So, I don't know if I posted this, but I haven't had a vacuum for over a week. James finally bought a 2.5 gallon shop vac, but its too small to suck up everything and just not powerful enough. I tried my hardest though to vacuum some on the poop and other stuff that has been unfortunately accumulating.
I power cleaned the Chinchilla cage. I am constantly in debate witch animal poops more, chinchillas or rabbits. I think its Chins FTW, but their poop is a lot smaller (And drier) so its way easier to deal with. But anyways, I scrubbed the cage down and it looks great, which I always know is a "For now" with messy and destructive chinchillas.
I know rabbits are smart, keen creatures but Chinchillas take the cake when it comes to smart and michevious. A story I love to relay is when once I had a bucket of oats next to the Chinchillas cage..about a couple inches away. Valentine (Chinchillas have "T-Rex" arms..very very short for their body) couldn't reach with his arms or little mouth. So Valentine sticks out his foot (Which are long) and tries to bring the bucket closer using his feet! I watched in amazement as he finally was able to tip the bucket over and some oats spilled into the cage.
Another amazing story is the deal with the Chinchillas cage, a very sturdy METAL cage. I come home one day to find Valentine out of the cage, and I couldn't find out why, until I noticed he chewed on of the bars on the top of the cage, only revealing about a 1 inch gap (literally), but Chinchillas will squeeze through anything and are actually very small in size, its their fur that makes them look so much larger. Anyways, I put Valentine back into his cage and I watch him as he goes and takes the chewed bar and puts it back into place, like it had never been chewed! This little brat and probably been working on chewing the metal bar through and then putting it back into place so no one would notice!
Clever creatures, huh?
Since I have no playpen, and they are no longer are allowed to play in the bathroom (Chewing on cabinets) I decided just to let them free roam for play time with a close eye (Since they are such heavy chewers)It went well, Romeo did chew on my Ikea side table, but that's excusable. The funny thing is, I had the bathroom door and bedroom door (Which are adjacent) closed so they couldn't go in, and Valentine ran down what little hall we do have, and upon seeing me coming his way, goes to run but smacks his face right into the bathroom door! LOL, it was hilarious. He isn't the most graceful of Chinchillas.
I don't know if I have ever posted this, but I am actually allergic to the Chinchillas, well, their dust that is. So a friend of my on the Chinchilla site set me a sample of some dust that is supposed to help with people who have allergies..I tried it but the Chinchillas hated it. Valentine wouldn't even take a dust bath in it. And it didn't make a difference in their coat as Blue Cloud does. So I will just deal..I only really get itchy arms and my nose runs like a faucet, but its worth it!
There must of been something in the air this morning, because both of the bunnies were doing binky 500's today.
First, Kinobe was in Chewys cage while she was out (His cage is really small right now) and was playing with the blanket..and out of nowhere did a popcorn.
Then Chewy (Who always picks up on my emotions) hopped her little butt into the living room..ran at full speed..did a back flip and as soon as she landed, popcorned. It was the most amazing binky I have ever seen! It made my day.
No one has replied to the thread, but I will talk about it here. Kinobe testicles already dropped. I am sure Chewy is not pregnant, but sometimes you never know. They only met with each other twice, and I made sure no mounting happened, but these things only take seconds. I had her spay for May 9th, but now will have to wait the full 32 days, just in case. No, I will not abort the litter unless Chewys health is in jeopardy.
So I am convinced Kinobe is older, which is strange because he is so small and was a pet store bunny (Who usually sells rabbits very young)
We will see. I am angry at myself, but I already have a plan set up, and I am going to keep track of her weight. If she gains, I am going to take her to the vet for him to take a look at her and make sure everything is okay.
Well, I will post more later. Good day!
