The Degerfield Bunnies

[Jess_sully]

More Alfie?!?! great!
That binky picture is splendid! :biggrin2:

 

[JadeIcing]

Bunch of meanies.

 

[kherrmann3]

Quick question, Delusional. Does Alfie step on his ears often? I've always wondered that about English Lops. If he does step on them, does he hurt/scratch his ears?

I can't imagine watching an EL do a bun-500 or even anything faster than a normal hop I've never seen it, so I can't imagine it! lol

 

[delusional]

Lol. Ohh.. I've had this question so many times.

Alfie steps on his ears when he hops slowly, but we keep his nails short so that they don't scratch up his ears. He just pulls them out from under his back feet.

The faster he moves, the easier he finds it to hop, actually! His ears will fly behind him when he runs super-fast.

He does do the occasional trip though.

Actually, the funniest part of those big ears is that they're so wide then when he scratches them, sometimes he gets his foot stuck in there. :rollseyes

 

[kherrmann3]

delusional wrote:

Actually, the funniest part of those big ears is that they're so wide then when he scratches them, sometimes he gets his foot stuck in there. :rollseyes

:shock: If you EVER get a pic of that, I really want to see it! lol

Are EL's prone to ear problems?

 

[delusional]

Lol. I'll try and be on my toes with the camera when he's out.

E-lops do get extra wax and fluid build-up in the ears, due to their size. I guess that could lead to infections if not looked after properly.

They also do not have very thick fur on the bottom of their feet, meaning they can get sore hocks quite easily if they don't have nicely padded floors to walk on.

 

[kherrmann3]

All the extra work is worth it! Alfie is too cute!

 

[delusional]

Welll... everything's been so hectic here with the babies that I haven't had much time for blogging!

I need to get pictures of everyone...

But anyway, a new Pets at Home just opened up near us and they were having an 'opening weekend' where everything was 10% off!
So I bought another sack of pellets, a fluffy fleecy tunnel, one of those bendy-stick things and some dangly wooden toys! I also bought a harness and leash (puppy size.. ) for Harvey. Tried them on him and he's not bothered by them at all! So I'm thinking I'll get him properly used to them and then when the weather's warmer I can take him out.

 

[tonyshuman]

Expect a lot of weird looks when you take Harvey out on the leash! I get weird looks with my "normal" bunnies, but a dog-sized bunny with foot-long ears, I'd expect a crowd, like when the circus comes to town!

 

[delusional]

It's Bunny time!

Thought I'd include Bunny's Photo Philes contest entry here, as well as some of the other photos from the shoot.

[align=center]So here's the one I chose...

Here's one that was a close second..

And here's how I get Bunny to sit still for photos...

Hide a dish of pellets in the 'snow'.
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[kherrmann3]

Does Bunny have a little scarf on?! That is adorable!