This is the bunny that lives below a tree next to our house. He usually runs away whenever I spot him, but today he must have been in a good mood, and he consented to pose for this picture (before running away, of course).
I love bunnies…I can’t help it — maybe it’s a vestige from my childhood? When I was about eight years old, I received a bunny as a birthday gift. I named the bunny “Lady” (as I had named my three previous hamsters), and was crushed when Lady died after a week. The pet store said that Lady (and her brethren) had apparently been infected with some sort of bunny illness, so they gave us a free replacement bunny, whom I promptly named Lady. Lady the Second lasted only six months before succumbing to that great rabbit hole in the sky. The sadness I experienced due to the short bunny life span (at least under the care of myself as an eight year old) prompted me to never own a rabbit again, so I enjoy vicariously owning this bunny in our yard, and at least I know that if he/she dies, it probably won’t be my fault this time.
Bunnies are great pets,and you should not give up on having one. Pet stores are not reliable places to buy a rabbit. I raise rabbits and also give advice on care when I sell one. My rabbits are all pets. I am not trying to sell you a bunny just to tell you without care instructions,a bunny is in trouble from the begining. If you would like, you can see some of our bunnies at: http://www.simpsonsbackyardfarm.com . We really enjoy raising them.
Yes, I completely agree with you about the instructions. The pet store my mom bought the bunnies from (in the 1980s) didn’t provide any instructions at all, and as an eight year old, I didn’t know how to care for them properly. Now, of course, I would never purchase any animal from a pet store, but we didn’t really know any better then. Thanks for the link to your site. You provide some great information on there!