The Arctic Hare Chronicles

[SnowyShiloh]

We are probably going to go meet him tonight! I'm waiting for an e-mail back from his current owners. I keep thinking, "oh no what if someone else adopted him and they just haven't told us yet!" BUT, realistically, they just posted the Craigslist ad at 10 pm last night and they were IMing Paul about him within half an hour, so I doubt they have people knocking down their door to take the bunny yet. Also they know we are good people who love our pets and they want what's best for the bunny so I doubt they would just hand him over to whoever. They're a nice couple, they just got him at the shelter last week and paid to get him neutered, but they're only charging the $35 that the animal shelter fee was. Also they could have just dumped him off back at the shelter when they found out their bunny doesn't like him, but they decided to find him a loving home on their own.

As much I as I'm getting excited about the prospect of a new bunny (and believe me, I am, I couldn't fall asleep last night and dreamed about him last night!), I also e-mailed his current owners with some info on how to bond bunnies in case they want to try again with him and their girl bunny. He just got neutered and has only been in their home for a week, which probably isn't enough time to see if their girl bunny could get used to him. Part of me is hoping they'll keep at it and eventually he will bond with their girl, part of me wants him with MEEEEE!

To be honest, I'm surprised Paul even told me about the bunny. His current owners were e-mailing and IMing him and he easily could have said "No, sorry, we already have three and we're getting a cat soon". I'm sure he would have given me "the look" (the look saying I must be crazy and heck no) if I wanted to get another bunny under any other circumstances. Maybe because this bunny is coming from a friend he feels different? Or maybe because the bunny's so cute!

Anyway, I will update on potential bunny #4's status tonight. I'll also take the current bunnies outside to play in their great big play pen and take pictures!

 

[SOOOSKA]

Did you get him???????????

Susan

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Susan, it just turned 7 here and Paul is on his way home from work now. Haven't heard anything from the owners yet. I'll update as soon as I hear anything!

 

[SOOOSKA]

Sorry, I keep forgetting about time zones. LOL

Susan

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Susan, I'm getting so impatient! I want to know what's going on! This is almost as bad as the day we got Rory. I saw him on Petfinder the day before and we agreed to meet him after classes and after Paul was done with work, which wasn't until 4 pm. I think I called the animal shelter twice to make sure he was still there. Then when we actually got there, Paul was polite and opened the door for the people behind us, so they went in before us and proceeded to take 20 minutes (seriously) until we could finally talk to someone. To make it even harder, partway through those twenty minutes I spotted Rory's ears in the next room! He was lying down in the cage and you could just see his ears over the sides of the cage base. We weren't allowed to go in to see him until we had a volunteer with us. So I just looked at his ears for 10 minutes, willing him to get up and hop around so I could get a better look at him from the doorway.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

I just looked through this blog and I hadn't looked at Phoebe Mae's baby pictures in a while. I can't believe how cuuuute and tiny she was! Awww. She still is adorable but she was so sweet and widdle.

I took so many pictures during the time I wasn't writing in the blog! I'll try to add my favorites over the next few days. Here are pictures of the buns outside yesterday and today.

Great big play pen:

TONGUE!

I have more Skylers and Phoebes but need to upload them.

 

[SOOOSKA]

Great pictures Shiloh. Your Babies are so cute. I love the spot on Skyler's face, too cute.

I really like your setup outside for them, it looks like alot of room for them to run around in.

Susan

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Those are a few of about 100 I took of them outside recently!

Also, I made a post about our new bunny to be over on the main forum: http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=46884&forum_id=1

:balloons:

 

[SnowyShiloh]

More pictures from the past couple months:

Super Phoebe:

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Just a couple more of Skyler, then I'm finished uploading photos for tonight! I have a lot more though.

He pulled a plastic bag through the side of his cage and played with it for about an hour. Don't worry, I was within 3 feet of him the whole time and making sure he didn't panic or get strangled by the plastic bag! He just likes to dress up.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Wow, I'm terrible at names. I want a name for this bunny that doesn't sound too similar to the other bunnies' names. None of them actually know their names, but I retain the hope that they will one day learn and I don't want them to be confused!

I personally am a fan of Albion (occasionally shortened to Albie, cute or what?!) but Paul's not so fond of it. I also like Everley, aka Ever. Others I've thought of are:

Ramsey- sounds a little too close to Rory maybe
Sawyer- a little too close to Skyler
Phoenix- REALLY a little too close to Phoebe!
Noah- I don't want him to get his name and the word "no" mixed up. How sad.

