Lagomorph Life

Our Family Grows

2011-08-11T14:22:00.000+01:00

It’s happened. There’s a new human in the house. My bunsister arrived on the 8th of June and I’ve been helping to introduce her to life in my house.

Dylan and I are spending a lot of time together, chilling, eating, cleaning and playing. Our bunsister sleeps a lot but she can also be very very noisy!

Happy Easter Everyone

2011-04-24T12:59:00.006+01:00

I've been quiet on this page for a wee while but I can't help it, when the sun comes out bunmum makes me go outside.

It's ok I suppose but it means that I can't get to the computer and she gets to hog it.

Anyway, I knew I must post Happy Easter to everyone and let you know that life is fine and dandy here. Although bunmum has started washing some seriously small clothes and I'm hoping they aren't for me or Dylan.

Happy Easter - Make Your Bunny A Chocolate One!

Lucky

2011-03-01T10:38:00.000Z

I couldn't believe my luck today. Bunmum left the hay stash unattended AND wide open! What a great day.

Oops

2011-02-25T12:00:00.000Z

OK, so bunmum won't stop laughing at me and instead of helping me get cleaned up she is taking pictures!!

Bunmum puts me on the kitchen table every morning and every evening so that she can give me my medicated eye drops. On this occasion she decided to give my wee face a wash as my eyes are a bit runny and my fur gets a bit sticky. Little did she know that I'd spotted a box of treats at the other end of the kitchen table.

As soon as she turned her back I went straight for the treats, but in my haste I knocked them over and all the dust from the bottom of the box flew up and stuck to my face. Looks like I should expect a second face wash, at least bunmum let me have a treat for my efforts.

February Catchup

2011-02-20T18:04:00.003Z

Time is absolutely flying by!! Lots has happened and I don't know where to start. How about with a picture:

Oh yes this is a good one. Dylan and I are just spending time relaxing after having our VHD vaccinations. In my case it's the first time I have been vaccinated for two years as I had previously had such a bad reaction to the Cylap vaccine. This time bunmum was particularly excited to find out that our vet has started using a different vaccine called Anivac. You can see that so far we are both doing great.

So what else has been happening? Well we've been busy reorganising our new house. It's lovely and big but unfortunately bunmum keeps coming along and putting things back where they were. It's very annoying.

Meanwhile I have been three times in as many months to visit Lis, my vet, who has been flushing out my tear ducts. They are infected and she likes to do it without making me sleepy. It's no fun. AND bunmum has to put drops in my eyes twice a day. It's very inconvenient.

Well I'd better go hide now, it's about time for my drops!

Happy New Year

2011-01-02T17:37:00.004Z

Bunmum and I have started the year by being ultra creative. Bunmum spent much of the day trying to clear out a spare room for bunbrother or bunsister (we won't know until he or she arrives) so it was nice to see her finally sit with me so that I could help her with her yearly task of creating next years Christmas tags. Together we cut out the lovely pictures on the cards sent by our friends and we stored them away to be used on gifts next year.

Then bunmum baked some cookies, but she wouldn't let me help OR taste. Most dissappointing!

Off to the vet surgery

2010-12-08T10:39:00.002Z

The day started off so well with a massive supply of hay and a bundle of treats. But it's gone downhill. I have been bundled into a carry case and driven to Laurencekirk where bunmum always gets sent away while I am poked and prodded.

Today I am told they are going to flush my eye ducts without sedation. I'd like to see them try!

The Plastic Tree

2010-12-06T16:15:00.000Z

It's that time of year again, Dylan's favourite hiding place is reconstructed!

Let me try it out for you Dylan..

Dylan says 'you can't see me', dumb rabbit.

He now says 'where are the decorations?' I think bundad has given up for today Dylan.

Our Snow Bunny

2010-12-05T16:52:00.005Z

Bunmum and bundad attempted their snow bunny. It doesn't look like this since the birds have eaten it's peanut eyes and pulled out it's whiskers.

I am not impressed at all with it.

Through the British Bunnies facebook page I have now seen a far superior effort!

By Jemmy Bunklett

Snow Bunny

2010-12-03T11:39:00.003Z

With all the snow covering the UK bunmum has decided it has to be time to attempt to make a snow bunny. Could it be possible? Well we might find out today if she finds the energy to do it.

You see bunmum is what is apparently called 'pregnant'. As a result she generally lies around all day feeling tired and on the odd occasion she runs to the toilet in a hurry. Bundad says my life is about to change considerably and that fills me with dread. I think I may become an outdoor bunny?! Dylan is oblivious to the fuss and will probably remain so until the arrival of the little human at which point Dylan will probably permanently hide.

Since my last post I have been to the vet surgery where they made me sleep for a while and they filed my back teeth and flushed out my tear ducts. Not a nice experience I can tell you. Today bunmum and bundad are going to walk to the vets with me where no doubt it will be decided that this whole procedure will be done again. My wee face is wet and bunmum keeps insisting on putting drops in my eyes. It is not much fun to think that I might have to visit that surgery every ten weeks to have my teeth and eyes sorted! But I know I'm in good hands and Dylan does his best to try and stop the eye drop torture by generally putting himself in the way of the bottle.

So, watch this space and perhaps you may see a snow bunny.

