Friday, May 30, 2014

Cause and effect.

Simon ended up using River as a speed bump on his road to the other side of the couch.
River, having had just about enough of Simon's shenanigans for one evening, hopped down from the couch, turned and stared at him then hopped away.  She proceeded to ignore him for the foreseeable future.
Simon tried to interact with his sister only to be thoroughly ignored.  This is his 'I screwed up!' face.
No worries, River eventually forgave him and all was right with the world.
Thanks for visiting the blog and we hope you have a great weekend!  We'll be back on Monday. 

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Simon is in seclusion.

Simon doesn't always sulk in the Coke box, but when he does...
It's because he's tired of being brushed when he's shedding.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Useful bunny trick!

I've been teaching Simon and River to stand up on command.  This is the first time I've done it outside of their cages and taking pictures at the same time.
I do a hand signal (a plucking upwards motion) followed by saying, "stand up pretty" (for Simon's benefit) followed by a reward treat of oats.  They both caught on pretty quickly...
Though Simon has a tendency to be a bit over-enthusiastic sometimes!
This trick is useful because:
1.  It lets you see all of their feet at the same time so you can tell when their nails need trimmed. 
2.  It also gives you a good look at them if you notice them landing wrong while playing to check if they've injured a back foot (they'd be reluctant to place weight on it) or pulled something in their back (would be unable to do the trick at all). 
3.  You can use this as an overall injury check if you notice your bunnies fighting (lets you see scratches you might not otherwise see on their underside).

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Nope, changed my mind!

Simon got half way under the cage door then decided to awkwardly go in reverse rather than just keep crawling forward.  He is not good at hopping backwards.
What?!
Simon does not understand why his solution to the problem is a source of amusement.
You may be wondering why there's a fly swatter on top of the cage.  That, my friends, is our patented spider-killing device.  River won't leave her cage if she spots one (perfectly understandable) and acts as my advanced warning system when her "spidey-senses are tingling".  Spring is hard on arachnophobes.    

Monday, May 26, 2014

Nature is scary.

Poor Simon was frightened by the sound of thunder and little River (being deaf) has no idea what's wrong, but started snuggling and giving bunny kisses to try and comfort him.  She's a good little sister.

Friday, May 23, 2014

Yin and Yang.

Sometimes the bunnies have opposing views as to what constitutes a fun time.
If you're wondering what that thing in the center of the picture is, I'd like to introduce you to my bunny fur containment system.  That is the amount of fur I've plucked/brushed off the both of them in the past week.  Better in the bag than in their tummies causing problems or all over the house.  Heavy sheds are no joke.
Thanks for visiting the blog and we hope you have a great weekend!  We'll be back on Monday.