We have 3 rabbits, that all stay in separate cages. We have them in separate cages because, well, bunnies are known for their ability to turn themselves into more bunnies, very quickly! We were really not looking to have MORE bunnies, three was the perfect number!
First an introduction. We have Kera,
Cayces bunny, who has turned into quite the diva! She growls every time
you try to pet her, and will jump like a rabid dog to try and bite
you..Not a nice bunny sometimes!
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Cayce with Kera back when she was a snuggle bunny! |
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Kera today. She is giving me the eye! |
Then we have Fred. We have had Fred
for years, and I do mean YEARS! He was actually born here on the farm
when we had lots of bunnies. We kept him and he was actually Paytons
bunny for a while. He is old and slow, with long grandpa toenails. He is
sweet though, and will let you rub his head gently. Just don't try to
pick him up. He can use those scraggly geezer toe nails to fillet anyone
who tries to lift his old booty off the wire..
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Fred |
Then we have Bun Bun.
She is Trina and Joys bunny that actually stayed in the house a while
until she became a RockBand killer and a serial cord chewer. She is
quite huge! Her neck fat is so huge she can use it as a pillow. She is
also not so sweet. A bit skittish and will retreat to her hut whenever
you try to pet her.
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Bun Bun |
Ok, now you have met the players, and now to present the mystery!
When
I went out to do the morning feeding I looked in each bunny cage to see
if they needed feed, water ect. Also we check on each bunny to make
sure they are not dead. Sounds like an odd thing, but I can assure you,
dead bunnies look alot like living bunnies when they are sleeping in
their hut, which has a small opening, and you can barely see them. At
least to a person hurrying to get chores done! I am not saying how I
know this little bit of information. Hmm. nope, not telling the story of
the person who fed a dead bunny for a week...
Anywho. As I
said,our bunnies each have their own cage. Bun Bun and Fred have a
wooden house attached to the back of their cages and they each have
their own apartment. SEPARATED by a wall...a wooden wall. Never ONCE
have I seen anyrabbbit in any other cage/hut than their own.
But,
as I go out to look at them I see a massive amount of hair literally
filling Bun Buns hut. Hair everywhere! IN her hut, spilling out into her
cage...Which if you know bunnies, they pull hair when they are about to
give BIRTH! Birth, as in after pregnancy, which only happens after "two
bunnies who love each other very much lay really close and share a very
special hug". Which cannot happen from separate cages..can it?
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What the HAIR!? |
After
standing there staring at the offending pile of hair, then at Bun Bun,
then at Fred. Who I must say never even twitched a whisker. Even when I
asked him if he knew ANYTHING about this pile of hair! Nothing, he was
totally silent.
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I know nothing! |
Bun Bun just looked at me...looking much skinnier than
before, and bald...
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What hair? I don't see any hair?! |
I grab Cayce, and we stare at the fur together. Hmm.
Since all the other animals are still waiting for breakfast, and we can't stand staring at the fur forever, we have to
forge ahead. Cayce did bring up the fact that Bun Bun and Fred were
separated by mere wood...but Fred is old for heavens sakes! He barely
moves! I thought hmmm, we should look into that, But, the mystery was still unsolved since duty called!
When we finish with morning chores we get Trina and Joy
up to check on their funny bunny. After all, if this has been some sort
of immaculate rabbit conception, we are gona need witnesses! Plus, Bun
Bun is a scratcher too, and she IS their bunny! We also bring a
flashlight, to shine on stuff.
We shine the flashlight in the
hut, just hair. We shine the flashlight on the rabbits..still rabbits.
Then, as we are shining the light IN Freds hut, we see light in Bun
Buns hut. Hmm, pesky rabbits!
It seems, that they have gnawed a
hole in the wall that separated them, and managed to have that special
moment. Great. Wonderful. *sigh*
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See, back in the corner, in all that HAIR! It is a HOLE! |
So, Fred, who looks
like a old bag of rabbit skin, like a pee stained bunny slipper, is a
ladies man after all. Now I know why he looked so tired all the time! It
was all that chewing! It was like the Shawshank Redemption of bunnydom!
No telling how long he sat in there, nibble nibble nibble! Packing the
shavings out in his mouth, so nobody was the wiser!
As of today, we are still unsure of whether we have babies, or not. Bun Bun is not willing to let us into her boudoir.
We have shined the light, peered with total intent, and even tried to
sit under the cage to see if she looks like she has been nursing babies.
So, one mystery solved, while the rest of the story is still waiting to unfold!