2010-10-15T15:50:00.004+01:00

This isn't very interesting reading. Any suggestions of what will entertain me?

Ooh it's quite tasty actually.

Sunny Bunnies Competition Entrants 2010 from British Bunnies

2010-10-13T15:44:00.000+01:00

Bad Day?

2010-10-12T15:30:00.000+01:00

Could Dylan look any more grumpy in this photo??

Big Brother

2010-08-24T21:48:00.004+01:00

Tonight was the final of Big Brother in the UK. I wasn't too impressed. I refused to pay attention in fact. Bunmum insisted that we sit through it, so I cleaned myself.

2010-08-24T16:54:00.003+01:00

Oh dear oh dear. I've been so lazy and not blogged in a long time. I must tell you about my summer some time.

In the meantime bunmum tells me that I must remember to tell you that there is very little time left for you to vote in the Sunny Bunnies Competition poll. It closes on Thursday. Here is the link: www.britishbunnies.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=32

I will return soon to tell you my tales.

Hide 'N' Seek

2010-06-22T10:18:00.000+01:00

Guess Who?

You Guessed Yet??

Just Call Me Single Lug

2010-06-18T14:59:00.000+01:00

Nope, I've looked everywhere and that ear is just gone!!

The Sign of Hard Working Bunnies

2010-06-16T17:46:00.002+01:00

Gee Pepper, the box has collapsed. I think our work is done here. What do you think?

Don't be silly Dylan, there's plenty to be done.

Bunmum, please take note, we will be needing a new project very soon!

2010-06-07T18:25:00.001+01:00

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Nom Nom Nom

Summer Pictures

2010-05-14T13:45:00.003+01:00

Check me out! Bunmum has started a new competition on her website and called it 'Sunny Bunnies'. This picture of me was used to launch it.

Don't I look pretty?

I can't wait for this miserable weather to improve so I can get out and enjoy some of that delicious grass.

www.britishbunnies.co.uk/blog for competition information.

Stressful Days

2010-05-04T10:02:00.007+01:00

April has felt like such a long month with so much change going on I could't keep up.

It started with a holiday. Bunmum and bundad went off to sunny Benidorm and Dylan and I booked our usual boarding hutch where we have stayed many times before. But it was a stressful week, I found the change of scenery to be a little disturbing and i missed my little home in Montrose.

When bunmum and bundad came to take us home I wasn't feeling myself any more and I did't feel up to eating my homecoming meal. When I didn't feel up to eating breakfast either bunmum became alarmed and whisked me to the vet where i was poked and prodded and given an injection. Bunmum chose to work from home and for the next terrible 24 hours she attempted to force feed me with the massive syringe. I wasn't having any of it and as a result I was covered from head to paw in liquid food.

Bunmum got upset and took me to the vet who decided to let me stay at the surgery with the friendly nurse. Over a period of three days I was force fed and put under a lovely relaxing sleep to have some dental treatment. Dylan stayed at home and I missed him terribly, so I resolved to get better and see him again. I started with a piece of apple, well a quarter actually, and finally was allowed to go home.

Bunmum has always thought I was a tough rabbit (I was born in a back garden full of labradors remember), but the vets diagnosis was stress brought on by my holiday hutch.
So when bungran came from Oban with her little black scottie my distressed bunmum put Dylan and I out in our garden hutch for the night out of harms way. She let us spend every day in the hutch for a week to get used to it and brought us in at night. When we spent the whole night there it was exciting, like human camping. Just as long as there is no hurry to do it again!

Holidays

2010-03-31T20:08:00.003+01:00

Uh oh, the big suit cases are out and quickly filling up.

And I'm not allowed in them!

This must mean I'm going on a trip somewhere.

Recycling

2010-03-30T22:11:00.000+01:00

Every year bunmum collects up the Christmas Cards and cuts out the pictures to use them as gift tags the following Christmas.

We thought we'd do her a favour and give her a helping paw.

I Can't See Him

2010-03-28T22:06:00.001+01:00

Where did Dylan get to with my carrot?

You Can't See Me

2010-03-26T22:03:00.002Z

It's a stake out, who knows what I'll discover.

Oi! Dylan! Get Off My Carrot!

VHD Vaccination - Pictures of wound attached

2010-03-06T09:25:00.007Z

I don't get the VHD vaccination any more. Two years ago when I first received it my fur fell out and my skin really irritated me and was swollen. I had repeated trips to the vet to try to relieve the problem and in the end the problem was reported to the drugs company. So I have nothing but sympathy for poor Dylan who has had a bad reaction to the very same drug this week.

Bunmum hadn't wanted to give him the drug, but the vet insisted that it would be worth it in the long run and that my reaction would not be seen in Dylan. So when Dylan had to return to the surgery he met with a very apologetic vet who has never seen this reaction in his working life. His fur also fell out and his skin began to swell, bunmum couldn't believe it!

Grow Your Own

2010-02-19T18:22:00.000Z

With the new year bunmum has decided to try something new and is going to grow some fruit and vegetables that she promises to share with us. She has started with strawberries and basil and in a few months will plant seeds for carrots, kale and dandelion.

Yum, my mouth is watering at the thought of it all. Mind you, bunmum tells us she always kills plants so we've not to get to excited!

