Billy The Incredible Bunny
May 27th 07, 12:31 - Categories: Personal, Fur Babies, Rants  

On Friday we went and picked up the new addition to the family, Billy. He's a bunny and we got him from the SPCA.

Not sure what age he is, but we'll find all that out tomorrow when we take him to the vet.

Here he is:

Billy

Billy

Billy

Billy

He's quite friendly and doesn't seem to mind being held. He's weary but doesn't struggle like alot of bunnies do. I hope that with patience on my part and time on his he will like people and actually choose to come and say hi to you. I hope!

I also hope he gets along with my cat, Molly. I would love it if they could be buddies.

Billy's currently residing in the hutch my dad built for our last rabbit, Abby. It's much bigger than most hutches you can buy and the bedroom is upstairs.
Anyway, I don't particularly like the idea of him being out there at night and during bad/hot weather, so I am embarking on building him an indoor "condo" out of these things (there are about 50 million tutorials on how to do it at bunny websites. Google 'Neat Idea Cubes' and you don't even get the company site that makes them, you get bunny sites). My sister got some at Kmart in Auckland, but Gisborne doesn't have a Kmart so I will have to get some when I go up there.
I did try looking at places here but because it's Sunday nothing is open.

Honestly.

This town is fucking annoying like that. Almost nothing is open on a Sunday, just essential stores or bigger chainstores. I was so pissed off driving home because of it. How is anyone supposed to get anything done with nothing open?! Shit.

The sooner I see the back of this damn place the better (yes, I know it has some great points, but they're not enough to convince me it's wonderful).

Another rant: It seems that New Zealand is crap at stocking rabbit supplies. Things like hays they can safely eat, rabbit pellets that aren't also for guinea pigs and don't have deyhdrated carrots/other veggies in the mix.
I cannot locate hay! Rabbits need hay and I cannot find any!
I have asked about this at a LiveJournal rabbit cummunity and someone said that rabbits can eat horse hay/straw, so I will try the horsey stores and see if they can help me.

Even New Zealand based online pet supply places don't have much in the way of rabbit things. If they do it's all the stuff that Rabbit.org doen't recommend (like no pine litter as it can cause liver poisening or something).

Anyway, all this frustration is worth it because Billy's great (and also adorable beyond measure).

I really like bunnies. I think they're great companion animals. They have alot more personality, character and intelligence than what most people think they do.

Comments, Pingbacks

Comment by Jhaye · http://bitchyinpink.com

The bunny is soo cute!

28/05/07 @ 15:28 | Permalink

Comment by Synergy · http://transmagoria.com

AWWW Billy is so cute!

01/06/07 @ 09:01 | Permalink

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