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).

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.    

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.

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. 

More bunny kisses!

It's always a good time for a forehead kiss.

Closing time!

Go drunk, Simon, you're home!
I've gotta say that the expressions on their faces made me giggle for a solid 15 seconds, so I had to post this.  Simon is all squinty and apologetic looking while River has this overly earnest face (I strongly suspect she is drunk too).  Good thing their cages are within hopping distance.

Bunnies and Sunshine turns two!

I initially had grand plans for both Simon and River to be in the bag wearing their bows, the bunnies had different plans...

At first, they decided to be polite and take turns being inside the bag...

Then came the shoving match as to who took up the most space in the bag...

Promptly followed by them telling me in the clearest way possible that they refused to be "bunny wrangled".  Oh well, bunnies will be bunnies!
Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed our blog enough to keep visiting!  I'm constantly amazed at the number of people from around the globe that we've been able to share Simon and River with (and help brighten their day just a bit).  On to a new year of bunny cuteness!