This is a site dedicated to the healthy upbringing of rabbits, written by the proud bunny mommy of three beautiful buns.
Although more and more pet owners are adopting rabbits in place of a dog or a cat, rabbit care still falls under the category of exotic pet care, because unfortunately a lot of pet owners just aren’t fully aware of how to take care of their bunny properly. I started this blog because I sometimes found existing materials a little lacking, especially when it comes to proper nutrition, bunny anatomy, and bonding mature rabbits.
We are here to help!
Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions about bunny care and I will get back to you as soon as possible, or I will direct you to the proper authorities if a problem is beyond my scope of experience. I offer a personal email service because I know that sometimes pet communities (especially for exotic animals) can become a little insistent, and it’s sometimes better to be able to converse with one person about an issue than to be at the receiving end of too many well-wishers.
Much of my advice comes not only my own personal experience, but also from my vet, Dr. Shaver at Catnip & Carrots on Long Island, (I travel to her because she is phenomenal), advice from rabbit shelter workers (that I have personally found to be helpful), and a collection of my own research into the anatomy of rabbits.
Some other great, informative sites are:
binkybunny.com (for community advice)
rabbit.org (for adoption services)
leithpetwerks.com (for specific bunny products)
A little about the author:
My name is Florence and I live in a roomy apartment in Brooklyn with Julien and our three rabbits, Gorie, Alfie, and Ivy.
About the buns!
Gorie is my golden girl, and I have raised her from an itty bitty baby bun. Her full name is Killgore Destructo 3000, in reference to her mass destruction of all cardboard boxes, blankets, and furniture she finds in her way. She’s a mixed breed, and looks mostly Elfin with a beautiful grey agouti coat, black ear tips and white rings around her eyes. She is a sensitive, deeply emotional, super curious sweetheart. She is fiercely protective of her best friend Alfie. She is always looking about for something to explore, and she’s always the first on her hind legs for a baby carrot. Because she’s been raised in a consistent, loving, home, she is comfortable with humans and will come right up and sniff you out. She’s a very cuddly girl, and melts in your hands when you pet her, unless she’s preoccupied with new discoveries.
Mr. J. Alfred Fluffernut, or Alfie, is a rescue that we adopted from the good people at NYC Metro Rabbits. He was abandoned at the shelter after Hurricane Sandy with a mate that was unfortunately too traumatized to adopt. (Mainly by Alfie’s incessant humping– get your rabbits spayed and neutered!) Now that he’s been neutered, he’s the cuddliest little bunny bear on the planet, and follows our little Gorie around wherever she goes to plop down next to her. He’s officially a lionhead, but I think there’s a bit of angora mixed in because he has a cute little tutu of fur around his butt. Unfortunately, Alfie has a chronic leaking eye condition that causes sticky tears to matte up the fur around his face, so we choose to keep his hair short. It’s not a very common choice for rabbits because they generally don’t need to have their fur trimmed, but this was a special case. We keep it short all over his body because he really visibly loves it when the weight is lifted off of him, and Gorie is a grooming monster and we don’t want her to ingest too much of it. He’s a little bit of a nervous nelly, but Alfie is absolutely always ready to be cuddled. It rarely matters what he’s doing; if you start scratching his ears, his head is immediately down and his eyes are half-closed in pure bliss.
Princess Ivy is our newest addition, also adopted from NYC Metro Rabbits. She’s been abandoned at the shelter twice in a row, and so we’re working hard to make her feel comfortable and stable here. We are in the process of bonding her properly with the two others, a sometimes long and arduous process but ultimately very rewarding. She is the most playful rabbit I’ve ever met, almost like a little puppy. She grunts like a little pig when she plays with her jingly little balls, and has a habit of pushing her head into you if she wants you to pay attention to her and play (or sometimes just get out of her way). She is always finding the tiniest little corner to explore, or leaping to the highest of heights. Then, when she’s done playing, she simply flops on her side, totally spent. She’s also a very interesting-looking little girl. She’s white with chocolate-to-black markings on her face and back that look like an appaloosa horse. The diamond on her forehead looks like a tiara, and so she is our princess!
No Fears Rabbit Ears 