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I found some old bunny photos from before I had a digital camera, so I thought I'd introduce you all to my first two sort-of-house bunnies. This was when I was 13, so in 2001, maybe 2002. We had had bunnies outside when I was little, but we hadn't had any for several years now, and I'd been doing lots of research and wanted to adopt a house bunny (preferably two). There were no rescues anywhere around here, though, and my dad thought it was ridiculous to drive several hours to a rescue for 'just a rabbit', so he eventually took me to a pet shop and I chose a bunny there. At least it was a decent shop, and the bunnies were vaccinated and a reasonable age. I thought long and hard about the name and eventually decided to call him... Bugs. After Bugs Bunny, yes. Very original, I know. Teen me was not great with bunny names.
He started out in a cage in the living room, but soon after moved into my bedroom, where he enjoyed my bed, as you can see.
We got Bugs neutered, and I decided it was time for him to have a friend. I wanted to adopt a girl bunny and had made an appointment at a rescue a few hours away from here. My mum would drive me there, but then she was sick on the day of the appointment, and you know what my dad thought about driving several hours to get a rabbit...
So, I cancelled the appointment, and then, without my knowing, my dad went to a garden centre and bought a baby bunny boy. He was very young, covered in fleas, and he had diarrhoea, and I was very angry at the garden centre. He recovered, though. I named him Silly (told you teen me was bad at names, poor boy), though I usually just called him Sil.
He and Bugs got along great, until, of course, Sil got hormonal... We got him neutered, and he and Bugs became good friends again. Then my mermory gets very fuzzy, because for some reason Bugs and Sil moved outside and I can't at all remember why, because I really enjoyed having them indoors and can't imagine why I would make the decision to move them into the garden where I'd see them less. I really don't understand why this happened? Maybe it was my parents' decision, I'm not sure. I hope they were happy outside, but I do wish I had kept them indoors so I could've had more contact with them.
He started out in a cage in the living room, but soon after moved into my bedroom, where he enjoyed my bed, as you can see.
We got Bugs neutered, and I decided it was time for him to have a friend. I wanted to adopt a girl bunny and had made an appointment at a rescue a few hours away from here. My mum would drive me there, but then she was sick on the day of the appointment, and you know what my dad thought about driving several hours to get a rabbit...
So, I cancelled the appointment, and then, without my knowing, my dad went to a garden centre and bought a baby bunny boy. He was very young, covered in fleas, and he had diarrhoea, and I was very angry at the garden centre. He recovered, though. I named him Silly (told you teen me was bad at names, poor boy), though I usually just called him Sil.
He and Bugs got along great, until, of course, Sil got hormonal... We got him neutered, and he and Bugs became good friends again. Then my mermory gets very fuzzy, because for some reason Bugs and Sil moved outside and I can't at all remember why, because I really enjoyed having them indoors and can't imagine why I would make the decision to move them into the garden where I'd see them less. I really don't understand why this happened? Maybe it was my parents' decision, I'm not sure. I hope they were happy outside, but I do wish I had kept them indoors so I could've had more contact with them.
Sil was such a cutie, i really love that photo of them on the bench. Interesting how much Bugs facial markings change in colour (you're right - names weren't the most inspired :lol
