Rabb!ts

Snow in huge amounts Ikke ret langt inde i året faldt der endelig sne. Det er efterhånden nogle år, vi har ventet på, at det danske landskab skulle blive hvidt.  Der har været sne de seneste par uger, så selvfølgelig har kaninerne været ude og lege rundt i det. Første gang der kom sne, der faldt ca. 5-6 cm sne, og alle grenene var dækket af sne. Det var et vildt flot syn. Shania og jeg var ellevilde, da det var første gang i meget lang tid, at vi havde set sne, og vi ville selvfølgelig gerne ud og lege i det, lige så snart vi fik fri fra skole. Vi besluttede os så for at lukke kaninerne med ud i haven, så vi alle fire kunne lave snemænd og sneboldskamp. De var godt nok også glade for at løbe rundt i de mange dynger sne, men de prøvede at hoppe i vores fodspor, da sneen var ret dyb til dem, og det så meget specielt ud, da de hoppede fra det ene fodspor til det andet. Shania og jeg lavede sneengle og legede rundt i sneen (lidt barn har man da lov til at være), og imens legede kaniner...

 Happy New Year to you all Godt nytår til alle vores bunfriends. Sidste år var noget af en rutjsebanetur, men vi håber alle at dette år vil blive bedre end 2020.  Folk begyndte at fyre fyrværkeri af allerede flere uger inden de måtte (27. Dec.), Men heldigvis siger kaninerne ikke noget til alt larmen fra raketterne. De er blevet så vant til det, at de ikke engang lægger mærke til alt fyrværkeriet længere. Ikke engang, når det er meget tæt på, og vi mennesker bliver faktisk mere forskrækket, end de gjorde. Sådan noget plejer ellers at være noget, der stresser dyr rigtig meget, men det så ikke ud til, at det påvirkede dem på nogen måde.  Vi lukkede kaninerne ind ekstra tidligt om aftenen, da vi ville undgå for meget tumult med fyrværkeri, støj og stress. De blev lukket ind kl 17, og så kom vi med en hel masse aktivitetslegetøj, som de kunne bruge noget tid på, for de skulle jo trods alt sidde indenfor i buret i 5 timer mere, end de plejer (14 timer total). De fik legetøj, t...

 Now the rabbits have heated waterbowls! Vi valgte at lave vandskålene til kaninerne selv, fordi vi synes, at det ville være bedre, da vi så selv kunne bestemme, hvordan de skulle se ud, og hvilke funktioner de skulle have for at kunne holde til den hårde frost om vinteren. Her i Danmark har det været en meget kold vinter i år, hvilket det ikke plejer at være. Der kom derudover også en del sne, hvilket vi (eller kaninerne) heller ikke plejer at se særlig meget af. Dette blogopslag bliver dog udgivet på et tidspunkt, hvor der er gået lidt tid efter, at den hårde frost var væk. Beklager den sene udgivelse, men kaninerne har været meget glade for skålene, og har brugt dem flittigt. Den lille vandskål blev bygget først, og det er også den skål, som er blevet brugt mest, fordi den varmer vandet mest op. Vi skrev data ned om skålene, da de blev sat op, så vi kunne holde styr på, hvor meget skålene varmede vandet op. Favoritten hos Sandy og Molly var klart den lille skål, men da den store...

 Christmas eve Juleaftensdag og juleaften blev fejret med hygge og sjov sammen med kaninerne. Vi har som sagt brugt meget tid på at lave en julegave til Sandy og Molly hele december måned, og juleaften skulle den vises frem. Da vi kom ind med den i deres løbegård, med fin sløjfe på, så kom begge kaniner løbende med fuld fart hen til os, for at se, hvad det dog var for noget vi kom med. De var som altid meget nysgerrige på, hvad vi laver, så de blev ved med at løbe rundt om benene på os. Vi var nødt til at lukke dem ind i det lille hus, fordi vi skulle grave en stor flise ned, så vi lukkede dem ind for en sikkerheds skyld. De skulle jo nødig komme til skade. Bare rolig, vi lukkede dem ud 10 minutter senere. De skulle jo ikke sidde indenfor på juleaften. Da de så kom ud igen, så skulle de undersøge julegaven, og de hoppede op på den flere gange og kiggede rundt. Vi tilføjede også en ekstra lille sjov til, nemlig en snor i midten, hvor vi engang i mellem hænger frugt og grønt på, så n...

 Christmas eve is nearby Så blev det den 4. advent. Som tiden dog flyver. Nu er der ikke lang tid til juleaften. Molly og Sandy glæder sig også helt vildt meget til juleaften. Shania og jeg har nemlig brugt december på at lave en lille gave til dem i julemandens værksted. De ved intet om det, men jeg er spændt på at se, hvad de siger til dem. Vi er ikke helt færdige med den endnu, men det er vi snart. Vi mangler kun nogle små fin justeringer og noget dekoration på den, og så skulle den være der. 4. Advent skulle i allerhøjeste grad fejres med julehygge og gaver. Vi havde lagt deres adventsgaver i deres julesokker, som de har hængende i løbegården dagen i forvejen, så de rigtig kunne sidde og kigge på dem, og gætte hvad der mon var i. Da Sandy og Molly fik lov til at pakke gaver op, som de med glæde gør, fordi de elsker at pakke gaver op. Jeg tror godt at man kan sige, at de er glade for pakker. Fuldstændig lige som man var vild efter at pakke gaver op, da man var mindre. Sandys gav...

