EASTER

Square eggs?

Well, I think I've heard everything now! There I was keeping a close watch on my space to make sure everything was put back in exactly the right spot on my mat as I do every morning while my second in command was doing a bit of a clean up when he suddenly said Why can't this rabbit make square droppings so they wouldn't roll around all over the place.
Well, to start with, the droppings as he calls them are not done on purpose. They seem to spill a bit when I jump out of my litter tray that's all and secondly this rabbit has a name! Anyway, I make them this way because it is more comfortable for me. Does he ask hens to lay square eggs?Of course he doesn't. How would he get his egg spoon into the corners if eggs were square?
In my opinion it's time my base station was put back in the utility room so I won't get so many complaints. This means the kitchen door would need to be left open for my freedom during the night and it's still a bit chilly in the back porch which they like to shut off in cold weather.
If I complain too much they might decide to get a sleeping cage for me and I wouldn't like that so it's best to suffer all the slings and arrows and pretend I don't understand what they say. I love sleeping under my kitchen table anyway. It's my eventing arena as well as my safe place.

This is my safety zone where I sleep, perfect my jumping skills and keep watch over everything in the kitchen. I'm ashamed of the dust on my table and chair legs but I can't reach very high.

A hutch is not enough.

I've been thinking a lot about other rabbits this winter while I snooze beside the fire. I wish they could all live like me or have comfortable garden homes like my friend Viola Rose. This is Viola Rose. She lives with her large family and every summer their lovely garden is open to raise money for less happy buns.

They each have a luxury pad and their own bonded partner for company as well as the garden to play in. This is how we bunnies should live. We need to be able to hop and run and binkie whenever we feel like it. We need company and someone to cuddle up to. We need everything other companion animals have. We need a life with someone to love us and care for us just like everyone else.The bedroom in this picture is for two Netherland dwarf buns. The bigger members of the family have bigger master bedroom suites but they all have their very own playground just like this one.
Parsley is another member of Viola Rose's family. He is a house rabbit and sits on a chair beside Twigs while she writes her books. When the garden is open he and his partner have a play pen so they can share in the fun.

If you read this page in my diary please tell as many people as you can that a hutch is not enough and please, please ask people to buy their human children a chocolate bunny this Easter instead of a real one. Unless you are sure they can live a life like Viola Rose.

Keep an eye on Dr. Twigs Way's website for open days if you would like to meet Viola Rose and her family. You can sit in their lovely garden and smell the roses. http://www.twigsway.com/

Brrrrrr it's still cold

Had a peep outside today but its too cold for me in the garden.

They say it's the damp and draughts rabbits don't like not the cold but to be on the safeside I stay away from them all. Well these experts are always doing research to prove something or other then somebody else pops up and proves the opposite. It's better to stick to my own rules I say. After a bit of firm persuasion my lot soon catch on. They know on chilly evenings I like the fire to myself. If I really stretch out I can keep them away from my warm spot and if J gets in my way I squiggle my way in between her and the fire. To get rid of her completely I just have to find a bit of her and keep licking until it drives her mad and she moves away.

Life with humans is a doddle really if you chose the right kind. That's the hard bit, chosing the right kind. I try not to think about some bunnies freezing to death in their hutches. People should have to pass exams before they are allowed to keep rabbits.