Hoppy Halloween!

Uh...Sorry I turned you into a bat.  Don't worry--I'm pretty sure the spell will wear off!

The waiting is the hardest part.

Okay, Halloween is tomorrow so we have to be patient.  Then we'll have all of the candy!

Foood!

After the butt bath fiasco, poor little Simon bun is not really loving the slightly decreased pellet ration needed to get him to eat more hay.  According to him, hay ≠ food.
It's a good thing that he doesn't have thumbs, otherwise he'd be breaking into River's cage to steal her pellets.

So close and yet so far.

What are you doing?  There's no door there, you're gonna have to go around.

Persona non grata.

Ah, the aftermath of a nail trim--those looks of betrayal and hidden feet!  If it weren't for the oats and cranberries, I'd have been voted off of the island long ago.

Thanks for visiting the blog and we hope you all have a great weekend!  We'll be back with more bunny cuteness on Monday.

Mistakes were made.

In the aftermath of a hit and run, Simon has a look that screams, "I can't believe I just did that!"

I see you!

The cave bun quietly waits for an unsuspecting traveler to wander into her lair...

The place to be.

Apparently, something fascinating is happening behind the bookshelf!

Monday 'mooches!

Simon was going for a center of the forehead kiss when River spotted me and turned her head, so she ended up with an eyebrow kiss instead.  Doesn't matter, got kisses!

Everybun needs a little help sometimes.

I will preface this post with:  DO NOT BATHE A RABBIT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
If you do find yourself in need of cleaning a bun, first try a dry bath using cornstarch.
If that doesn't work, move to a damp washcloth to spot clean the area.
If the first two methods fail, use as little water as possible and try your best to ONLY get the dirty area wet.  Avoid getting the inner ears wet at all costs because it can lead to an ear infection.

Bunny baths are stressful for all involved and should only be used as a last resort.

Through a perfect storm of heavy shedding, something a bit too rich in his diet, and being a senior bun (turns 8 in December), Simon needed a bit of help getting his backside all nice and flowery again.
I gave him breakfast before I started because I knew that he would be cleaning himself off and I wanted him to have food to help him pass any fur he may ingest while doing so.

Once he realized that I wasn't trying to drown him in 1 inch of water, he started cleaning my forearm (that he was draped across like a fluffy little football) while I attended to the mess.  Here he is flicking water all over the wall while enjoying some groovy tunes on the radio.  He was fascinated by the radio, so spent most of his drying off time hanging out there.

Slowly getting drier.  Despite what the above pics look like, the only truly wet parts on him are his hind feet, butt, and tail.  The rest is just a bit of damp that splashed on the top coat (the undercoat and skin was dry).
Typically, it is suggested that you use a cool blow drier setting to help dry their fur, but given that I never use one myself, I think the noise from it would be more stressful to him than it would be worth.

Noogies and a temperature check to make sure the wet fur hasn't made him hypothermic (too cold a body temperature).  He's mostly dry at this point and his temperature was good.  A rough day for the little guy, but he's happily eating hay as I type this.
Going forward, we will be decreasing his pellet ration a bit and offering a few different types of hay as well as limiting treats to one a day.  I imagine that like people, bunnies can start to have trouble digesting higher calorie/richer foods as they age.  A couple of dried cranberries a day is not worth this kind of drama!

Thanks for visiting the blog and we hope you all have a great weekend!  We'll be back with more bunny cuteness on Monday.

A job well done!

Having completed his task of thoroughly licking the mirror, Simon is off to find more shiny surfaces on which to deposit his bunny hork.

90 seconds in the life of bun.

As promised!  There's no sound, so feel free to play at work if you need a laugh. 😉

As is tradition.

The best hay is always on the bottom.
The best hay is also the type the little human is the most allergic to.  I'm going to have to switch them over to a mixture that is non-Timothy hay because I'm hopelessly addicted to air and I like breathing.

As the saying goes...

The early bun gets the basil!
Simon is in for a happy surprise when he fully wakes up.

This is nice.

A good snuggle-nap is the perfect ending to a long week!

Thanks for visiting the blog and we hope you all have a great weekend!  I should have a video for you sometime next week once I finish captioning it.  We'll be back with more bunny cuteness on Monday!

Bunny runtime error.

Bun.exe has crashed.
To enter sleep mode, administer tummy rubs.
To enter safe start-up mode, administer noogies.
To reboot system, insert treats.

Hugs are the best!

...Even the weird ones where River sticks her nose in Simon's ear accidentally-on-purpose.

Wait for meee!

Looks like I captured the high speed version of follow-the-leader!

The rules of the game.

When playing follow-the-leader, it's important to have at least a one coke box following distance.

Decisions, decisions.

Do we both hop in the bunny cave to snuggle or do we play follow-the-leader through the soda box?

Thanks for visiting the blog and we hope you all have a great weekend!  We'll be back with more bunny cuteness on Monday.

Smooch!

Just a bit of bunny love to help brighten your day!

Discussing tradecraft.

Okay Secret Agent Giraffe, when you meet your handler, they'll say, "The bunny thumps at midnight."  You're to reply, "A cranberry will solve that problem."

Our morning ritual.

As soon as Simon hears me come down the stairs, he'll do a dramatic bunny flop and wait for me to give tummy rubs.

Aww yeah--tummy rubs are the best!
He’ll stay like this until I’ve said hello to River (I always get a nose-bonk from her) and then he’ll rouse himself to take a dried cranberry treat from my hand.  Tummy rubs and treats make for a pretty good morning!