Successful Christmas Presents

2010-02-18T18:12:00.003Z

Bunmum feels the need to report that we still love our new beds, she is very impressed that they are still in one piece as we tend to tug and chew on materials a lot.

Thankfully she hasn't yet discovered the hole that Dylan created in his bed.

He is constantly trying to rearrange the sides, constantly tidying.

This photo was taken on the second of January. My green bed has since stretched and expanded but that makes it even better as Dylan and I can both cuddle up and have a cosy sleep together in it.

British Bunnies

2010-01-11T13:15:00.002Z

It turns out that all that time bunmum has been sitting on the computer she has been working hard. She has produced a website, with the big help of her designer friend Kevin Bain, that is inspired by me. Yes me! It's about rabbits and she calls it www.britishbunnies.co.uk.

At British Bunnies you can find advice on all aspects of rabbit care. Hop to bunny basics to find out what your bunny needs, chat and make friends in our forum and keep up to date with the latest news in our blog. And if you're bunparents are going on holiday they can check out the frequently updated UK boarding section to find local holiday accommodation for you.

Imagine my surprise when I found out on this website that I offer a bunny boarding service!! Pepper's pet hotel. Bunmum reassured me that this is not the case and that Pepper's pet hotel is just an dummy example. I am very releaved. But I'm not very impressed that Brambles has a picture in there too. We didn't like her much but bunmum says I have to be nice and share. Humph.

Anyway, this means that bunmum and I will both be fighting over who gets the computer to write our own blog. She has posted pictures of me and Dylan on her one already. http://www.britishbunnies.co.uk/blog.php

Another Smoothie Lover

2010-01-06T09:51:00.003Z

So, last month I posted a message about the trouble I got into when I discovered the amazing drink called smoothie. I just could not believe my eyes when I looked up at the TV today and inside it there was another rabbit talking about smoothie! It's obviously a firm favourite for rabbits, but bunmum still won't give me any.
AND what a handsome rabbit! Mind you, I could probably have done just as good a job and I'd be a genuine fan.

Danger!!!

2010-01-05T09:29:00.000Z

When I saw this photo on Animal Photos I just had to share it - it looks terrifying!

I am so glad bundad is allergic to cats.

Boxes

2010-01-04T10:10:00.001Z

Boxes Boxes Everywhere

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They are the best toy EVER!

Mind You, this one is not so perfect for hiding in.

I will demonstrate - It is impossible to make Dylan invisible.

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Our Christmas Day

2010-01-03T11:15:00.001Z

Christmas day was lots of fun with lots of boxes and paper and presents to play with. I thoroughly enjoyed getting lost amongst the mess and letting Dylan come and find me.

The morning was a bit chaotic but once the packaging had been cleared away Dylan and I finally discovered our first Christmas present. It was a lovely cosy bed, and big enough for two of us. I promptly marked it as my own and Dylan decided to just sit beside it.

Luckily for him bungran appeared with another big package and would you believe it - it was another bed. Bunmum and Bungran laughed a lot about this as they hadn't known that this was going to happen. So Dylan claimed the second bed as his own.

The only problem is I like being in his one because he's there. I think I'm getting soft!

Happy New Year

2010-01-02T17:00:00.000Z

Happy New Year Everyone, Best Wishes For 2010

A White Christmas

2010-01-02T10:40:00.005Z

All this time to spare and I've just become too lazy to do my blog. So lets see if I can catch up with my news this week.

Well to start with I must tell you about my trip to the garden which bunmum insisted should happen. I was so unimpressed I thumped on the sofa, I thumped on the wooden floor, and I thumped in the litter tray. But it was no use, bunmum scooped me up, harnessed me and carried me to the garden.

It's not like I hadn't seen snow before, but of course she had the camera to document my reaction. I wasn't impressed! The snow got everywhere and I just couldn't seem to get it all off.

So I had a quick run around and finally bunmum let me go back inside. Then it was poor Dylan's turn. Honestly, we'd have been much happier just watching it out the window!

Merry Christmas

2009-12-25T11:28:00.001Z

Merry Christmas everyone. We hope you have a lovely holiday.

Tree Toys

2009-12-20T07:35:00.000Z

While I was running around with the candy cane I'd pulled off the tree Dylan was caught playing with an edible Christmas bauble. Unfortunately he didn't distract bunmum long enough and I was forced to give up the candy cane.

It's That Time Again

2009-12-18T21:47:00.003Z

Time to terrorise the Christmas tree

A little smoothie

2009-12-11T10:42:00.004Z

I've discovered I like fruit smoothies but apparently that's also naughty behaviour for a rabbit. Will I ever get it right?

You will notice that, instead of helping me in my minute of need, bunmum got the camera out.

Carrot

2009-12-10T17:49:00.000Z

I just don't know why but this carrot reminds me of someone.

Hide 'n Seek

2009-11-27T16:00:00.000Z

Just a regular game of hide 'n seek with Dylan

Camera Shy

2009-11-25T19:54:00.000Z

Ok, so the new camera was exciting. Enough already!

Ok, Ok, one more pose - but only for some carrot?

Chillin'

2009-11-23T19:49:00.000Z

Our life is great. Especially with no other rabbits to annoy us.

Just us. Waiting for dinner and a good treat.

New Box

2009-11-20T16:25:00.000Z

Bunmum gave us a fabulous new cardboard box this week,

she created a door and a cool sun roof for us.

ek.

