#my rabbits

[leeskic]

Got the buns some wheatgrass yesterday as a little treat. They were pretty stoked! 😁🐰🐰💜🩷

#my bunnies #bun mom #bunny life #bunblr #rabbit raising #rabbit mom #i love my buns #my rabbits #rabbits #bunnies

[werebutch]

#my rabbits

[maddiebiscuits]

me: wakes up

every animal in my home: Doing Things At Me Aggressively

#my rabbits #my bunnies #smokeycat is here too

[doumadono]

my furry babies 😍 Șah Huban & Furioza

#bunnies #bunnies on tumblr #bunny #rabbit #my rabbit #my rabbits

[shamelessunknownalpaca]

Soooooooooo cuties<3

#my rabbits #love #lol

[rabbits-and-rainbows]

My furry children

I thought that I should make a post presenting my rabbits since I haven't written anything about their personalities yet.

Updated: 25th June 2023

This is Mellow!

I rescued him and his brother Clyde last year in September. I was originally going to keep Clyde but Mellow won our hearts. He was very scared in the beginning and was hiding all the time. Slowly but surely he began to open up and when he finally made himself at home we knew that he was here to stay. It was so heartwarming to see how this scared and shy baby slowly gained our trust and today he is the king of flopping! He isn't as hyper as his brother as he is more of a calm soul, that's why he was named Mellow. He is neutered and lives together with Winnie. They love each other so much and always groom each other. Ever since moving together they have both gotten very affectionate towards us humans too.

This is Winnie!

She is the only one who wasn't rescued from euthanasia. Winnie was a bit neglected though, as she lived together with her mother in a stall together with no hut or hiding spaces or no toys or anything really. She used to be the most shy/scared of all of my rabbits as she was very passive and kept hiding. Ever since moving together with Mellow, she has blossomed! Today she is outgoing, even less scared than Mellow and very social to both humans and her boyfriend. She is constantly craving kisses from Mellow and also appreciates being petted.

This is Glitter!

Glitter was already named Glitter when I got her. She came from a well loved and well cared for home but unfortunally one of the humans in her household unexpectedly developed allergy so she had to find a new home ASAP or she was in risk of euthanasia.

She reminds me so much of my childhood bunny, so naturally I have a very weak spot for this gal. Glitter also has so much personality and is teaching me so much about bunnies. She is very active and likes to run around in circles, she loves getting pets and is always up to some shenanigans.

Glitter used to live with Gråis.

🌈Rainbow Bridge

He was named Gråis already when I rescued him and Courage last year.

Gråis was a gentle soul, very shy. You had to have a large amount of patience when handling him. You could get his attention by bribing him with treats. He was the most respectful gentle soul ever and I am sad I never got to deepen out bond much before he passed away.

He was neutered and used to live together with Glitter.

Rest in peace.

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[hopehedgehog]

Very beautiful. Very powerful.

#little hopie things #cute #bun #bunny #bunnies #rabbit #pics #my face #my rabbits #the bun army

[unseencolours]

續 ‧ Hiking Fun

「不敢動，怕他們掉下來。」

#畫 #影像創作 #繪畫 #鄭雲龍 #artwork #art #illustration #drawing #doodle #tegaki #fanart #zheng yunlong #my rabbits

[toadcroaky]

Rabbit bucket

#don’t worry this is just where I put her when I bring her out of the outdoor hutch and can’t hold her #she’s still being socialized #they’re still too small for my dog gate to keep them in lol #texty text #my rabbits

[poodlejoonas]

Did the rabbits enjoy their salad?

They did!

If you listen closely, you can hear the faint little monches 🥺

#personal #my rabbits #bnuuys #thank you for asking about them 🥺🥺

[leeskic]

My bunnies are magical beings of love, silliness, and sweetness and I will cherish them for the rest of time 🩷🩷🩷🩷 they are like little faerie bunny folk ✨✨💖

here is their lil outdoor setup complete with spring’s plum tree blossoms making their beautiful appearance on the tree and blanketing their surroundings. 🌸

The buns are spoiled and I love them infinitely! 🥰

#bunny #bunnies #my bunnies #bunblr #bun the bun #Korra the bun #bun mom #rabbit mom #rabbit raising #rabbits #rabbit #my rabbits

[werebutch]

Ok girl!

#just know that every time I post I’m procrastinating cleaning #ugh I’ve been cleaning forever #my rabbits

[hungarianmudkip69]

YOU TRAP THE MIDNA?? YOU TRAP HER IN A PLASTIC BOX?????

#she needs to have her nails clipped at the vet bc shes a BEAST who HATES HAVING HER NAILS CLIPPED #and she has black nails so its easy to hurt her on accident #she was apparently very good for the vet techs today though!! #bunny #rabbit #bunblr #my bunnies #my rabbits #midna

[cloversterritory]

