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The naming battle that is
After receiving an early morning text yesterday from some people I know asking me to take in their rabbit, I thought about it and finally agreed. I spent yesterday and today setting up the area, and I get to pick him up tomorrow evening (only 24 more hours to go! )
I don’t necessarily want the name picked out before he gets here, as I will need to see what fits his personality, but it always takes me forever, so it is good to get the juices flowing early LOL
He’s a black dwarf lionhead, I am guessing around 1-2 years old (I will try and confirm tomorrow). His name is Max/Maxsey, so obvious wayyy too close to Mox/Moxie’s name, especially with similar coloring.
These are just some of the names I have contemplated: (feel free to suggest some!) (I like any names, except for names like Fluffy/Carrots etc.)
Oliver
Owen
Arrow
Leo
Theodore
Benjamin/Benji
Declan
Miles
Rowan
Axel
Finley
Tarlo (means cub of a bear)
Timothée
Walker
Unfortunately he definitely does not seem like a “Pigeon”
Pictures to come tomorrow! It feels so good just knowing that I will have a bun in my home again soon
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I know! Isn’t it exciting?
These seem to be the favorites so far (and the ones I am leaning towards as well):
Oliver, Tarlo, Theodore, Finley/Finn, Timothée.Vienna- From what information I have received, he has barely ever been handled and doen’t know his name. Those are super cute suggestions though! However, I already have a Jack (best friend’s dog) and a Zak (Human friend)
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Omg, he is here! I didn’t know full grown bunnies could be so tiny!
(considering Moxie was nearly 10 pounds, and the only rabbit I ever had) He is super shy/reserved right now of course, but hopefully he will warm up soon!
They had him on High Protein alfalfa, which will have to be changed to timothy. They also have him on unlimitted pellets, so we will eventually change that. How much pellets should he eat a day? I have no idea the pellet or salad portions for such a tiny guy ?
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Awww-eeee! He is very cute!
Lol about Finnegan. :p I was atttempting to make a silly joke with that & now it is in the running as potential name. I agree, it is a cute name. : )
I’m going to be unhelpful and say all 4 seem a good fit, tbh.Moxie, how were you trying to add photos? Do you still have a photobucket account. btw, are you able to see your siggy pic? It shows up as a error-type image. I noticed that on Mimzy’s posts also.
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Jersey girl– No, I don’t have a photobucket (and I can’t see my siggy, I just have been too lazy to take it down lol). My pics are all on my phone as well. The last time I was able to post photos, I had to post them to my Twitter, and then get on a computer and copy/paste them onto here LOL
I might argue with it some more when he warms up to me and I can get some good pics! Bam–His coloration is super similar to Moxie’s. But he is like 1/5 of her size! Haha
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Guys, I know this is going to sound like a silly question, but are his poops too tiny? They are like the size of tiny tiny peas.
Also, I feel like he isn’t eating enough, but I think I am just used to feeding a bottomless pit
<3 In the last 24 hours, he has only eaten half a human size bowl of hay. Idk how many pellets he has eaten, since I didn't remove the giant bowl of pellets yet since I didn't want to stress him out. But I am taking care of that now though. -
Posted By MoxieMeadows on 3/25/2018 8:35 PM
Guys, I know this is going to sound like a silly question, but are his poops too tiny? They are like the size of tiny tiny peas., but I think I am just used to feeding a bottomless pit
<3 In the last 24 hours, he has only eaten half a human size bowl of hay. Idk how many pellets he has eaten, since I didn't remove the giant bowl of pellets yet since I didn't want to stress him out. But I am taking care of that now though.
Sorry Mox. I hadn’t seen this before I posted above.
I wonder if you’ll see larger poops once he’s eating more timothy hay? It could take a while to get him keen on hay. He might have always been filling up on pellets and that would leave the poops pretty small, I bet. Plus, you’re used to seeing Moxie sized ones!
Also, sometimes buns won’t eat as much (or even at all) when 1st coming to a new home. Hopefully his eating habits will improve once he’s feeling more secure in his surroundings and adjusts to your routine.
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Haha! Jersey, I knew someone would know where I was going with that. See… Finnegan is perfect, isn’t it? After all, he does have whiskers on his chinnigan.
And Moxie, you should know better than to question the master.
Finnegan suits him perfectly. I’m so glad you finally saw the light! LOL As for the small poops… well, it could be a combination of new environment, not a lot of hay, and the fact that he is a much smaller bunny. I’m sure they will look better once Finnegan settles in and, hopefully, discovers the wonderful world of hay.
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Guys, I felt really bad. So his previous owners had just been feeding him in a large bowl in his cage (unlimited pellets). I left it for a couple days to make sure he was continuing to eat and since he was super terrified of me moving around near his cage, and I didn’t want to traumatize him by reaching next to him and grabbing the bowl. Well yesterday I finally decided to take it out since I need to start measuring out his food and stuff. I go to dump it out and once it is near my face I notice a bit of a sour smell. His previous owners had just been layering new pellets on top of rotting and MOLDY pellets! The poor baby! I promptly threw away the entire bowl and then investigated everything he came with. I just felt bad I didn’t check the food as soon as he came home, but it LOOKED okay, and the people had said they had just given him fresh pellets, so I assumed everything was okay.
For other news though, Finnegan has tried spinach for the first time! Poor baby didn’t know it was food or what to do with it. But once he got a taste of it, he ate a few pieces. (I am keeping it limited until I know how his stomach reacts to it) He is also loving fresh timothy hay. He can’t get enough of it! It is so cute!
I have also started reading to Finnegan, so he gets used to my voice and my presence. He seems to like it. It is the only time he leaves his little old cage when I am in the room. He’ll hop up to me and sniff me and binky. We are currently working through “The Illiad of Homer”. I am reading it front to back for him. He is going to be one cultured rabbit haha. It makes me think of the first book I ever read to Moxie – Watership Down. I might have to read that to Finnegan as well, it has been a while. Reading to rabbits and pretending that they understand and talking to them about it is really relaxing for some reason (and it helps me process the book thoroughly).
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