Peg's Place - 2009

[SweetSassy]

Who is this? Beautiful pic... :inlove:

I can't tell your bunnies apart. Lol. I think it's causetheir allsame color. Except Nyx.

When will you start breeding?

 

[TinysMom]

SweetSassy wrote:

Who is this? Beautiful pic... :inlove:

I can't tell your bunnies apart. Lol. I think it's causetheir allsame color. Except Nyx.

When will you start breeding?

That is Athena - she is a darker grey than Sophia and her nose is more narrow.

Here is a closeup of Sophia..

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I planned to start breeding in December/January....but last weekend two bunnies decided to make their own plans...so we shall see if I have bunnies in time for Christmas. (All I can say is I will never leave home and leave the bunnies in Art's care alone as he sometimes forgets to shut doors...).


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[SweetSassy]

:weee: Wow......Maybe some baby bun buns!

 

[TinysMom]

Mercury is a spoiled rotten BRAT - with a capital B.

Last night when I went to feed him - he came charging out of his door for playtime. Since the girls were locked up...I decided to let him play until Robin went to bed. Turns out ...she was up all night and went to bed early this a.m. - so he had about 10 hours of playtime.

So tonight Robin goes to feed - and guess who comes charging out his door?

She went to put him back but he gave me this look with those ears up and batting those eyes at me and pleading....

Ok ... so go ahead and call me Sucker...I admit it. I fell for it.

But tomorrow night I won't let him get away with it...somehow. Maybe I'll not be around and have Art feed him....or the dogs feed him. Or I just won't look at him when he pleads...

 

[Fancy77]

SUCKER :roflmao:

 

[TinysMom]

Fancy77 wrote:

SUCKER :roflmao:

Yep - I admit it.

I was holding him next to me and trying to explain to him how he had to go back to "bed" and as soon as I said that - he started whimpering in my ear - like a little kid pleading with me.

I never was good at being firm with animals....kids maybe...but not animals..

I'm about to try to make myself lock him up as Hermes hasn't had his playtime yet..

 

[TinysMom]

I forgot to add that I bought 5 bags of rabbit food today....(still need to get a couple more from TSC)- and I paid $70 for 250 pounds total....2 bags of Purina Show, 2 bags of another Purina and 1 bag of Wendland's - a local feed made in Texas.

 

[TinysMom]

I did it - I was a MEAN mommy and just locked him up so Hermes could have his playtime....

 

[TinysMom]

testing picture size for sig..

 

[TinysMom]

I made my new signature a thumbnail so you can click on it to see the rabbits...but here is a big copy of it..

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

Great Sig.

I love all your stories and pictures.

 

[undergunfire]

TinysMom wrote:

I forgot to add that I bought 5 bags of rabbit food today....(still need to get a couple more from TSC)- and I paid $70 for 250 pounds total....2 bags of Purina Show, 2 bags of another Purina and 1 bag of Wendland's - a local feed made in Texas.

:shock:

That sounds like a good deal! I wish Oxbow or Sweet Meadows was that inexpensive. I pay a bit over $50 for 50lbs :grumpy:.

 

[TinysMom]

undergunfire wrote:

TinysMom wrote:

I forgot to add that I bought 5 bags of rabbit food today....(still need to get a couple more from TSC)- and I paid $70 for 250 pounds total....2 bags of Purina Show, 2 bags of another Purina and 1 bag of Wendland's - a local feed made in Texas.

:shock:

That sounds like a good deal! I wish Oxbow or Sweet Meadows was that inexpensive. I pay a bit over $50 for 50lbs :grumpy:.

Oh my goodness. I go through 250-300 pounds every two weeks - there is NO WAY I could afford that.

You are such a neatnik Amy (I say that nicely) - I wish you were here today for rabbitry cleaning day.

Cage trays get dumped throughout the week but every couple of weeks its time to pull cages out to get the floor clean, etc. You have such an eye for stuff - I know the rabbitry would be spotless (till one of us walked in there with dirt on our shoes or something).

I was sharing earlier in the chat bar a link to what I use for cleaning....after animal control visited me and we discussed what they prefer to see used for cleaning (I couldn't afford what they use) - I found OdorBan at Home Depot for about $11 a gallon bottle (maybe a bit more?). It is multipurpose and is a deodorizer - a sanitizer - a disinfectant (gets 99.99% of germs) - a mildewstat (controls and inhabits the grown of mold and mildew) and a virucide - kills several things in 60 seconds. It can be used on walls, tables, floors, chairs, countertops, bathroom fixtures, sinks, shelves, racks, upholstery, drapes, carpets, shower curtains and mattresses.

Depending upon what you're using it for - the one gallon can make up to 32 gallons of stuff - it makes less for me cause I use it for pet odors and on litterboxes, etc.

Here is a link to it...

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...og.beans.EndecaDataBean@667a8ef5&ddkey=Search

Notice - they say it is almost $60 - but that is for a case of six bottles - I got mine as a single bottle.

I wish I'd used this stuff years ago - I really love what it does for the whole house - between that and the Equine Fresh (which is much like Woody Pet)...it makes me love cleaning day..mostly.

Off to work - enough of Peg's advertisement for Home Depot - don't worry - I make no money off this...just had to share about the fact that today is cleaning day for the rabbitry and I thought folks might like to know what I use - thanks to the advice and input of the animal control folks who really know their stuff.

