Rabbits. \u00a0Bunnies.<\/p>\n
What can I say about these furry creatures? \u00a0Just a few months ago I couldn’t say enough about them.<\/p>\n
I would tell you that they have an attitude and that they are intensely sensitive creatures. \u00a0They are sociable and love attention, they are a wonderful secret\/hidden pet that nobody knows about. \u00a0They are cute and soft. \u00a0They don’t make any noise. \u00a0They live to be about 8 to 10 years old.<\/p>\n
The truth about these creatures is: they are chaos. \u00a0Maryia and myself have had the following bunnies: Zeatao (she picked the name, don’t ask me), Thunder, Midnight, Sicily, Seasail and Mahle.<\/p>\n
Of all of those bunnies: Zeatao (one of Maryia’s bunnies) hated Maryia and myself. \u00a0She was only about 3 years old. \u00a0She stopped eating and showed severe dislike of her living situation. \u00a0She once hopped over me to where Maryia was lying and pooped near her head (before jumping back into her cage). \u00a0We returned her to Maryia’s dad in about 1 week after picking her up.<\/p>\n
Thunder (picked him up from the shelter). \u00a0He was about a year old. \u00a0He had dental problems that were not disclosed to us when we picked him up. \u00a0After taking him to a vet we found that those dental problems could cost (up to) a few thousand dollars to fix. \u00a0He did not like to be held at all and would thump constantly at everyone to show his displeasure. \u00a0The shelter said he was littler box trained which was a lie. \u00a0Every time he was out of his cage he ran behind a couch or somewhere you couldn’t easily reach him. \u00a0We ended up returning him to the shelter so that he could get the medical attention he needed.<\/p>\n
Midnight (we picked up from a breeder) and got him when we was only 9 weeks old. \u00a0He is the only bunny we still have… and he seems to be healthy. \u00a0He is a filthy little beast – but then that (by nature) is what bunnies are. \u00a0Filthy creatures who do not want any attention from you but want to eat, poop and do whatever they want to do, whenever they want to do it. \u00a0If you pick him up he might lick you if you sit down with him and force him to stay in one area (various websites list this as a big bonding thing but I’m not so sure I believe it). \u00a0Bunnies also scratch a lot. \u00a0Plus they stink. \u00a0Did I mention they are filthy? \u00a0 \u00a0Every bunny we have had has eaten their poop. \u00a0Plus when they eat they like to have some poop in their feeder. \u00a0This is also normal for every bunny we’ve had. \u00a0You can clean up a bunny cage 3 times a day and it will still be messy. \u00a0Clean the cage 5 times or more a day and you will probably be safe to have a somewhat clean area for the bun. \u00a0All of that for what? \u00a0An animal who doesn’t want anything to do with you. \u00a0Can you read my disgust with these animals? \u00a0I hope so.<\/p>\n
Sicily (also from the same breeder\/litter as Midnight & Seasail) was also 9 weeks old and we had her for about 2 weeks. \u00a0Then one night as we were watching a movie and getting ready to hold Sicily and Midnight, she spazed and started scratching like crazy. \u00a0Hit the floor and flipped on her side. \u00a0Started breathing VERY heavy and almost died. \u00a0She regained control of her breathing and her body. \u00a0Went into the living room later that night and found her dead in her cage. \u00a0At the ripe old age of 12 weeks. \u00a0Maryia and myself went outside at 4am to bury her. \u00a0She apparently had some disease. \u00a0Fun times, I think not.<\/p>\n
Seasail (was Midnight & Sicily’s brother) was 11 weeks old when we picked him up. \u00a0He seemed to be a good bun. \u00a0He was just as messy as Sicily and Midnight (this is worth noting: two bunnies will always make twice the mess). \u00a0They are also twice the chaos and x2 for havoc they wreak. \u00a0He was with us for 3 days. \u00a0He was fine until one morning we went outside to check on them and found him dead. \u00a0He apparently had the same disease that Sicily had. \u00a0This time Maryia, my mom and myself went to bury him at 9 something in the morning.<\/p>\n
Mahle (also from the shelter) was 5 and 1\/2 (if not older). \u00a0We had her for about a week and 1\/2. \u00a0 She was totally sociable and sweet at the shelter. \u00a0Every time we went to her cage she went to the side and ducked her head so that we would pet her. \u00a0After getting her home we noticed that she really couldn’t see anything so we took her to the vet. \u00a0Turns out the shelter gave us a blind bunny (again not disclosing any problems to us). \u00a0We were so caught up making sure the teeth were alright we didn’t bother paying too much attention to her eyes. \u00a0Unfortunately it turns out that she was not really a sociable bunny. \u00a0She would tolerate being held but did not enjoy it much. \u00a0Even tried to bite us a few times… that was one good thing about having a blind bunny. \u00a0She couldn’t see where to bite. \u00a0The shelter also said she was litter trained- which turned out again to be a lie. \u00a0She was as messy as any of them. \u00a0Regardless, Mahle had a stroke one afternoon and died a few hours later. \u00a0This time (on a Sunday evening) we went outside to bury her.<\/p>\n
Bunnies don’t seem to be the brightest bunch of animals. \u00a0Big surprise, I know. \u00a0But there is all of this talk about bunnies being smart and clean. \u00a0Have one and you will think otherwise. \u00a0I don’t say that because they die so easily. \u00a0They just aren’t very smart. \u00a0They really don’t serve much of a purpose. \u00a0If Maryia didn’t like them so much I would not get another bunny. \u00a0They really are creatures better left as prey (or in the wild).<\/p>\n
You wouldn’t believe how disappointed I am in bunnies. \u00a0I really believed them to be a good companion when I first read up on them. \u00a0That is the furthest thing from the truth. \u00a0I use to advocate owning a bunny; now I can’t think of a reason to have one. \u00a0I suppose if you want an animal you can cage up all day and let out for a short time (and not care if it likes you or not) but want something to feed and look at then a bunny is for you. \u00a0A bunny is kind of like owning a rodent. \u00a0Some people love it, others don’t.<\/p>\n
I would rather do a lot of things. \u00a0Owning a bunny is not something I care to do any longer. \u00a0I can check that off of my list. \u00a0They die quickly and\/or easily. \u00a0They smell bad. \u00a0They aren’t that bright, they don’t clean up after themselves… they make a mess (a complete mess) of any area they are left with. \u00a0They can get sick with almost anything.<\/p>\n
Sure, they’re cute. \u00a0If you get the right one, maybe it will tolerate you holding it. \u00a0I still have yet to see any bunny that actually wants attention. \u00a0I’ve been told that they do exist. \u00a0I can assure you it is not the norm.<\/p>\n
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