Heck, even Albie ends with -be, just like Phoebe. I seem to recall having similar problems when naming Skyler and Phoebe Mae. I considered naming Phoebs Rhiannon instead, but Rhiordan (Rory's real name) and Rhiannon are too close. I really wanted to name Skyler "Ari" but thought Rory and Ari sound way too similar. You'd think with all the thousands of names there are in the world, it would be easy to find ones that don't sound the same!

 

[tonyshuman]

Your pics are so great! That play pen is so great too--so is it made of two sets that were $55 each?

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Claire, yep, it cost about $110 for the two sets total. I got a good deal on them since I bought them at the store I work at, they're normally $75 but the one I just bought was on sale for $59 and then my employee discount knocked off another $10. Petco actually sells the play yard too but for about $100! Amazon has free shipping if you want to buy a couple. Their play area is so big now that I can sit in it with them, no problem. They like to come over for a visit when they aren't eating or binkying.

I placed an order with Busy Bunny a few days ago and it arrived today! Right in time for our new bunny's arrival tonight. I spent $75 and got lots of willow balls, baskets, grass mats and rings. I only bought the bulk sets. Phoebe can decimate several baskets in one day if I let her so we need lots of chew toys. Hopefully our new boy will like them too.

The names I'm considering for him are Albion, Everley, Blaise and Thornton. Any opinions? After we meet him I'm sure I'll have more ideas. It might seem weird to try to pick a name before I meet him, but Rory was named before I met him too (he was actually named several years before he was even born. I decided my next bunny was going to be Rhiordan aka Rory 8 years ago!)

 

[SnowyShiloh]

I haven't updated my blog since before we got Ned! Not too much has happened in the past 3 months. Everyone is still sweet. Rory still hates all the other bunnies, and so does Skyler. Good news is that Ned and Phoebe don't seem to hate each other! Phoebe Mae will be spayed soon, so I'm hoping she and Ned will hit it off when we introduce them afterwards

Our newest addition, Ned Zaccheus _____ (he still doesn't have a last name, shameful I know! We just call him Neddie Z) is a wonderful, wonderful bunny. I'm amazed by his personality. Of our 4, he is easily the friendliest and most mischievous. He's absolutely adorable and soooo easy to love! His cage is in our bedroom, and he gets so excited when I wake up in the morning and whisper his name. It's very endearing and a great way to wake up. When he was shedding recently (he got the nickname Nedandelion because his fur was like dandelion fluff), he would actually give me kisses while I brushed him with the Furminator. We feel fortunate to have him.

Throughout the day today I'm going to post some recent photos of the bunnies!

 

[MILU]

Hi Shiloh, I HAD to check Rory's pics to see the tail.

* Sorry to hear about Tallulah, she's now playing in the pet's heaven...
:bunnyangel:

Every pic I saw on your blog I went "ooooooh this is the cutest bunny ever", then I'd see another pic and "aaaahhhh this is so sweet", and the next pic "oooooh how cute" and the next pic "aaaaaaaah this is the cutest bunny ever" - endlessly...

Congrats, your buns are SO cute! And the birdie diapers.. simply AMAZING! I've never seen that. Do they let you change it without a prob? How do they work? They look great. Er.. ok, ok, I know this is a rabbit forum and here I am, admiring your birds, too... heheh
Back to the rabbits, your blog is the 2nd I see pics of buns eating strawberries. I tried to give strawberry tops to MILU but he didn't like them. He dislikes so many foods now... such a snob bun for eating. Quite the opposite about wanting company...
But your buns are cool even going out in the snow -soooo sweet!!!
:bunnyheart

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Vivian, did you find the picture of his tail? Can't remember if I posted it in this blog. This is my old blog, haven't written in it for a year or so. I need to change the link in my little profile! I started a new blog because Ned has been with us for a year now and Skyler passed away a couple of weeks ago This is the link to my brand new blog:

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=58233&forum_id=6

I'll go find a picture of Rory's tail for you to see and post it in the new blog!

 

[MILU]

Thanks for searching for the pic. Sorry to hear about angel Skyler, he was an extra-cute bunny. I'll check your new blog.
:bunnyangel2:

 

[MILU]

hi Shiloh, I'm planning to go to Alaska, I'll probably be there from Nov. 03 to the 10th or 15th. I've heard Fairbanks is the best place to see the aurora borealis, but up until now I've only found a nice hostel in Anchorage. I don't know if I'll make it to Fairbanks, I've found a nice place there but it seems like they'll be closed in November..
I sent an email to make sure, I hope they're open. If you know of budget places, or about excursions (like by bus, train, whatever) that I can take from Anchorage to Fairbanks (even if I need to go back in the same day), would you let me know? I've always wanted to go to AK and I'm very excited about it!
I was looking at the pics of your buns and they're so adorable. You should upload new pics (esp. showing Rory's long tail, hehe) I hope you're all fine.