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› Forum › THE LOUNGE › You can be considered an official bunny slave if…
On an average night, you spend more time preparing supper for your bunnies than for your man (or woman).
Got any other bunny slave truths?
If you have $20 in your wallet and $15 goes to veggies and $5 goes to bread and milk for your human family… and this is the normal ratio…
If you have hay all over your house, even in areas the bunnies have never been.
Ιf you spend hours sitting and lying on the floor.
If you clean the bunny’s cage more often than your own bedroom.
If you start running the bunnie’s air conditioner weeks before you turn the on in your bedroom on
If you are asked “what is this?” at the grocery store when you are buying greens- and especially then if the second question of “how do you prepare it? or what does it taste like?” follows- and you have to reply- I just feed it to my bunnies- I have never eaten it.
I get asked that often with Kohlrabi, oriental kale, fennel and a few others.
Kohlrabi is very tasty… but you are right that is one veggie they are sure going to ask that question. It’s easy, though, you can peel it, cut into sticks and eat raw with a dip… but a bunny slave would not eat the rabbit’s dinner! I was just saying in theory you could eat it…
An official rabbit slave is constantly short on NIC grids…
lol, I answered yes to all of those!
haha… i get asked ‘what’s this’ in the check out all the time.
i think you’re an official bunny slave if… you save the strawberry tops of your afternoon work snack and tote them home for your bun bun.
^^^OOOOH!!!! Good Idea BBM!!!
I use the self-checkout lane to avoid having to explain what all of my greens are 😀
…co-workers keep on dumping green scraps off at your desk
…you stay up late because your rabbit doesn’t want to go to sleep yet
…your voice changes octaves when you talk to it
…you create a new voice to vocalize your rabbit’s replies to your questions/statements
…over 50% of your floorspace taken up with cardboard structures
…you won’t go to the hospital if you’re leaking blood but run the rabbit to the vet if it sneezes more than twice in a row
…the rabbit has three times more toys than you do
…if you feel that your friend who just had triplets has it easy
…you comb the rabbit but don’t shave yourself
…you feel extremely guilty if mealtime for the rabbit is more than 5 minutes late
…you know what treat to get based upon the rabbit’s body language and strength of nip or thump
Mark – those are GREAT!!!
Katnip – I did that just last week, I had mint and cilantro put in the same bag so not to waste one and the cashier asked me what I was making with cilantro and mint. I told her I was making a salad…for my rabbit!
Yes to most! LOL! Bunnies meals always comes first & it always takes longer to prepare! & my family all saves me the outer greens from romane lettuce, carrot tops, radish tops & pick dandelion greens in the spring a long with other sweet weeds for him! LOL!
When u go out every mornin to trim the willow trees, pear trees & apple tree`s for their treat!
Every car your family owns smells like hay… and it’s leaked into your significant other’s car too.
Great! love those MarkBun! My living room is half cardboard!
if you feel that your friend who just had triplets has it easy.
haha! Love it.
Thought of some more:
You won’t let your significant other watch horror movies loud because it will upset the bunnies.
You cut social events short because “it’s almost feeding time.”
You can tell your bunnies’ poos apart and you don’t think that’s weird at all.
You know it’s called a bunny flop, and that it’s a sign of a happy, relaxed bunny… but you STILL sit quietly and watch for a nose twitch or the rise and fall of his chest… just for peace of mind.
You can tell your bunnies’ poos apart and you don’t think that’s weird at all.
that’s so funny……..and so true………and weird!
My mom had triplets (younger than me by 2 years) and yes, she had it easier than bunnies!
Your friends who are visiting keep panicking, saying your bun is having “mid-air seizures” and you instantly know they’re talking about binkies.
* Your happy when you see Rabbit Poops, and say “Wow that’s some beautiful poops” to your bunnies
* You have NIC cubes and other ‘fencing’ around all the electronics in your home.
* The cashiers at the grogery store say “Wow your very healthy” .. and the only thing for u in there is the bag of chips or chocolate bar
* When you ask Grocery stores for all their carrot tops
* Your neighbors are mad b/c you have a dandylion garden that is spreading into their groomed gardens and yours looks a mess
* You have conversations with your bunnies and feel they are silently comunicating back to you
* You know what a binkie is, and mimic one yourself when your bunnies do them…
Mark, i am totally guilty of *you stay up late because your rabbit doesn’t want to go to sleep yet * .. and then am late in the morning to work because you didn’t get enough sleep :p
Haha I have tried out a binky before!