New Mystery

2009-11-19T19:33:00.000Z

We've looked everywhere and simply can't find Dylan's second ear.

It's a mystery.

We aren't very impressed.

Bad Guys

2009-11-17T19:29:00.000Z

You talkin' to me?

You talkin' to her?

New Camera

2009-11-16T19:23:00.002Z

Phew, bunmums camera broke and she couldn't give Pepper any photos for her blog, luckily she now has a new one and she's already bugging us trying to get lots of new material.

Check out the latest photo of me, I'm handsome aren't I? And you might also notice that Pepper still has a red stripe on her bottom. Haha. It'll disappear eventually.

Dylan Seeks Attention

2009-11-06T08:44:00.002Z

There are two water bottles in our pen, but oh no, Dylan has to sit whereever I sit.

This is getting rediculous!

Big Trouble

2009-10-26T15:22:00.000Z

Oh dear, Bunmum was less than happy at me today. She was bunnyproofing her newly decorated room and had put plastic covers on wires on the walls. When she decided to paint them I insisted on helping her. I have no idea why she got so angry about it, it was just a little paint. I suppose getting it all over me and running around the room might have been her problem. It's on my whiskers, my ear and I now have a lovely red racing stripe down one side of me. Bunmum says I'll just have to live with it for a while because it's not brushing out.

Brambles picture

2009-10-25T19:17:00.000Z

Bunmum insisted that I show you her favourite picture of Brambles. I suppose she does look a little cute. But of course not as cute as Dylan and I.

Lazy!

2009-10-24T16:30:00.000+01:00

When bunmum came to take Brambles back to her owner she thought Brambles was ill. What a panic. But no, Brambles was fine, just very very lazy.

Brambles Says Goodbye

2009-10-23T19:20:00.003+01:00

Hello, I'm Brambles. I've been staying here for a few weeks while my bundad is on holiday. He's home now and hopes that I will have enjoyed myself so much that I want to stay here with Pepper and Dylan. Unfortunately Dylan bites me and Pepper tries to frighten me. I visit their pen every day, keeping a safe distance usually, but they don't give me much of a friendly welcome. So I'm going home to bundad in the hope that he finds me another friend.

I'm very tired now so I'm going to rest my eyes here before my trip home. Goodbye.

Googling

2009-10-17T13:22:00.005+01:00

During a random google search bunmum typed in 'Pepper Rabbit' and this is what she got:

It's a little bit scary if you ask me so I'm not too impressed. There is definately no likeness here at all, even when Brambles is around I don't look this grumpy. I am much cuter!

Image from this site.

Radioactive Rabbits

2009-10-16T16:02:00.003+01:00

Yesterday the New York Times reported that in Hanford (central Washington state), where plutonium was once produced, the federal government has just spent millions of dollars mapping radioactive rabbit feces by helicopter so that it can be cleaned up and disposed of as radioactive waste.

The feces was found in areas previously uncontaminated but the local rabbits had burrowed through contaminated grounds. According to the New York Times 'Anything that hops, burrows, buzzes, crawls or grazes near a nuclear weapons plant may be capable of setting off a Geiger counter. And at the Hanford nuclear reservation, one of the dirtiest of them all, its droppings alone might be enough to trigger alarms.'

Image taken from http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=26292&terms=bunnies

2009-10-12T21:08:00.004+01:00

We have had a boring day today as bunmum and bundad had to go to a funeral and were gone all day. It was restful and as bunmum had covered up some of Brambles' cage we couldn't see her to give her the death stares we have practiced.

Now that they are home we have some time to stretch our legs before we get our food, this is our favourite time of the day. Unfortunately, since Brambles got here this part of the day sometimes gets cut short as we are sent back to our pens early and then Brambles is allowed to roam our room. She didn't bother us last night, she just explored and then sat right outside our pen. Dylan and I got into death stare mode but she didn't notice. So things were quite quiet.

By the way, don't you think red suits me?!

Dylan's War

2009-10-11T16:27:00.000+01:00

A few days after the arrival of Brambles bunmum observed that Dylan and Brambles did not speak to each other through the cage bars and quite simply weren't bothered by each other. This suited me. But for some reason bunmum felt that it would be nice for Dylan and Brambles to get to know each other. He was allowed out of the pen and I remained locked in.
Brambles was also allowed out of her cage which at this point was at the other end of our newly decorated room.

At first they ignored each other, then they sniffed each other, then they went off together and hid behind the couch. I was mystified.

They had a chat for what seemed like forever and then they came out for another wander around. Bundad appeared on the scene and bunmum seemed to be sighing relief, everyone was watching Brambles. She gets ALL the attention.

What happened next could only be discribed as terrifying. Brambles jumped back into her cage and despite bunmums protests Dylan happily followed. WELL, Brambles didn't like this. She went mad at him and all of a sudden all you could see was a blurry mass of fast moving brown fur as Brambles and Dylan fought. Bunmum was shouting 'Brambles', 'Dylan' and she threw open the top of the cage but she didn't know what to do. So bundad stepped in and grabbed the first rabbit he could get his hands on. It happened to be Dylan, with Brambles attached by the teeth. Brambles flew across the room and landed on our plastic hay box with a clump of Dylan's fur still in her mouth. Oh it was awful.

