New hairstyle for Bunny

Melissa gave Bunny a haircut. Here is how he looks now.

New Litter Trays

I was trying to "standardize" the setup for all my rabbit cages especially on the litter trays. I was lucky to stumble across a vegetable drainer from Jusco. So I bought 2 of those and now using them as litter trays for Bandie, Mirrhi and Adina. Was happy that they gave a uniform look to the cage setup. Bandie likes to binky in and out of the litter tray and sometimes she will lie down in it. I also place Timothy Hay into it so that she can munch away as she ease herself. LOL. I know it sounds a little disgusting but that is the way rabbits behave.

Bandie here with the new setup:

Mirrhi happily sitting in the new potty:

Baking Soda to curb urine odour?

Was looking up for solution on rabbit urine odor and found "The best thing that I have used so far is 3 table spoons of baking soda in the drop trey or litter box to help with the odor".

I will be trying this out very soon although I do not have a problem with how my bunnies smell at the moment.

Generally, this is one of my favourite sites:

http://www.rabbit.org/care/tips99.html

Bunny

Just got a couple of pictures from Melissa's blog. Bunny has grown quite a bit and his hair on top of his head has grown as well. He inherited Lumix' Einstein hairdo. I believe through time, the hair will get shorter. If not, I hope Melissa would comb his hair with centre parting.

Bunny lives in a huge cage meant for Mel's English Cocker Spaniel, Gigi.

Magnificient Yohji

Yohji is proudly owned by Streisand and her husband Paul. They have taken good care of Yohji and judging from his condition, it is quite obvious that Streisand and Paul has showered Yohji with lotsa love.

The sweetest thing

Lumix is the sweetest male Holland Lop. He carries great genes of the breed. When bred with Unix, they produce beautiful baby bunnies.

When he came to Tru-Luv, he was just a little blurry boy. But he grew up to be a very stout and compact stud.

Bandianna

Bandianna means bandy legged native girl in aboriginal. Bandie is one of the prettiest bunnies in the litter. She still is. Due to her mischievous behavior, she got her right leg broken. Apparently, she jumped into the hay rack and got her leg stuck in between the hay rack. It was a really bad break and the x-ray showed that her bones were badly broken. The broken bones were 2 inches apart. My beloved vet had to bandage her leg using a lightweight cast. After 3 weeks in the cast, her leg is almost back to normal although it looked a little crooked. Bandie is now back to her jumping menace.

Ultimately, I believe to be a responsible breeder one must not only keep the best but also be responsible for all the faults produced. Genetically, Bandie does not have faults but I believe a bunny with a broken leg will not be given its due respect and love. That is the reason I am keeping her unless someone offers to shower her with all the love she deserves.

Mirrhi

Mirrhi means little girl in aboriginal. I believe Mirrhi is a false dwarf. False dwarfs are used to lower the number of peanuts in litter. Reputable breeders usually avoid breeding 2 true dwarfs so that less peanuts are produced. False dwarfs make good substitute to produce true dwarfs and less peanuts.

Mirrhi was not small when she was born but as time goes by, she started to eat less compared to the rest of the litter. At first, I thought she was the peanut or runt of the litter but after consulting a breeder from US, she taught me about false and true dwarfs.

Adina

Adina means good in aboriginal. When she was born, part of her right hind feet was bitten off by Unix. I believe she was the first to be born and Unix being a first time mother must have accidentally bit off her feet while cleaning her up. Eventually, Adina is growing up beautifully like the rest of the litter. I see a lot of potential in her even though she is missing half her feet.

The photogenic bunny

This is Unix, the ever mischievous and naughty mama bunny. I noticed that she is such a vain pot. I realized that she was able to recognize the camera clicks now. These pictures were taken of her yesterday. She freezes and after each camera button click, she moved. At first I thought it was sheer coincidence. I shall give it a try again some other time to confirm my findings...

About Tru-Luv Rabbitry

Tru-Luv Rabbitry is a newly (definitely not by a newbie but experienced pet enthusiast) established rabbitry aimed to produce and develop the best pure bred rabbits in Malaysia. Do not be fooled by the big word RABBITRY as this is will always be a very small rabbit herd. The size of the herd will always be controlled because individual attention is a must for all our rabbits. Currently specialized in Holland Lops, one of its vision is to create awareness among local rabbit enthusiasts regarding basic husbandry, diet and breeding. Ultimately, Tru-Luv will strive to give a hard time to commercial irresponsible breeders/farmers through many challenges in hope to improve the quality of rabbits bred locally directly and indirectly. To achieve this, Tru-Luv rabbitry aims to produce good quality rabbits for good homes at extremely reasonable prices. This is done in good hope that eventually, no rabbits will be exploited whether pure or mix breed.

"Stand up for LOVE, not money" serves as a motto for Tru-Luv rabbitry.