A fun Christmassy day Pakkeleg  Shania og jeg besluttede os for at lave et sjovt spil sammen med kaninerne. Shania havde pakket en masse gaver ind, som indeholdt nogle godbidder, kaniner godt må få. Vi ville nemlig lave pakkeleg med dem, og ja, så tænker man, at det nok er vildt svært at spille sådan en avanceret spil med kaniner, men faktisk var det meget sjovere og nemmere, end man skulle tro. Vi satte os ned i løbegården sammen med dem, hvor de følte sig mest trygge, og så lagde vi pakkerne på jorden, og så havde vi en lille terning, som de også kunne kaste med. Shania forklarede reglerne, og vi kig i gang med spillet, da alle regler var på plads, og kaninerne havde sat sig på deres pladser. Shania kastede terningen og havde begynderheld så hun fik en 6'er og måtte tage en valgfri pakke. Derefter blev det Molly's tur og hun var også så heldig at kunne vælge en pakke. Begynder held var dog ikke lige på min og Sandy's side, men den kom til sidst, hvor Sandy fik taget en ma...

It is finally 3rd advent! We are getting closer and closer to Christmas. It has now become the 3rd of Advent, and it should of course be celebrated with Sandy and Molly. Today is both the 13th of December, that is Lucia, and the 3rd of Advent, so there should be twice as much fun as we usually do. We went out to the rabbits in their enclousure, at. 6.30pm where it had gotten dark so we could walk Lucia all the way down to them at the other end of the garden. We had found some small electric lights, and then we went and sang Santa Lucia. They thought well enough that it was very strange that we came down to them singing. It was nonetheless really nice to go Lucia parade, just like we have done for them the last few years. This year, of course, should be no exception. We remembered to keep 2 meters distance when we sang ;) We could not forget to give the rabbits a Christmas tree, as this is an essential part of the whole Christmas. There was no way to buy a Christmas tree this year, so w...

2nd Advents party Hi everyone, Then it was 2nd Advent and the Christmas mood continues. The days go by quickly but Christmas must be enjoyed with lots of presents so of course the rabbits must have that too. They did each receive their gifts which was dried pineapple and some dried stinging nettle leaves, respectively. Sandy was not so fond of stinging nettle leaves but Molly came and ate them when Sandy was gone for there should be no waste of food. Molly cleans up the remnants so it does not get damp and old. Molly also ate her pineapple pieces. It looked like they tasted good because she ate the rest of the pieces after she tasted the first one to see what it was now that I had put in her calendar today. There are different things in the calendar for each day so it will continue to be a surprise. Even though you have put the presents in the calendar, you have completely forgotten what the rabbits get when it is that day so it is as much a surprise for us humans as it is for the rabb...

Hey there! It is first advent this year. The day was celebrated with gifts for the rabbits and a lot of quality time together. The rabbits received their Advent gift during the day so they could get to look forward to it. They were both crazy about unpacking their gifts and they seemed so happy for their gifts. Both of them was wrapping paper and chewed on it, of course. You can not have anything in your home without it just having to be tasted on first. Molly loved her three little festive balls and she pushed around with them along with Sandy. Sandy got some homemade carrot snacks as her gift. It was just so nice to see their reaction when they unpacked their presents. It is something special to see their happiness and excitement when they get something they like. In the evening we lit the lights which we had set up in their rabbit run the day before. In addition, we had also Christmas decorated their rabbit run which is rabbitfriendly and safe for them in case it would fall down. Th...

Happy Halloween! Sandy and Molly are crazy about autumn but it can get a little scary at the end of October. We had decorated a bit with halloween decorations here and there during the week in their rabbit run. Some of the decorations was made as little ghosts that we had made out of yarn and others were cobwebs that we had made out of their own fur. All the things we decorated with did we make sure was not harmful to the rabbits if it would fall down and it got chewed on. Therefore was the cobwebs made out of the fur that they had shed off during the fall. It ended up looking really spooky. In addition to the things we hung up we had also drawn faces on their stones inside the rabbit run that they usually jump on. They were not entirely happy with that. Like everything else, this was also secured. What was drawn with was not ordinary chalk. It was a white stone that had a white color and was an ordinary stone we had found in the nature. The rabbits of course also needed their own pump...

Rabbits do have feelings Rabbit language among themselves Laying side by side Rabbits that are put together and can figure out how to live together will often be friends for life with a few quarrels, but then again, who can not have a bad day? They will be numerous if they have first found each other and once they have figured out what their hierarchy is like. Rabbits in the wild are very dependent on each other as they live in colonies, which means they each have their family in a huge herd where they all keep an eye out for predators, and warn each other if danger is at the door. What could be the cause of the quarrel? Many rabbit owners find it difficult to assess whether the rabbits are up for a fight or whether they just have a small "disagreement". Here are some reasons why your rabbits may get into an argument: Territorial behavior. If two rabbits share a small cage, then they will both take it as if they own it, and some small disagreements may arise in such situatio...

Can rabbits really dream like humans? Yes, they can dream. Sometimes you will notice that the sleeping rabbit makes some small twitches with the head, cheeks or maybe even with the whole body. This is something they do when they dream. When experiencing this, it is best to just leave the rabbit alone and let it enjoy its nap. The rabbits can dream in many different ways. However, we do not know exactly what they dream of. If you see your rabbit lying and twitching while it sleeps, you do not have to be worried and wake it up because the rabbit has just had a dream. But if you have woken it up anyway, it is most likely angry at you for waking it up in its nap where it was just getting to the exciting part of the dream where it was running through a field of carrots. Maybe you know it yourself? If you had just come to the thrill of the dream and you are awakened just before you get to the good part. Then it might be understandable that the rabbit may not be completely satisfied wit...