Dylan was given lots of treats and was checked all over for bite marks or scuffs, luckily he was unharmed. But he's not in a hurry to speak to Brambles again. Brambles was also unharmed and had a sleep in her cage for the rest of the afternoon.

He should've listened to me!

Decorating

2009-10-10T18:12:00.000+01:00

Bunmum had the week off so she decided this was the time to decorate our room, well, she called it the 'living room'. So all of us were packed away outside wherewe couldn't breath in fumes. I thought this would be great until I discovered what was to happen. Brambles got to stay in the hutch and Dylan and I were resigned to the run with the washing hanging over us. This was so unfair!

Busy Bunny

2009-10-09T16:00:00.006+01:00

Oh dear I haven't posted anything for a while. It's been so hectic and I've had to be so busy defending my territory! Oh there are tales to tell, a week in the life of Pepper and Dylan, so I will start from the beginning.

Brambles! Yes she is a rabbit, a big fat one and we don't like her! She arrived on a Friday night in her own cage where she stayed for the whole night. Bunmum said to be nice to her and she let Dylan and I out of our pen to go and say hello.

She was very nervous and kept jumping when we bumped noses, and then after a while of sniffing at us she just lay down. How rude!

So we jumped about a bit and asserted our dominance in the best way we could. We got on her roof and rained down on her with poops. You think I'm not nice, but it's necessary for me to show newcomers that I am and always will be the boss.

When she came back to see me we had a scrap through the bars. Bunmum kept seperating us but we kept on trying. So Dylan and I were told to return to our pen where bunmum could keep an eye on us and Brambles could have a rest.

Bunny Huddle

2009-09-29T09:19:00.000+01:00

I love this picture which has just appeared on http://www.dailybunny.com/.

Look at these rabbits hard at work, possibly conspiring agains the world, or maybe they are trying to decide who should ask for more dinner?.

Munchkin Award

2009-09-28T12:48:00.002+01:00

Dylan and I are delighted and honoured to have received the Munchkin Award. This award aims to promote educational and responsible rabbit care in the community.

They e-mailed us to say: 'How lovely!! Pepper's blog is wonderful and so fabulous to see photos & read all about happy house bunnies. Pepper & Dylan are very lucky bunnies.'

Is chaos ahead?

2009-09-28T09:05:00.003+01:00

Bunmum is up to something. Bundad tells us we make a lot of mess. Bunmum seems to be looking for a solution to keep our mess in one place as we tend to trail hay all over the living room. But some things still don't add up.

Bunmum created a new pen for us with our old house rabbit tray and a new hay rack (which we demolished immediately) and all the while she was saying if Brambles stays she'll need to make it bigger. That confirms that Brambles MUST be a rabbit.

What's more she painted this funny colour on the wall and then just left it as a patch in the corner. It looks daft, so I'm thinking there's more to come. Hmmmmm...

Dylan helping bunmum

2009-09-25T17:24:00.004+01:00

Dylan decided to be extra friendly today and assisted bunmum with the cleaning. There was lots to do and bunmum was so so busy that she just left Dylan to do his jobs by himself. I thought this was very unusual and I just had to investigate, so I followed the trail through the dust. And sure enough, I found him skiving behind the sofa where he thought he wouldn't be found!

Oh yes, I know all the tricks in the book.

Winter

2009-09-23T21:16:00.002+01:00

Winter is coming, it's darker at night and darker in the morning. When bunmum puts us outside in our run we shiver a little and when we come back indoors we seem to loose a lot of hair. But we are happy and that's what matters.

Bunmum has been painting the living room walls today, she hasn't figured out yet which one of us it was but she's just finished wiping our painted paw prints off the floor. Whoops. She's gone for a bright red colour but only done a little patch so it looks silly.

There's also talk of Brambles, whatever that is. Brambles is coming to stay, perhaps Brambles is a rabbit. hmmm I hope not, this is MY home and I'm in charge around here.

Dylan's Birthday Pics

2009-09-08T09:37:00.000+01:00

We had a marvelous night yesterday. Celebrating Dylan's second birthday bunmum produced a platter of treats for us to munch on. Delightful!

So we munched and we munched.

Birthday Boy

2009-09-07T17:59:00.003+01:00

Woohoo. Lots of kisses for Dylan because the birthday boy is two today. He's such a cutey. Hip Hip...

Hoorayyyyy

Life's Good

2009-08-18T19:00:00.001+01:00

Sometime it's binky time, sometimes is just plain flop time.

Our New Palace

2009-08-09T19:53:00.006+01:00

Bunmum was busy building this week and last night we were introduced to the result. Let us give you the tour.

This is the outside view, nice size huh?

This is our bathroom, my toungue is out because Dylan is trying to convince me to try the ramp. I don't like the ramp but I'm getting better using it.

Dylan is demonstrating the bedroom, he doesn't like the fleece though and shortly will push it out completely.

This is our viewing platform and Dylan thinks it's too high for us. He's frightened of everything though so it's not such a surprise.

Best of all, we can sit in the sun but hide in the shade if we want to.

Last night we spent our first night out in the hutch. Bunmum is such a worrier that she came to visit is at 4am! We were fine and Dylan was delighted that she didn't take us back inside, I think it might take longer for me to get used to it. Lucky for us we spent all day in the house with bunmum and her visitors eating treats and entertaining the humans. It's been lovely.

