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chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 14 4:14 pm Post subject:
They are sitting under the futon and Leo is filming them on his iPad, with elucidating commentary in a number of accents. I think I may have spawned the next Jonny Morris. (Is is okay to still like Jonny Morris, isn't it? I switched off after Rolf Harris). Apparently his programme is called 'Animal Facts'. I haven't mentioned the intimate hygiene issues to him, I promise.

MornieG

Joined: 17 Jan 2013
Posts: 933
Location: Bromham, Wiltshire

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 14 5:41 pm Post subject:

Nell Merionwen wrote:

Aren't they usually kept as house rabbits?
I will never be convinced you can effectively litter train a rabbit.

You can litter train a rabbit where to crap, my sister had one. It used to go visit my Mum a few doors down untill the freezer defrosted and they found it it was the *"%$@&** Wabbit that had chewed through the lead as you can't train it what to eat. (Un)fortunately it wasn't fried doing so! Large Pie came into my Dads head at the time.

Mo.XX

sueshells

Joined: 20 Jan 2009
Posts: 690
Location: North Bucks

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 14 11:31 pm Post subject:
Watch out for the hind legs too - the blighters have a kick like a kangaroo. I still have the scar on my arm from a grumpy French Lop (not as big as the Giants) 25 years ago.

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 14 12:07 pm Post subject:

MornieG wrote:

Nell Merionwen wrote:

Aren't they usually kept as house rabbits?
I will never be convinced you can effectively litter train a rabbit.

Our very cute littel bunny (Snoopy) ate the phone

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 14 1:29 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

Rosie's just bitten me.

I would just like it to be known that it was not ME who bit Chez

Chez wrote:

I think I may have spawned the next Jonny Morris. (Is is okay to still like Jonny Morris, isn't it? I switched off after Rolf Harris).

Apparently he hated children and was really rude to them as well as being grumpy pretty much all the time and especially when they ousted Animal Magic for some new nature programme headed, I think, by Tony Soper. Perhaps not the best role model. I still loved Animal Magic.

Woo

Joined: 19 Sep 2011
Posts: 787
Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 14 8:28 pm Post subject:

Green Rosie wrote:

Chez wrote:

I think I may have spawned the next Jonny Morris. (Is is okay to still like Jonny Morris, isn't it? I switched off after Rolf Harris).

I think we should write off anyone from our childhood! It's too depressing.

Nice Bunnies Chez. I hope they are behaving.
My girls are shaping up to be nice Mums with litters full of fluffy cuteness.
I agree about the back legs. One of mine got me a bit ago, it left a mark!

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4587
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 14 8:49 pm Post subject:

Woo wrote:

Green Rosie wrote:

Chez wrote:

I think I may have spawned the next Jonny Morris. (Is is okay to still like Jonny Morris, isn't it? I switched off after Rolf Harris).

As long as you don't mess with Tony Hart...

leggy

Joined: 16 Jan 2009
Posts: 340
Location: Monmouth

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 14 11:52 am Post subject:
Missus has a giant rabbit and a French lop,giant males been neutered and they live in corner of garden, They both kick like mules and their only redeeming feature is their droppings go on the veg garden.which as we have clay soil helps stuff to grow.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 14 5:04 pm Post subject:
I am going to build them a colony pen this week and then pop them in there along with the buck. Then take the buck out after a few days so they have the place to themselves. They aren't liking the heat much; and neither are my other two does that are with their litters in the shed.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 14 6:19 pm Post subject:
Be afraid, very afraid ! I must admit to have always fancied some of those but I didn't realise they had crapacious problems. On the strengthof that, I think I'll continue to give them a miss.

Mutton

Joined: 09 May 2009
Posts: 1508

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 14 6:22 pm Post subject:
I seem to remember that rabbits can suffer from fly strike in the same way that sheep do. If it runs to the same pattern as sheep, mucky bottoms makes fly strike a lot more likely than if clean bottom.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 14 6:26 pm Post subject:
Yes, I read that, Mutton, have been keeping an eye out. Have been reading up on the colony thing - more space is good, because it's easier to keep dry.

bobs

Joined: 02 Feb 2014
Posts: 105
Location: somerset

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 14 4:07 pm Post subject:
good on you for rehoming them chez i also have just rescued a large white bunny from the local rabbit butcher. lolz

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 14 9:28 pm Post subject:
I wondered if that was you lot!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45473
Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 14 9:55 pm Post subject:
beware of mission creep im imagining somerset infested with wererabbits well done though there are times when being big softies is right tiny for instance

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