Layla the loveable lop!

[ZRabbits]

Love the last pic. So glad that they are getting along together.

Two sweet bunnies.

K

 

[LaylaLop]

I will try to get some pictures of them together soon. The problem is, when they see me they run to me for treats/pets so it's hard to get them next to one another.. I will do my best though! I'm also trying to sell off extra stuff in the rabbit playroom so they have more free space, so I will probably take pictures of that when it's done too

 

[LaylaLop]

So I was walking by and noticed them cuddling.. so I went to get my phone to take a picture. Explains the weird quality, but they were being so cute I just had to get a picture!

 

[MarisaAndToby]

I never realized Mumford was so fluffy! So adorable... are they actually bonded now or is Layla still waiting to get spayed?

 

[LaylaLop]

Layla is still waiting to get spayed. I was going to schedule it in February but I was working 40 hour weeks from early mornings so I never had a day off I could take to the vet... In a week I'll be done working there, so I'll be scheduling her spay sometime soon-ish.

Yes, Mumford has crazy hair like Einstein. I think he's lionhead x mini lop.. Or jersey wooly/fuzzy lop, or some mix of. I need to get better shots of him. He's slowly becoming less skittish, so it's making it easier to get pictures.

 

[mrbunny]

Awww!

 

[ZRabbits]

That's a good photo! They look so cute together. Both such pretty bunnies. Oh sorry Mumford, very handsome boy and Layla is a pretty girl.

K

 

[LaylaLop]

So I've been separating them at night since she's not spayed yet, and also while I'm at work.. I came back today on lunch break and checked in on the bunnies and lo and behold, they were both on the same side! I didn't open the gate so I'm thinking Layla squeezed under it (since the NIC panels of the divider aren't fastened except on the sides) or climbed/jumped over...

Seems they really want to be together so I'm taking it as a sign I should just leave them together? What do you guys think? They share food well, don't fight, and like to cuddle side by side.. It's just she's not spayed yet and I think them having to be separated for her healing after that will drive them crazy!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Awww, they love each other and don't want to be apart! I kind of agree that it may be best to hold off on letting them spend all their time together since they'll need to be apart while she recovers. If they had been bonded for a long time without signs of aggression I would think it would be okay to leave them together as she recovers, but they haven't been together all that long and I'd hate for them to get into a skirmish while she heals!

 

[Samara]

Sounds like a plan to me (what Snowy said); on the off chance that there is a tussle while she's healing you'd likely never forgive yourself.

The best things can be waited for

 

[ZRabbits]

Samara wrote:

Sounds like a plan to me (what Snowy said); on the off chance that there is a tussle while she's healing you'd likely never forgive yourself.

The best things can be waited for

:yeahthat:

 

[LaylaLop]

Well everytime I split them, Layla seems to end up on Mumford's side of the cage. I figure if she has the surgery soon, she would do more harm being split from him and trying to squeeze through/over the pen divider. I've taken out the divider for now since they've spent the last 40 or so hours together straight with no issues (and many weeks they spent 10+ hour days out together). My landlord also wants to tour the place in 2 weeks' time and I have to remove my pets from premises twice a week until it's signed onto, so I figure I'll wait a bit longer so I don't have to worry about her needing to be moved around post-surgery. I figure the more stable situation she's in, the better for her recovery and incision. I'll keep her in my smaller "emergency" cage that she can't dig under or climb over, and won't slip on (like she potentially could with the wood flooring) for recovering. When she does go in for her spay, I'll possibly bring in Mumford, depending on how long I have to wait and if the vet thinks it'd be a good idea. Thanks for the advice.. but it seems her spay has to wait a bit longer. I know there is risk in keeping an unspayed rabbit with another, but she's not showing any hormonal issues. I have had pairings of unspayed females with neutered males before, and do have the divider nearby in case I need to re-split them. Once they started being together more, she has yet to hump or grunt or circle him. They just eat together, poop together, binky together, and cuddle to sleep every night.

Annnd here are pictures of their enclosure right now:

No bunnies, front view:

Bunnies soon realized food was available, side view:

 

[ZRabbits]

So glad about Layla and Mumford. What good news. You did an excellent job with their bonding.

You know what to do. You have your plan. Though the spaying has to wait a little longer, Layla sounds like she really likes Mumford. And Mumford really likes Layla.

Hoping everything runs smoothly for you.

K

 

[LaylaLop]

Well, Layla is obsessed with Mumford and I think Mumford just likes having a buddy to steal food from! He's such a piggy!

So far they've been together constantly and I've had no issues. I've noticed it's a bit more of a race to eat the veggies, but I give them plenty so they both get some.

 

[ohbunnies]

She is seriously the cutest rabbit!! LOVE HER!!!

My Fat Pants could compete- she is a Holland Lop, and even at a year old she is tiny!!!

 

[Samara]

 

[LaylaLop]

So I've had to make some changes to their cage since Mumford has decided litterboxes are for digging. The grey box has a litterbox in it to keep in litter from when Mumford goes on a digging spree. So far, so good.

The black box has an attached hay dispenser and is also accessible from the front "step"

Lounging on the roof:

Mumford eating the "best" hay from the top while sitting on top the hay dispenser. Layla was up there too but hopped off moments before the photo! silly buns!

Layla will also be getting spayed soon and will have to probably go into a smaller cage up against the larger one so they can still smell/see each other. She's intent on climbing up high and jumping around, so even keeping her in the ex-pen while first healing is not a possibility. I have a smaller cage that will be her recovery cage so she can't pull any stitches by trying to climb the walls or digging under things like a divider

 

[ZRabbits]

All looks good.

What sweet bunnies. Love Mumford's face.

What a pair of spoiled bunnies. But they look like they are worth it! And definitely deserve it.

Smart move with the smaller crate for Layla. It will help her calm down and get through the recovery of the surgery. I know she won't like it, but sometime you got to do what you got to do for their health.

K

 

[LaylaLop]

So far their favorite places are flopped out flat on the top of the grey bin, or both sitting perched in the hay bin...

Silly rabbits, perching is for birds!

I'll be calling the vet tomorrow to see when works best to schedule her in for a spay. The exotics specialist in the area works at the vet teaching hospital so they fit in surgeries around classes. The vet herself does the surgeries and the students get to observe. I'll have to ask them to see if they'll allow Mumford to come in too to keep her company after she wakes or if it might be too stressful (he'd probably eat all her food before she got a chance if she was groggy).

 

[LaylaLop]

Mumford was feeling camera shy so I tried to bribe him with a carrot... Here they are hiding in their litterbox bin

Layla, of course, came out for food and gave me the "where's the food, mom?" face

Nom nom nom

After I decided she'd had enough, I took the carrot away and got the "puh-leeez can I has more?" begging face

Once my camera battery charges I'll take some more and hopefully be able to get Mumford if I bribe him with some cilantro