Dylan's Delight

2009-07-29T18:59:00.000+01:00

When we arrived back to our home in Montrose we were delighted after the long car ride home. Dylan was so delighted he actually climbed up onto our hay rack and made himself comfortable to chew to his hearts delight.

My Last Day in Oban

2009-07-27T18:56:00.000+01:00

My last day in Oban

While in Oban continued

2009-07-25T18:44:00.000+01:00

While in Oban Dylan became very good at avoiding the camera and bunmum discovered that he can be pretty fast when there's a carpet for him to grip to.

Every night in Oban bunmum could be found running round and round the chimney trying to catch Dylan to take him back to our cage which was outside in a covered area.

The weather was great for us so we didn't get cold and bungran covered our cage every night in case the neighbours cat decided to visit us.

While in Oban

2009-07-23T18:19:00.000+01:00

Check out the view I enjoyed while in Oban. Bungran lives near the sea and has a garden on a hill.

There wasn't much grass unfortunately but I had a good run around the garden.

It was full of hiding places but bunmum followed me around to make sure I wasn't doing anything naughty.

I considered going to the bottom of the steps but decided against it, it seemed like a long way down.

It's great fun visiting new places.

Road Trip

2009-07-21T10:05:00.000+01:00

Bunmum had to make a road trip to Oban on the west coast of Scotland last weekend and as she didn't want to leave me with someone else while I was ill Dylan and I joined her. We had no idea what was going on as at first bunmum got up as she does on a usual work day, let us have our usual morning runaround and then unexpectedly put us in her car. After a half hour trip in the car she stopped and took us into the office where she works. Lots of people came to visit us and we ate strawberries and kale while bunmum worked. I got to run around her office and I was very good, I didn't chew a single wire.

After bunmum had done a days work off we went again in the car. It was a longer trip this time of three hours and bunmum made sure to stop half way to give us some water and treats. We were so glad to arrive at our dinner time and see inside bungrans house. It was huge, open plan and best of all it had carpets so Dylan and I could run round and round and round. Brilliant!

This is me after a spin around the dining room furniture.

Getting Better Hopefully

2009-07-19T17:49:00.006+01:00

The good news is that I am getting better I think. My appetite is still not brilliant but I'm eating more food than I was last week. The vet is not sure what's going on so I just have to eat lots of treats and not let Dylan steal my dinner.

First of all the vet gave me some mush to eat for my dinners. I was supposed to eat it from the syringe but I actually quite liked it so bunmum let me lick it from a bowl. After a while though, it didn't taste so good.

Anyway after that was finished the vet gave bunmum some new syringes and she had to feed Dylan and I the food inside it for nine days. Again, I quite liked it so she put it on treats for me to gobble it up, but Dylan had to be wrapped up and hand fed because he was not impressed at the flavour. She said it was for our own good, something about getting rid of worms.

I'm unwell

2009-07-06T18:22:00.004+01:00

Well it's been a strange week and bunmum has been acting particularly strange by getting me lots of treats and not letting Dylan eat any of my food.

We went to the vet today where they weighed me and I only weighed 1.4kg, that's not much and I'm losing weight fast, at Christmas I had weighed 2.45kg. My appetite is ok but after a while I get bored of eating and I leave the food for later. It's never there later, bunmum took a while to realise Dylan was eating it instead of me.

Bunmum explained to the vet that my dad had been to have his teeth removed when she came to Dundee to give me a new home two years ago, so she thought that I was having trouble eating because of my teeth. My coat doesn't look like it used to so she thought that I couldn't groom because of my teeth. What a cheek! There's nothing wrong with my beautiful teeth and the vet was able to confirm this.

He poked and prodded at me but could find nothing wrong, for some reason that made them look more worried.

I know I'm in good hands and I'm looking forward to getting more treats when Dylan isn't looking. Here is a picture bunmum took of me because it was so unusual of me not to eat whatever I found.

Recycling

2009-06-29T19:46:00.005+01:00

Bunmum and bundad have been very industrious today and cleared out their garage. Aparently it was full of cardboard boxes but bunmum decided not to donate them to Dylan and I. They flattened them and off they went to the recycling centre in town. I couldn't believe my luck when they came back with a hutch in the boot of the car. It had just been lying in the skip, bundad says it stinks of ferrets but Dylan and I will soon see to that.

Bunmum has hosed it down a couple of times and it dried in the gorgous sun, so by afternoon Dylan and I got to play in it, or in Dylan's case sleep in it.

It's missing a bottom panel so that I can squeeze in and out even with the doors shut, but bunmum reckons she'll fix that in no time. Other than that it's in great condition. In the mean time it's sitting within our 'dog' pen so we have the freedom to roam around when we're out.

Sunshine Worshipper

2009-06-25T21:31:00.003+01:00

What lovely weather we've been having here in Angus and when I have to come indoors at night I find every ray of light I can to keep that sunny feeling.

Bunny life is brilliant.

Mirium Sakewitz

2009-06-20T18:52:00.001+01:00

A true “Bunny Lady” Mirium Sakewitz, 47 of Portland, Oregon has been arrested this week for hoarding more rabbits in her hotel room after previously being prosecuted in 2006 when police found and confiscated 250 rabbits in her home with 100 dead ones also in her freezers and fridges. This is one scary woman and I hope we never come close to meeting her.

