Wabbitdads Wabbit Herd 2009

[LuvaBun]

Yup, they got Daddy exactly where they want him

Jan

 

[Lolpigs]

So many lovely bunnies

 

[Wabbitdad12]

There not spoiled at all!

 

[Wabbitdad12]

First the bunny's are doing great!

I just thought I would share a little about my recent cell phone adventures.

I had my cell phone number for 2 years. Shortly after I got it I started getting calls for a Sylvia Emmanuel, debt collectors, once every three months for a couple of days, looking for her. I told them she did not have this number and I did not know her. One, after I toldthem this, asked me if I might know where she is.

Then I started getting calls fromone of the local high schools anda middle school about her kids. I took the time called the schools back and said she no longer had this number. I would still occasionally get calls, I recently gotone about her daughter in middle school who was not doing her french homework in class. By the way her kids also have attendance issues. Not too long after this latest call from the school,I received a coupleof calls from someone looking for her husband Bill from Peterborough, Canada.

All of these calls were irritating, but not worth it to me to change to go through all the hassle to change my cell phone number, until yesterday.

Yesterday my phone rang and only a four digit number displayed on the screen, curiosity got the best of me and I answered it. A man with a Russian accent asked for Sylvia Emmanuel. I thought it was another bill collector and told him I was tired of these calls and I want them to stop. He asked me again, if Sylvia was there, I told him again she was not and she has not had this number for 2 years. He said "da" I see and then started to ask me if I had any American...(couldn't understand him) and was fed up anyway and I hung up.

Now, I was willing to put up with all this other stuff, but when people with Russian accents call looking for her, that made up my mind. I don't know who she is, but when the Russian mafia is active in the next city over and they are calling for someone who I have been getting calls for from bill collectors for the last two years, I decided to change my number. With my luck my it would be the Russian mafia and my car would explode on me or the FBI would knock on my door wanting to know my dealings with the mysterious Sylvia Emmanuel.

So I called my cell phone provider and I toldthem the situation and that the calls are getting more frequent andstranger I wanted to know my options. They told me my only option was to change my cell phone number and they would do it at no charge. I said o.k. lets do it, I got the new number and sent text messages to friends and family with the new number.

One hour after I have my new number I receive a wrong number phone call!

 

[JadeIcing]

Wow. :shock:

 

[Becca]

This blog has been mentioned in Today on RO

 

[LuvaBun]

Woah!! That is scarey . I think you did the right thing by changing the number - shame that you have already had one wrong number call on it.

Makes you wonder who this woman is, and what's she's been up to h34r2

Jan

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Poor Mr. Thumper! The other night when I cleaned cages, I let Mr. Thumper out to play. I also let out Mr. Carmel while I cleaned his cage too. Now Thumper at 17 pounds should have no trouble with a 2 pound lionhead, at least one would think.

I was keeping an eye on them both when they started to circle each other, as I moved to seperate them there was a flurry of blue and brown fur and Thumper speeding into his cage. Mr. Carmel was picked up and put in his cage too, for being mean to his much bigger big brother.

Ms. Nibbles a holland lop was let out to Friday night to have her time out, again so was Thumper. Thumper kept his activities to the hallway and the bunny room, Nibbles spent her time mainly in the living room exploring and observing the goings on of the house. She hopped down the hallway to the bunny room and I followed her. Planning to put her back into her cage. Before I could do so, she and Thumper started to circle each other.

Again in an instant, this time black and blue fur flew, and at the end Thumper again speeding his way to the safety of his cage. Fleeing from a 3 pound black holland lop doe.

The poor guy, I think he was taken by surprise by the dominance being displayed by his little brother and sister. Saturday as I was cleaning cages I made sure the smaller mean bunny's were not out at the same time as he.

 

[JadeIcing]

My 2lb netherland would go after my 16lb flemish. Mind you my flemish would fight back. (through bars)

 

[Wabbitdad12]

On Saturday, I had also let Sweetie, black flemish doe and Titan, black flemish buck out at the same time. No I am not trying to have baby bunny's, Sweetie is not interested in Titan. He will come over toher cage and hop in, she bolts out, he follows, he takes a couple of steps towards her and she makes a dash down the hallway. Titan naturally follows. Then the same routine is repeated from the living room to the bunny room, back and forth several times.

She never lets him get close as soon as he does she is gone! Its good exercise for the both of them, a lot of running. Although I have seen Sweetie allow him to groom her through her cage. I did catch them one time where she did allow him to get close and he didn't try anything, he just cuddled next to her. Kodak moment without the camera unfortunately.

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

lol. Your stories are funny. I love them!

 

[LuvaBun]

Poor Thumper - he really is a gentle giant, isn't he?