So… after all that fighting, trying to keep on top of blockages… I found my buddy Clover passed away in our room. There was blood (edit: this turned out to be dark urine, not blood, but it still doesn’t bode well that it was orange/red, nor that he peed outside his litter box since he was very well trained) in the corner along with some small poos. I think he passed from blockages or a gut issue. I didn’t find him in time, he was already sort of stiff and very, very dead by the time I found him. Oh, god. I’m so sorry, Clover. I wanted to be there when it happened. I wanted it to be something unpreventable, like old age. Not something as common as GI stasis or blockages. I gave you tummy treats every day. I syringe fed you when you wouldn’t eat. I tried to keep on top of your water, although I hadn’t changed it recently. You shed a lot and I hadn’t been able to clean it all up, but you had never reacted to the room being furry before. Only difference was a towel I had brought in while it was freezing, because my window was bad and your poor little ears were icicles that one time. I covered the window with a furniture blanket and brought the towel I had warmed you in and left it on the bed for you to nestle in, because you hadn’t tried to eat fabric in a long time. I don’t know if you ate fabric or it was just the wrong circumstances, but I’m so sorry I wasn’t there when you were scared. Oh I was always there to hold you when you were scared. Like the first week I had you, there was an awful storm, and you had to be on the screened in porch at my grandma’s house because she didn’t allow the rabbit inside. But the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning were awful, and as soon as I heard it all I ran out to get you and make sure you were safe and warm. I moved all your food and water inside for the night and anything that could possibly get wet through the screen, and I held you against my chest like you loved to be held. I sat in the guest room on the floor with you, and you fell asleep there on my chest. I wish that was how you went out, too. My buddy I will never forget you, and I will always grieve you. I hope this year of the rabbit you get to watch over me, and enjoy a greater pampering than you could ever wish for. Go binky up that rainbow bridge, and say hi our other pet up there, Rudi. Please wait for me and everyone else with Rudi. I love you. It would have been seven years of having you if you had survived New Years. You had to go much too soon for either of us, but I will cherish the time we spent. August 9, 2016– December 31, 2022.

#my rabbits #goodbye Clover #animal death #Clover

[chilpilled]

his smile and optimism…….gone………

#halflings being treated so horribly and being used as bait and him making a union so others dont get treated as badly as he did. ourgh #no wonder hes defensive and doesnt trust people. it makes me tear my hair out #my silly little rabbit………… #chilchuck tims #dunmeshi

[saritawolff]

Phew. This one took, uh… a bit longer than expected due to other projects both irl and art-wise, but it’s finally here. The long-awaited domestic animal infographic! Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough space to cover every single domestic animal (I’m so sorry, reindeer and koi, my beloveds) but I tried to include as many of the “major ones” as possible.

I made this chart in response to a lot of the misunderstandings I hear concerning domestic animals, so I hope it’s helpful!

Further information I didn’t have any room to add or expand on:

🐈 “Breed” and “species” are not synonyms! Breeds are specific to domesticated animals. A Bengal Tiger is a species of tiger. A Siamese is a breed of domestic cat.

🐀 Different colors are also not what makes a breed. A breed is determined by having genetics that are unique to that breed. So a “bluenose pitbull” is not a different breed from a “rednose pitbull”, but an American Pitbull Terrier is a different breed from an American Bully! Animals that have been domesticated for longer tend to have more seperate breeds as these differing genetics have had time to develop.

🐕 It takes hundreds of generations for an animal to become domesticated. While the “domesticated fox experiment” had interesting results, there were not enough generations involved for the foxes to become truly domesticated and their differences from wild foxes were more due to epigenetics (heritable traits that do not change the DNA sequence but rather activate or deactivate parts of it; owed to the specific circumstances of its parents’ behavior and environment.)

🐎 Wild animals that are raised in human care are not domesticated, but they can be considered “tamed.” This means that they still have all their wild instincts, but are less inclined to attack or be frightened of humans. A wild animal that lives in the wild but near human settlements and is less afraid of humans is considered “habituated.” Tamed and habituated animals are not any less dangerous than wild animals, and should still be treated with the same respect. Foxes, otters, raccoons, servals, caracals, bush babies, opossums, owls, monkeys, alligators, and other wild animals can be tamed or habituated, but they have not undergone hundreds of generations of domestication, so they are not domesticated animals.

🐄 Also, as seen above, these animals have all been domesticated for a reason, be it food, transport, pest control, or otherwise, at a time when less practical options existed. There is no benefit to domesticating other species in the modern day, so if you’ve got a hankering for keeping a wild animal as a pet, instead try to find the domestic equivalent of that wild animal! There are several dog breeds that look and behave like wolves or foxes, pigeons and chickens can make great pet birds and have hundreds of colorful fancy breeds, rats can be just as intelligent and social as a small monkey (and less expensive and dangerous to boot,) and ferrets are pretty darn close to minks and otters! There’s no need to keep a wolf in a house when our ancestors have already spent 20,000+ years to make them house-compatible.

🐖 This was stated in the infographic, but I feel like I must again reiterate that domestic animals do not belong in the wild, and often become invasive when feral. Their genetics have been specifically altered in such a way that they depend on humans for optimal health. We are their habitat. This is why you only really see feral pigeons in cities, and feral cats around settlements. They are specifically adapted to live with humans, so they stay even when unwanted. However, this does not mean they should live in a way that doesn’t put their health and comfort as a top priority! If we are their world, it is our duty to make it as good as possible. Please research any pet you get before bringing them home!

#SaritaZoo #my art #domestic animals #domestication #pets #dogs #cats #ferrets #cows #sheep #goats #bovids #horses #donkeys #camels #llamas #alpacas #rabbits #guinea pigs #rats #pet rats #pet mice #pigs #pigeons #turkeys #chickens #ducks #geese #quail #i ran out of tags rip