Messy Work

2009-06-19T18:40:00.002+01:00

Wow bunmum, making a mess sure works up an appetite. So why is my bowl empty? Pleeeeeeeeease fill it for me so I can continue my work.

Bored

2009-06-15T08:10:00.000+01:00

Play with me?

Fame

2009-06-14T21:17:00.009+01:00

Dylan and I feel famous after discovering that we had made it onto the Disapproving Rabbits website. We had great fun reading all the comments.

I got so excited that I kept pressing all the wrong buttons on my keyboard and kept losing the page. Stupid laptop.

New Box

2009-06-13T08:03:00.000+01:00

A new box to keep me busy.

Bunmum put down a mat inside, I think it's an attempt to stop me eating through the floor. Luckily Dylan is on the case, he's an expert digger and he'll get this mat up in no time.

It's been raining today but this'll keep me busy for a while. I'll start by enlarging this window to make it a door....

Messy Dylan

2009-06-11T08:51:00.000+01:00

This is sooo unlike Dylan, he's such a tidy little man always putting things away and moving stuff around.

So when he went a bit mad with the hay rack we didn't know what was going on. Then he tried to give us a cute look as if to say 'who me?'.

Wallace and Gromit

2009-06-10T13:42:00.003+01:00

An exhibition called 'Animated Adventures featuring Wallace and Gromit' is coming to Dundee, my nearest city and also where I was born, to the Live Science Centre 'Sensation'. It's going to be an interactive exhibition and will include the hand crafted sets and models from the feature film 'Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit'.

In anticipation of this you can now play a Wallace and Gromit game at the following link. Travelling in their van you need to use your net to catch rabbits on the road.

http://game.sensation.org.uk/

Killer Bunny

2009-06-08T21:34:00.003+01:00

Bundad is a big fan of Monty Python and he's just sent me this clip, I don't see the attraction, it's all a bit silly.

Make Up?

2009-06-06T20:12:00.000+01:00

Dylan informs me that people think he wears fake lashes and wears make up. I think he must've misheard bunmum and bundad talking about his colouring. Anyway, Dylan has insisted that I post a picture of him to prove he's all natural.

Bunmum spent a LONG time trying to get him to sit still for his close up, but I think you'll agree she has proved his point.

Rubbish Rabbit

2009-06-05T10:21:00.004+01:00

15 artists were recently commissioned at the Design Museum in London to complete design projects to be trialled in London. This is what Paul Smith came up with:

A 5 foot rabbit collecting rubbish called the ‘New London Rubbish Bin’. When a member of the public puts rubbish in the rabbit’s bag, it’s ears will light up. The finished product can now be found in Covent Garden and Holland Park in London where it is being trialled for the next four months. You can also see the bin on show with the fourteen other projects at the Super Contemporary Exhibition in the Design Museum in London.

Sunbathing

2009-06-03T08:59:00.000+01:00

This is the life. Sunshine heaven.

2009-06-02T14:33:00.002+01:00

'A clever take on the age-old optical illusion: is it a duck or a rabbit? From the award-winning author of Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink comes Duck! Rabbit! Readers will find more than just Amy Krouse Rosenthal's signature humor here—there's also a subtle lesson for kids who don't know when to let go of an argument. Featuring illustrations by Tom Lichtenheld, Duck! Rabbit! is a smart, simple story that will make readers of all ages eager to take a side, Duck! Rabbit! makes it easy to agree on one thing—reading it again!' - Chronicle Books 2009

Summer

2009-06-01T09:55:00.002+01:00

Wow. I just love summer, unlimited grass and lots of space to play in the sun.

Pawfect

2009-05-31T19:46:00.001+01:00

Dylan is very particular about his looks, being white underneath every bit of dirt shows up on him. Bunmum caught him here insisting that it wasn't white enough yet. Honestly the things I do for love!

Hide and Seek

2009-05-30T19:23:00.004+01:00

Playing hide and seek with bunmum while the sun is shining. 'One... Two.... Three.... Four.... Bunnies where are you???'

We shut our eyes and huddle so bunmum can't see us.

Trip to the Vets

2009-05-29T14:07:00.002+01:00

I'm soooo glad that bunmum broke her camera this weekend. I'm not sure she agrees with my happiness but I am delighted that she didn't have it with her when we visited the vet this week. Oh, it's always a terrible ordeal and this trip wasn't any different, it's better not to document such an event with pictures in my opinion.

The day had started so well with a trip for me and Dylan to the back garden. Dylan was quick to predict something was up 'ooh I don't know Pepper I don't know', but then he does that with every trip to the garden because he's such a nervous soul. We ate to our hearts delight, which reminds me to ask bunmum to move our run because we ran out of grass, and then along came bunmum with our carry bag. I just thought it was time to go back indoors so I jumped in and waited for Dylan who, as usual, had to be hearded into the bag. He's a clever boy really.

In our bag we watched through the netting as we were carried round the house, and horror of all horrors we didn't make it, we were put in the back seat of the car and strapped up. Dylan started his usual stammer ' oh pepper, I don't know, oh pepper, I don't like this' and I decided to chew on the bags interior to pass the time.