I know Shadow and Jester get a lot of exercise when they are either side of the cage, running backwards and forwards, tails raised (and pooping up a storm). One way to keep them fit

Jan

 

[Wabbitdad12]

:woohooFirst some great news! Wabbitmom lost her job at the end of December because the place she was working closed its doors. So making mortgage payments has been tough. We recently applied to the mortgage holder for a hardship mortgage reduction payment. By the grace of God the mortgage holder has granted our request. Now, I know that God was involved because they had not taken any federal bail out money and were under no obligation to reduce our monthly house payment or help us at all.

We had been paying $200 over our regular mortgageto get caught up for the past year. They not only eliminated that requirement, but also reduced our mortgage payment by another $200!

Now for some bunny happenings. Last night when we got home from my in-laws (great people) I decided to take care of the bunny's right then. I was making my rounds around the room and came to Nibbles. She came to the front of her cage for some pets and I picked her up and held her. I put her on the floor so she could hop around for a little while. Nibbles was sitting in the middle of the room watching me. Skippery lives right next door and they often groom each other through the bars. I gave Skippery some attention and decided to put her down to play with Nibbles.

Nibbles decided she was going to remind Skippery who the boss was and started to chase her. Skippery ran over to the rack where her cage is and I think she was trying to jump back into her cage. Her cage is rather high up, she jumped straight up in the air and came back down on Nibbles head. Immediately afterward I saw a black blur going out the door and down the hallway.

I picked Skippery back up and put her back into her house where she seemed happy to be back into. A few minutes later Nibbles cautiously re-entered the bunny room.

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Well the 29th was my birthday and it was a nice day.

Wabbitmom (Karen) fixed my favorite meal, beef & noodles with gravy over mashed potato's and homemade chocolate cake with homemade chocolate frosting.

I got a very loving card from Karen and the kids got me a funny card and this years Rabbits USA magazine. My in-laws, great people, gave me a funny card and a nice gift card to Wally world, Walmart.

The bunny's even behaved, no one messed up their cages really bad when I cleaned them. Unfortunately, the kids wouldn't clean cages for me even on my birthday. Oh well they missed out, the bunny's and and I have a great time together when I cleaned cages.

I took last Friday off as my birthday day off that the company gives me and it was a wonderful warm, sunny day. Got some things done outside.

 

[RexyRex]

Happy belated birthday!!

Mmmm, homemade chocolate cake....can I have some

 

[LuvaBun]

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, DAVE

The bunnies may have behaved, but I bet they make up for it later on

Jan

 

[Wabbitdad12]

RexyRex wrote:

Mmmm, homemade chocolate cake....can I have some

:whistlingWell...

 

[NorthernAutumn]

Happy belated Birthday, Dave!!!!:birthday
Great to hear that you had such a wonderful, relaxing day with your family!

I like the lack of bunny "presents" for you... a little goes a long way

BTW, I'd like to see that wabbitmom of yours on the board a bit more... Tell her we miss her!

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Thanks, I will let Wabbitmom know.

She did tell me yesterday that she ordered two books for me, that will come in sometime next week, both from Binkybunny.com. Both are books I've wanted for a while, especially the House Rabbit Handbook. I could not bring myself to spend $40 for a single book, but they had copies for $10 because the cover was too light. The other isRabbit Health in the 21st Century (2nd Edition) by Kathy Smith.

These along with a couple of non-rabbit books I've been reading will keep me busy for a year. I have some books I read during lunch at work, others I take with me when I donate plasma etc. So sometimes it takes me a while tofinish a book.

I had a odd thing happen, when I was getting ready for bed. I took my shirt off andfelt something fall onto my side. I pinned it to my chest and picked it up and it was a TICK! :shock: Forthe life of me I can't figure where I would have picked it up. I didn't work in the yard and the only thing I did todaywas run a few errands and clean out my car.

I hate ticks, fleas don't bother me, but ticks scare me.

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Rabbits are one animal that I thought I would never have, thought they were just rodents with not much personality or intelligence. How I could not have been farther from the truth.

In the past few years since Velvet (blue flemmie) came for a visit and never left, I have discovered that theywere not rodents (lagomorphs), they each have unique personalities, individual likes and dislikes and are extremely intelligent. Each new rabbit I acquired, actuallyI think itwas the other way around (part of the bunny conspiracy), made me realizewhat fascinating animals they are.

My rabbits continually remind me that the simple things in life are the best and great entertainment can beanything you want it to be. I have watched my rabbits derive great joy and wonderful fun from pushing around a ball,picking up and tossing remote controls off the couch or nibbling a button off of one that they think you don't need.

I have learned that a small or large furry companion is a great listener, who doesn't try to solveyour problem for you, but simply listens to you talk about it and get it out. A fluffy friendcan comfort you inyour times of troubles by simply being there. They just enjoy being around you,gracing you with their presence and giving you the enjoyment of waiting on their every whim.

For some who's eyes glaze over when I begin to talk about my rabbits will never know what they are missing. They will never know that to gain the trust of a rabbit is a great accomplishment in ones life.