The Easter Bunny already?

Rabbit

Yes the Easter Bunny came early...and he brought a relative instead of candy. Yep we now have a pet rabbit just in time for Easter. He is an adorable brown and white fur ball that is about 6 months old and super sweet. He is very tame and loveable and doesn’t scare too easily, perfect for Colin.

Colin’s babysitter has a rabbit and Colin adores it. The first thing he does when I set him down is go to the rabbit food because he knows he gets to feed the rabbit. He promptly waves goodbye and says “tchuss” (German slang for goodbye) to me as soon as hit feet hit the floor and then he’s off to see the rabbit. The Germans are very serious about their rabbits, they have elaborate homes and cages for them, play yards to take them outside, and the rabbits are litter trained so they get to run around outside the cage and snuggle up with you on the couch and all. The pet store has a huge section of stuff devoted to rabbits and guinea pigs.

So anyway…the angry hamster is very timid and doesn’t come out of the house much, I think the silly thing is nocturnal too. He’s not much fun, of course Shelby named him Bill so he must just want to live up to his boring name (sorry to any Bill’s out there reading). Shelby decided Bill was easy for Colin to say and therefore the hamster’s name became Bill. We don’t see him much, hence the need for something bigger and more social. We do not have time for a dog, I’d love a cat but I’m allergic and not too fond of cat hair on all my stuff, so a rabbit seemed like a logical choice.

Colin was beside himself to see a bunny in our house when Shelby brought him home. He was so excited and was saying “rabbit” and trying to pet him. I kept Colin awake to see the bunny so after he greeted him it was naptime for Colin. When Colin woke up we went shopping for bunny supplies and when we got home and put him in his proper cage and made it homey the bunny was quite happy. As was Colin who was so very proud of himself as he showed us how to feed the bunny and how to use the pooper scooper to scoop out rabbit pellets, lol. I guess he’s ready for a rabbit.
Later that night the rabbit came out of his cage to hop around and Colin was soooo stinkin cute with him. He would pet him so gently and then lay down on the floor next to him and give the rabbit kisses (on the nose) and the brave little rabbit was cool as could be while all this was happening. He is very, very tolerant and the noise doesn’t seem to scare him either. We still don’t have a name for the bunny yet and don’t have any ideas either. I never thought I’d be one of those crazy parents who gets their kids chicks or bunnies for Easter….so much for that!