King Kirby's Rabbit Nation 2011

[kirbyultra]

Hi Viv! I am glad you are able to keep up with my bunnies on FB because I've been so awful at coming to the forum lol

I went and uploaded over half a year of highlights in pictures 2 days ago but then Photobucket went and changed their entire interface on me and I haven't figured out how best to efficiently post everything. And I had another half a year's pic highlights to upload. Work in progress!

Well, to give another move-in update, King Kirby finally figured out how to hop onto the couch in the bunny room. Mmmyyyeahh it did not make Sir Toby very pleased. Whenever I let one of them out to run around the room all they ever seem to do is camp outside the other one's cage and go "neener neener neener" at each other. So, like a good slave, I went to Home Depot and purchased several sheets of clear acrylic panels in the window department. They are 18x24" which is high enough to block raging bunnies and just long enough to be easily clipped on each panel of the exercise pen.

It was very effective because now I do not have to worry about them nipping each other through the bars, and it doesn't feel like I'm blocking them off and boxing them in. They get plenty of light because it's clear. But for the buns, especially Toby when he is the one who is inside looking at Kirby taunt him, it's hysterical. Toby can SEE Kirby walking outside his pen, but he can't SMELL him and he can't touch him anymore. He keeps smushing his face and nose into the acrylic and getting confused. The first time that Toby tried to bonk his head through to bite Kirby, Kirby realized that Toby wasn't able to... and I do not care what anyone says: Bunnies know what's going on better than we give them credit for. Kirby just about smiled in satisfaction. Plopped his royal bum outside of Toby's pen and sat there for a while watching Toby try and try and try in vain. LOL

I'm a bad slave for enjoying it. But it was funny, ok? Don't judge

 

[Chrisdoc]

Can´t blame you for laughing at that, they are so smart sometimes it´s unbelievable. Must go check you out on FB. I hate photobucket at the moment, everytime I try to upload a few photos, it freezes and freaks everything out, there must be something better out there. Actually, you´ve given me an idea as two of mine aren´t getting on at the moment and besides, another has found a way to escape so that would be better as I´m using a very large piece of cardboard at the moment but hate that they can´t see through it....off tomorrow to look for some of this, thanks.

 

[Chrisdoc]

Can you post the link to your FB page, I have seen it on here but can´t remember how far back and I´m feeling lazy today to search through onder:

 

[kirbyultra]

Facebook pics, courtesy of Sir Toby: http://www.facebook.com/SirTobyBunny?fref=ts

The acrylic pieces are nice. I have found them in several different Home Depots in my metro area, and they have always been near where they sell windows, which is usually next to where they sell doors. A lot of the sales associates have no idea what I'm looking for when I ask, so you might have to look around! The clear plastic sheets come in acrylic and polycarbonate and they're used to replace glass panels in windows so they're typically cut in standard sizes (24x48, 24x32, 24x18 and the like). They also come in different thicknesses and price varies wildly. I go with the thinnest one to save some money.

 

[Chrisdoc]

Actually, I live in Spain so will have to have a look around although I have a builder friend who will probably have some spare or will be able to point me in the right direction. Thatá for the FB link, I´ll have a look.

 

[kirbyultra]

Today, I spent a lot of time in the bunny room as I had a lot of paperwork to deal with on my computer. It was nice being in the space with the buns and seeing how they nap and stuff. In the hustle and bustle of daily life sometimes you lose the opportunity to see what our pets do when they are doing "nothing".

Well, as luck would have it, I caught Toby flopping against the wall that he shares with the other two buns. He didn't unload himself very gracefully, I must say, and so he flopped with a big "bang"! It startled Penny from her nap and she went over to investigate. She saw him there, tried to sniff, realized the acrylic wall was there and so she just licked the floor near him instead. :rollseyes I swear, if Toby would give it a chance, he'd have Penny eating out of his paw. Really, she doesn't care. But he'd beat her up if it weren't for that wall. Toby just sat there, flopped, as Penny kept trying to show him how much she would lick him.

Not five minutes later, Kirby went out and hopped by Toby's front gate. Toby zipped over and lunged at him. Again, the wonderful acrylic wall prevented fur from flying, but he was clearly upset.

Toby would tolerate the foolishness of Penny, but doesn't stand Kirby's presence for a second. Male rivalry? I'll never know.

 

[kirbyultra]

Here it comes!

Kirby and Penny sharing a carrot. Yeah right, as if a real carrot woulda made it past Penny.

