL. I have lots of different name ideas, argh, it's so hard to choose one! Might have to watch his personality unfold and let the name come to me

Azerane · Jan 21, 2014

Hello and welcome to the forum!

It took me a very long time to decide on Bandit's name too, I went through so many

But Bandit just ended up being the one that stuck

Tauntz · Jan 21, 2014

Hi & :welcome2
My two Jersey wooly sisters & I are new additions to RO since you left. I thought I would toss out a name I thought I would like to name a male bun. Ever since they had those Cadbury Easter candy commercials here in the US with an adorable bunny that clucked to advertise their candy, I thought Cadbury would be a good name for a male bun. My girls were already named by their breeder & came to them so I kept their names. Plus I do like the names Faith & Hope. Anyway I'm sure you & your new bun will soon choose the perfect name together! Glad to have you back along with your new bun!