*You give up almost your whole bedroom to your bunnies and seriously consider making your bed higher so that your bunnies can liver under that too.
(((tries to block you from seeing the risers on the legs of my bed))))
Posted By MarkBun on 06/08/2010 09:41 AM
…you create a new voice to vocalize your rabbit’s replies to your questions/statements
lol!!! i totally do this. and i immitate binkies too. mostly in private.
I want to be home by 7:30 to be able to pet My Boo. This is when he comes for pets.
Lie on the floor reading a book and petting bun with 1 hand just to keep bun company
~you have your room fenced off and looking like you are trying to keep some beast contained
~you dont find it odd at all that you have bales of hay in your house…when living in the city with a farm no where in site!
~you let your buns out on the yard and dont leave them for a sec…doesnt matter how bad you have to go pee
When you buy hay at the store you have to open every singe bag to find the softest hay possible
Your living room looks like a sea of cardboard boxes with holes in them
When you go to the store you look at items and think how that could be turned into a cool hay rack
Here is a simple one: When you can’t stop talking about your bunny to whoever is around, or find a reason to bring your bunny up to people, lol.
I get hay on my blanket and sleep with it
you pick your roommates based on their compatibility with your bunnies!
you think nothing of the random poops you find in places the bunnies have never been (car, behind the couch, backpack…)
you can’t smell the hay in your home anymore, and you think it’s odd that everyone who walks in comments on it.
you have allergies but would prefer to suffer with a stuffed, runny nose and red, itchy eyes than ever give up your bunnies or sacrifice their hay.
you think it’s odd when you enter a hotel room or a friend’s house and don’t see NIC grid fences surrounding everything chewable.
you enter the aforementioned places and, out of habit, immediately look for things you need to bunny proof, even though your bunnies will never be in there.
You see the pet store clerks more often than your friends.
When you use term binky to non English speaking parent and is surprised when they no understand.
You more nervous about bringing bunny home than exam result!
Posted By Barbie on 06/08/2010 11:50 PM
you think it’s odd when you enter a hotel room or a friend’s house and don’t see NIC grid fences surrounding everything chewable.
you enter the aforementioned places and, out of habit, immediately look for things you need to bunny proof, even though your bunnies will never be in there.
I get this feeling at my mom’s house. They have lamp and phone cords everywhere. My brother leaves his video game controllers on the floor. My sister has a ton of clothes and shoes strewn across the floor.
I walk in the house and break out in inexplicable hives! I get itchy and just want to start hiding cords and picking stuff up.
LOL! That’s so true! I wish my boyfreind would see that way more often, he still leaves the video game controller on the floor, then gets upset when Lily tries to eat it! LOL! You know when you r a slave to your bunn, when it’s never the bunns fault for anything they do wrong, or chew etc, it’s always the significant other’s fault! LOL!
Did we get * Missing most of the buttons on the TV remotes* yet? LOL
You don’t mind when your bun chews on wood furniture, doors, books, etc. It’s just custom decoration.
You wake up early or stay up late on weekends(~5am) just so the buns get their breakfast at the same as during the week.
You find poopsies in between your toes and aren’t totally grossed out.
You feel a prick on your leg under the covers while in bed. You don’t freak out or even check to see what it is, you know it’s just a piece of hay.
Haha, hopefully this IS actually normal and I don’t look like a weirdo!
When you braid your hair and find hay and leave it in, thinking it might be a nice accessory.
When thinking about a new piece of furniture you pick something that you will still like AFTER the bunnies distress it.
Posted By leyley904 on 06/09/2010 09:40 AM
You find poopsies in between your toes and aren’t totally grossed out.You feel a prick on your leg under the covers while in bed. You don’t freak out or even check to see what it is, you know it’s just a piece of hay.
Haha, hopefully this IS actually normal and I don’t look like a weirdo!
LOL, i only freak out when it’s warm pee and i’m wearing socks EEWWWWW…
Don’t be embarassed, i admited to mimicing Binkies…. and BTW works best with a ponytail :p
Oh, and obviously:
You are reading all of these confessions on this thread laughing out loud, trying to convince your self that your not a crazy-bunny-person, but when you know you absolutely are and you DO do all of these things being mentioned
And this is mostly for me I guess, since most people here have free range buns. (*WISHING*)
You are CONSTANTLY trying to find a way to reduce/rearrange your bedroom furniture to expand your buns’ cage. But, you already have to climb over your bed to get to your dresser. You’ve even asked your parents if they could knock down the wall between you and your sister’s old bedroom to make more room for the rabbits.