 

[undergunfire]

Peg....I'd love to clean right now. I soooo want to clean something because I am bored, but I have nothing to clean, LOL. Well....I do have Brody's cage to clean because he decided to shovel all of his litter out of his litter box and then dump his water dish :grumpy:.

That cleaner sounds AWESOME! Does it have a strong scent and is it okay to use around pets? I can't use harsh smelling cleaning, so I am stuck using "Holy Cow" brand in the pink bottle. It smells like flowers and does a good job, but they recently changed the formula to a more diluted liquid (even though they say they didnt - the liquid is less pink and more clear!). So, I am looking into getting something different. I thought about Nature's Miracle, but it seems expensive.

 

[TinysMom]

Amy - it seems to be ok to use around pets from what I remember reading and while it smells strong when you open the bottle - you're diluting it a lot....anywhere from 4 ounces of solution to a gallon of water for cleaning solution (routine cleaning) - to 32 ounces per gallon of water for pet odors and stuff.

They show that you can use it in a sprayer - with a sponge - or a cloth or even with a mop.

When I spray it on/in a cage that has a wire bottom (on the tray) - I let the smell die down a bit before I put it back in the cage. If I'm spraying a cage floor directly - then I rinse it off a bit with water or wipe it down with a damp sponge to get off any extra and then let it air out a bit.

I really like the way it works - it isn't as strong (smelling) as the other stuff I had...

 

[undergunfire]

Thanks Peg! I will have to try this stuff out then. It seems like it is worth the money .

 

[TinysMom]

Well - I didn't get nearly as much done today in the rabbitry as I wanted...but still yet - I'm happy. With Nyx's careful supervision (and taste-testing) - I made up the new batch of "topper" for their food. Apparently it was so good that she had to come back for seconds - and then try to come back for thirds.

I think it will be fairly easy to get her in her cage tonight when she sees me feeding in just a few minutes (running a bit late tonight).

Hope everyone else had a good day with their bunnies...

 

[TinysMom]

I'm taking a break from cage cleaning - they should be done tonight though....everyone seems fairly happy - a bit irritated that I'm changing things - but they love the new hay and stuff.

Today though I had a bit of an "OMG" moment when I went out in the rabbitry. It was neat - but sorta scary.

I went in the rabbitry and was talking to the flemish giants and looked at Sophia - as in - REALLY looked at her. Lately she's been sleeping a lot more than usual and not eating quite as much (but still eating fairly well).

As I looked at her- I realized that somehow - she'd grown up. Her head seemed HUGE as she laid there sleeping in her litterbox...like overnight she'd developed into a "real" flemish giant - you know - the types you see pictures of.

It was like my "little girl" was gone - she'd grown up and looked like the rabbits I'd study on the websites to see type, etc.

I pm'd Cathy (BlueGiants) and she said its often like that with these guys/gals...one day they're babies and suddenly you look and they've grown up.

What amazes me is that Sophia means "wisdom" - and Sophia's eyes are that of an "old soul"...

By the way - I don't think I shared last week - but it is Athena who bred with Hermes (I'm almost positive that they bred). I will be palpating her on Friday to see if she has any babies...and in a way - I almost hope she does.

She's been hungry at LOT lately and I think she's getting ready to go through a growth spurt.

This morning I gave her some extra food since her bowl was empty (unusual for her) - and went back a bit later and she was LICKING it (trying to get the crumbs). So I gave her a bit more (I free feed the first year or so)...and she took two bites and then binkied and went back to sleep.

Last night Mercury wanted to get out during food time - but I wouldn't let him charge the door. He was sorta upset until he saw the new topper on his food and then he got excited and was willing to stay in the cage.

Hermes bit me last night. I was carrying him to the bathroom to work on his abscess and he just reached down and bit me (drew blood even). I told him "no" and held his head down a little - but lets face it - he knew he wasn't going to enjoy what we were going to do and I can understand his frustration. He was so good for me afterwards and he almost kissed me....

And Nyx.....oh Lordy...what do I share about Nyx....

As I've shared before - Nyx is a different bunny because she was raised in the house with Dave and Karen and their bunnies...so she knows things that other bunnies don't know.....which means she's more active and confident about herself, etc.

Apparently she's also learned about holidays....for this morning I go out to clean her cage (I told her I'd do it this morning) and I find her sleeping under this...hanging outside her cage..

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[/align][align=left]It makes me wonder what Dave & Karen's "Peanut" will do at his new home....did his mama teach him about Christmas too?

Anyway.....other than some litterbox habits that need to be worked on - they seem to be doing well.....I notice Athena gets in her litterbox to pee - then pees over the side. Sophia sleeps in her litterbox and pees and poops in her cage. When I tried having two boxes in there - she slept in both and still peed and pooped in her cage...hmmm...[/align][align=left]
[/align][align=left]Other than that - life is good here.
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and Miss Nyx - who wouldn't stay still - claiming that the recliner is HERS...

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[wabbitmom12]

Oh my goodness Peg! They ARE getting so big!

And is there anything more beautiful than a Light Grey Flemmie with her ears all perked up?? :inlove:

Yes, I saw that picture of Nyx's stocking in one of the other threads...she is so, so spoiled! I can hear her now, "Dear Santa! I have been a VERRRRY good bunny this year...."

 

[Fancy77]

Peg I am a bit confused....help me out 4 a sec. lol U r talking about your new cleaner. for litter pans, cages, ect. But I was under the impression that Vinegar water solution works just fine to clean cages and pans with. SO what are the reasons u use this store bought solution vs vinegar???