It's not a long trip to the vets but we don't like the car much and we were a big squished in the bag. Through the netting we watched as we were carried into the vet's surgery waiting room where horror of all horrors a bull dog was waiting to be seen. It looked straight at us and started to wag it's tail, Dylan thought he looked friendly and wanted to chat, maybe he's not so clever afterall. Luckily the dog didn't stay long.

When we were called into the surgery it was a new different vet and he looked at us one at a time. He picked Dylan up by the scruff of the neck to tip him upside down, he struggled and struggled but the vet won in the end. Both of us clamoured to hide against bunmum and the vet kept pulling us back towards him. Then we both got our Mixymatosis injections, they didn't hurt but we didn't like the whole situation at all. The surgery smelled so clinical, our hair flew all over the place and the vet was spitting it out and blowing it out of his nose.

One by one he placed us on the floor and said a bunch of numbers to bunmum. For some reason she was smiling at me and patting me and saying 'well done you've lost a pound'. Then we both ran into our carry box and waited patiently to be taken home.

On our arrival home we were released into the living room and bunmum told bundad he wasn't allowed to call me fat rabbit anymore and then Dylan and I were given lots of treats. That made it all worthwhile. Dylan doesn't agree. After eating his treats Dylan hid behind the sofa for the remainder of the afternoon.

Comedy Pictures

2009-05-25T17:47:00.000+01:00

Being a blogger myself I like to look at other rabbit related blogs to keep me up to date with what my fellow bloggers are up to. This week there were two particular pictures that made me laugh out loud and I just had to share them with you.

The first is from Daily Bunny where the cutest little bunny can be seen trying to make friends. Sooo cute:

The hedgehog looks unimpressed.

The second picture that gave me a giggle this week comes from lol Bunnies which features Elvis in "The Mad Scientist".

Who'd have thought that a bunny could look so evil?

These are brilliant and I'd be happy to show anybody else's pictures in future.

Busy Week

2009-05-24T12:56:00.002+01:00

Well it's been a busy week in this bunny household with lots of visitors to the house and lots of quiet time for me and Dylan as bunmum was out for nights out and celebrating her birthday.

Yesterday a little girl visited us and she put my harness on me, I hated it, she tried to take me places and I didn't want to go so I curled myself up in a ball and shot her dirty looks. Bunmum saved me and gave me and Dylan some banana to reward us for being so patient.

So now we are chilling in the living room while bundad watches football, a game I have no understanding of and don't suppose I ever will. I'm more excited about the new toys that have suddenly appeared in different corners of the room and the new stash of hay.

The Red Harness

2009-05-18T19:42:00.006+01:00

Bunmum gave me a harness today. A bright red one. I hated it so I wriggled and wriggled. She put me on the grass outside of my garden pen. I was pretty confused so I tried to get back in the pen first from the left,

then from the right, but I couldn't get inside. So I sat for a while in the shade of the grass and then I went for a run, it was great, I could go anywhere and I felt like I had loads of freedom.

Then I discovered bundads sunchair so I munched on some grass under it.

I have a great life.

Fun Now, kids later

2009-05-17T09:20:00.005+01:00

I've just been reading about these cute idyllic looking pictures by the Argentinian designer Guillermo Vega. He is an award winning creative director in advertising. This particular campaign won an award at the Cannes Lions in 2007.

The campaign was called "Fun Now, kids later" Can you guess what these pictures advertise?

Grooming Time

2009-05-15T18:37:00.006+01:00

Well I was wondering when bunmum would get round to it and unfortunately for me it was today. Ugh. She took me to the table and I instantly knew what was coming, nail clipping. I hate it, I wriggle and jump and dig and hang over the edge of the table, but she always gets me.

I'm realising that the whole thing is quicker if I just sit still, but it's scary, I don't like the sight of those clippers. However, treats were at hand and I soon realised the whole thing was over and bunmum had relaxed. Then came the brush and a rigourous session of hair pulling, yes hair pulling, clumps of it everywhere! Bunmum and bundad have been calling me scrappy for a while now so I suppose I should have seen it coming. Now I look a little better and hopefully I won't have to go through that ordeal again for a while.

Silly Pepper

2009-05-13T15:27:00.003+01:00

Well Pepper I thought it was about time I checked out what you were up to on this computer and discovered you had started a blog and hadn't even spelt the name of your site correctly. So of course I lovingly sorted the problem for you. Remember it's L-A-G-O-M-O-R-P-H life in future!

I'm afraid it has meant the the blogs you were following have dissappeared, but I'm sure you'll be able to sort that out soon enough.

Now, bundad is off work sick today so we'd better get tidying, all this hay needs to be eaten up and tidied.

Dylan

Something's wrong....

2009-05-13T15:05:00.002+01:00

Hmmm what's going on? All of the blogs I've been following have disappeared and I can't seem to get things to work. DYLAN!!!!!!!

Sharing my space

2009-05-13T08:29:00.005+01:00

Well it's official now. I have no space to call my own. Dylan has discovered that the wondowsill is quite fun and now follows me up there regularly. He's been getting braver these days and his character is coming out more now when bunmum and bundad are home instead of just when I'm with him. It's nice but if he's not hiding as much then he gets more attention, hmmm time to be naughty to get some attention....