Sir Toby getting a head scritch... and a rare look at his very warm, fuzzy chin

Nappie time

Kirby sleeping... Penny stealing his food.

The triangle of bunnies (Toby on other side of the gate)

"I didn't do it"

This box of hay is spoken for

 

[kirbyultra]

Continued (hmm the new forum apparently limits posts to 10 pics per post. Egads that's going to be tough. x_x I post so many pics...)


Nommies of lettuce

More pics of Toby sleeping. Mostly because I never get bored of watching him sleep

Kirby dead-bunny-flopped with no cares in the world

Toby loafing

 

[kirbyultra]

Halloween 2012 - Oh yes, it happened. And the buns were not happy about it. Me? I was hysterically laughing.

Banana's Revenge

Tobysaurus Rex

"RAWR! Get this costume off me!" anic:

:roflmao:

 

[agnesthelion]

Omg I love all the rcent pics. The one with the caption "I didn't do it" is my fave! I don't know why but expression on his face is awesome.

The costumes are pretty darn cute too. The dinosaur is fantastic! Now, how mad at you were they after that??? Lol

 

[kirbyultra]

Omg I love all the rcent pics. The one with the caption "I didn't do it" is my fave! I don't know why but expression on his face is awesome.

The costumes are pretty darn cute too. The dinosaur is fantastic! Now, how mad at you were they after that??? Lol

Haha, it's true, Toby does have one of the more "expressive" bunny faces around.

They were PRETTY mad after that. Kirby looked butt-hurt but Toby was downright angry. :nope:

 

[MikeScone]

I bought one of those timber hide-a-ways for Scone way back when he was small, and he never went into it, not once. It became the step between the two levels of his cage, and Natasha uses it today - and she's never gone in it, either.

Oh well, at least it gets some use as she hops up and down from the upper level.

 

[agnesthelion]

Mike...neither one of mine like any houses like that either

 

[kirbyultra]

When we got Toby, we bought that box on the same day. We thought it was a cheapy way to get away with not having to sweet up "cardboard box corpses" from their pens, but it ended up being a "bedroom" for baby Toby when he was 6 weeks old. He fit in the palm of my hand back then, the little thing. The box used to be such a cavernous space for him, but as you can see now, it barely fits his body. He tries so hard to fit himself in there! He still does if he tucks all his footies in and sits like a meatloaf. But more often than not, he kicks his legs out and naps freely.

He used to also have a blankie lining it but he soiled it beyond repair. When we bought a replacement blankie he hated it and destroyed it We tried getting him a different box but he was very upset that his old box was gone, so we leave it there for him. No place like home, I guess.

Kirby has one too, in his 3rd floor suite. But Kirby doesn't sleep in it. He sleeps ON it. Yes, the king must have the highest point in the land, like a proper ruler should.

 

[Chrisdoc]

Ahhh, I just love all the pics and Toby is one cool bunny. I love him sleeping in his box. I have a similar one that came with my Xpen and it´s Snowy´s favourite place now to bolt if there´s something he doesn´t like. It use to be in Bandy´s cage when he was little and he used to sleep in in and on it. He fits in it now but can´t stretch out like he used to.

And yes, the "I didn´t do it face" is a classic. I missed getting a pic of Snowy doing that the day he bit the TV cable in two.

 

[JBun]

Toby looks so happy in his hidey box It doesn't even look like he has chewed on it. My rabbits would have reduced it to wood chips.

 

[kirbyultra]

He never chews on his wooden box... but he has chewed everything else that is wooden, including his condo cage. :huh

 

[kirbyultra]

Pictures from this morning... Beware. There is tongue action!!!!

What Kirby thinks of picture time :brat:

And another tongue shot

Looking for something?

Toby looking so, so cute.

Thought I had a treat for him, but I didn't. lol

 

[kirbyultra]

After Kirby finished breakfast, he went to Penny for kisses but she refused. So he looked pretty displeased to have to give her kisses.

Penny looks like she doesn't want to have cuddle time with Toby watching from under his tent

:coolness:

 

[Chrisdoc]

How do you get such cute pictures. I can never get them in any pose like that as I´m on my own so it´s a bit difficult to tempt them with something and take a photo at the same time. At Christmas, when my friend was here, I wanted to do a video of them eating banana as there´s always a friendly pushing to see who gets served first. Can you believe that when I sat on the floor with the banana in my hand, they wouldn´t come and eat it. Talk about savvy rabbits, definitely weren´t co-operating. But I love those of King Kirby with his little white mouth and Sir Toby, well I just love him.