Yeah…. they said no. They didn’t even consider it!!!!
Don’t be embarassed, i admited to mimicing Binkies…. and BTW works best with a ponytail :p
Haha, TWO ponytails!
Sorry, I had to come back, I thought of more.
Again, probably just me, with the cage and all
Your mom cannot step foot in your bedroom/the bunny room because “it smells” (I swear it didn’t!). So she agrees to help you clean the bunny cage better than ever. You and your mom spend hours (literally) cleaning the cage. When you finish, your mom takes a deep breath and is very pleased. You just say “It smells the same” and walk off
Please tell me I’m not the only one that actually adores the smell of hay? I never really thought about someone disliking it! But my whole family hates it!
Okay, extreme confession, please tell me I’m not alone!
I pick up the stray poops with my bare hands. I wash my hands afterwards, but it’s not like dog poop that would smear on your hand. These are pellets that aren’t mushy…. lol
I’d never pick up any other animals’ poop with my bare hands, nor any other rabbit than my own! It’s similar to wiping off my doggies’ eye goops. I would never consider doing that for any dog but my own. EW!
leyley- I love the smell of hay! It reminds me of my fave things: buns and horses
I’m also a bare handed poo picker. It’s too hard not to since they can be all over sometimes. Bunny poo is the best kind of poo, doesn’t bother me at all. The only time I find it a bit gross is when they are warm!!!
Wow…I can totally agree with everything said here. So funny!!
Every time I shop I am constantly searching for cool things for the rabbits, be it hay racks, tunnels, toys, anything. Even if the shopping is for something completely different – my eye is always searching for rabbit things.
And def find some way to talk about your bunnies in every conversation – and when you walk into work the first thing your co-workers ask you is “How are the bunnies?”
Ooh, ooh, another!
(Petzy, this is the one I was going to add to my other post, but now others have posted… so yeah ADD: )
When you order a new kind of hay for the first time. You are more excited for the hay coming in than you are for spring break. You are SO excited that you find yourself thinking about how you are so excited. You friends give you weird looks.
“Ugh, I can’t wait until spring break!”
“Are you going anywhere? I’m going to the beach with Anne and Corinne.”
“Nah, I’m just—-”
“My rabbits hay is coming on MONDAY!!!!!!!”
“Oh, that’s….. that’s nice. Yeah, so I’m just staying at home and probably going to lay out a lot.”
You are also extremely excited for your maze haven to come in (TOMORROWWW!!). But, that’s more understandable. I mean, a cardboard maze that DOESN’T look like a mess of random cardboard boxes with holes in them stacked all over!? What else could anybunny ask for!?!!?!?
Puffytail – I know what you mean about the slightly warm poo when you pick it up. I just pick it up bare handed but every once in awhile they are still warmish….thats when I’m kinda like “yuck.” I just make sure I REALLY wash my hands afterwards…..
haha Leyley I get so excited when I order things for Dexter. Probably more excited then he is, I keep checking the tracking number to see how long it will take to get to me.
I love the smell of hay too, kind of smells like tea.
Posted By Andi on 06/09/2010 09:21 AM
Did we get * Missing most of the buttons on the TV remotes* yet? LOL
Oh a! LOL! but “that’s not Lily’s fault, you would chew everything in site too if your teeth never stopped growing & would cause pain & suffering” & “if you don’t want it chewed, pick it up” LOL! My bf and his children hear that all of the time!
When you see this:
http://www.diapers.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?productid=20503&site=CI&cm_mmc=cse-_-nextag-_-nursery-_-TZ-105&srccode=cii_9324560&cpncode=18-60906899-2
in an ad at the top of this site and instantly think….
“bunny playground….”
Leyley, the maze is incredible. My bun sleeps in hers. Lol.
I just ordered chacha some meadow grass and it will arrive Monday of next week.
Oh, here’s one to add. Each time u get paid, u buy something for ur rabbit.
You covet cardboard
You don’t even bother too brush off the shed bunny fur from your clothes before going out. Just accept it and wear it proudly.
@Moonlightwolf: If you do raise your bed, it would be for your benefit too. If it’s high enough they can’t jump onto it, you wouldn’t have to pen off your bed anymore. No more climbing over fence to get to bed!
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