Bunny Morals

It’s the bunny way or no way for my three boys.  Recently, Jojo, who is normally a very well behaved bunny, has taken to chewing my stuff.  I thought this was a habit he had outgrown seeing as how he hasn’t chewed anything since he was just a baby, but apparently I was wrong.

Lately, Jojo has chewed though various wires and rubber items, including, but not limited to, one iPhone charger, two laptop chargers, one Nintendo 64 cord and a TV remote.  He has also recently tried scratching and pulling at the carpet in my living room, but that quickly ended after being placed in timeout for a few hours.

For the most part, I’ve been able to stop him before he did too much damage.  He did however manage to completely destroy my iPhone charger beyond repair, but that was my fault for not giving his royal self the attention he felt he so rightly deserved.  Apparently, ignoring your bunny for homework is not a good enough excuse in their eyes, and is grounds for destruction of your property.

Additionally, Jojo has taken to jumping on top of me and waking me up whenever I nap on the living room couch, his way of demanding my undivided attention.  Needless to say, my afternoon nap was cut short Friday after his fluffy little body woke me up three times in the span of 20 minutes.

It was only after I gave him a, I kid you not, 30-minute long face massage, that Jojo decided I was forgiven for ignoring him.  He then proceed to demonstrate his forgiveness by licking and grooming my entire hand before hopping away.

Since then, Mr. Jojo has returned to his normal, well-behaved self, and has even taken to following me around my apartment like a puppy whenever he wants something.  He has also demanded more face massages and will nudge my hand if I so much as remove my hand from his face. 

The moral of the story, don’t ever ignore your bunny. 

On a different note, Jojo is loving the sandbox.

One of these things is not like the other...

The Bunny Creed

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom” will keep these three bunnies quiet.  It doesn’t matter how late they stayed up the night before, if it’s the weekend or if it’s pouring cats and dogs outside.  Everyday, between 8 and 9, these three boys go into alarm mode and will start the day off by making sure my hearing is still intact.

They proceed to test if my hearing is good by rattling their cages, throwing their bowls around and scratching at their floors, you know, just to make sure I can still hear and whatnot.  It’s only after I have come out of my bedroom and reassured them that I can hear them and that their food is coming, do they quiet down.

My bunnies are actually really considerate, you see.  On a daily basis they like to remind me where my assigned seat is, and will even point me in the right direction if I happen to forget.  I no longer have to worry about getting preoccupied sitting on the floor, because Jojo will let me know that I don’t belong there by gently nudging my legs until I move to the sofa. 

Their kindness doesn’t end there.  My bunnies know how I like to sit with my feet folded underneath me, and will do everything in their little bunny powers to keep it that way.  Should I grow tired of sitting in this position and decide to put my feet on the floor, Jojo will come by and nudge my feet until I’m sitting back in my former position, all for the sake of my comfort of course.

And it’s not just me who the bunnies like to help out.  They also like to look out for each other’s health and wellbeing.  For instance, Pilot likes to remind his brothers of the risks of spreading germs, and will get mad at them if they try to take his food.  Pilot will kindly encourage them to stay away from his food by thumping his foot at whoever is eating his hay.

 Rigby NOT sharing his dinner

Jojo helping himself to some pre-lunch pellets 

Happy Valentine's Day from the bunnies!!

Messes, Thumping And A Sandbox

Well somebunny is having a meltdown of epic proportions because I cleaned their cage.  Rigby did not like the way I redecorated his cage, specifically, the fact that his litter box was turned around and pushed to the very back of his cage.  He then proceeded to push and pull his box until it was to his liking.

When rabbits are upset, they’ll hop around, run, thump their feet and will even occasionally make a little piggy/honking sound if they’re especially worked.Pilot is a big fan of the honking noise and thumping.  Jojo and Rigby like to do their own thing and will often times ignore Pilot.  Whenever Pilot wants them to pay him attention however, he’ll start thumping on the floor of his cage in an attempt to get them to face him.

Unfortunately for Pilot, that thumping doesn’t seem to work on anyone.  Sure, Jojo and Rigby may turn and face Pilot for a moment, but they won’t actually go up to him.  They will also turn back to whatever it is they were doing, and continue to ignore Pilot immediately after.

On a happier note, the bunnies received a new toy last week.  Since Pilot has a habit of digging the bedding out of his litter box, and since Rigby likes to scratch at carpet, I decided to buy the bunnies a sandbox. 

And it isn’t a puny little sandbox.  No, it’s a big ol’ daddy sandbox that’s in the shape of a turtle.  It even comes with a cover for the sandbox, which coincidently, is molded in the shape of turtle shell. 

So my living room is now completely covered in bunny-related items.  

On the bright side, the bunnies seem to enjoy it so far.  I hid little chewing toys and apple-flavored wood sticks in the sand so they have fun digging them up.

The Amazing Jojo

For those of you who’ve never had a bunny, here is something you need to know.  Bunnies are the ultimate escape artists.  They have the methodical tenacity of a velociraptor, the inflexible stubbornness of a mule and the calculated slyness of a fox.

No matter how well you think you’ve got them penned up, they always manage to escape.  No matter how well you think you’ve bunny-proofed the corner with all the wires and cords, they will always find a way in.

Last week, I rearranged Jojo’s pen to make room for his doghouse, which he has been using a lot lately.  In the process, I used Pilot’s cage and cardboard boxes to pen him up on one side.  I thought the boxes were strong enough to keep him in, turns out I was wrong.

It didn’t Jojo long to discover that if he pushed hard enough, he could move the box out of his way and hop on out.  The incident occurred after I had already put the bunnies up for bed.  I was sitting on the couch watching TV when all of a sudden, I saw Jojo hopping around the living room for a bit before deciding to lay down near the window.  I have never seen a bunny look so pleased with himself as Jojo did that night.

This isn’t the first time Jojo has escaped his pen.  Last year, I had an issue with unexplained poo pellets being around to greet me when I came home from work and school.  I typically keep the bunnies penned up when I’m not home, and I vacuum up whatever stray poo is left over at the end of the day before going to bed.

For about four days though, every time I came home there was some poo thrown about.  I couldn’t figure out what bunny was escaping or how they were, since no one tried escaping whenever I was home.  It wasn’t until one afternoon when I came home early and found Jojo out and about, hopping around like he owned the place.  Apparently, this little bunny was escaping from his pen whenever I left my apartment by jumping over the boxes.  He would then proceed to spend the day hopping around until I got home.