Cute, cute, cute.....

[poliphilo]

I didn't mention this before, what with everything else that was going on, but we acquired a rabbit and a guinea pig last week. Joe had been talking about getting a snake or a rottweiler and I figured we should head him off at the pass.

I was thinking small animals would be low maintenance. I was wrong.

The rabbit is Toshiro Mifunny the Bunny (aka Fluffbucket) and the guineapig is Mulan

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[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

They are so cute! And that's a very smart and glossy guinea pig.

[pickwick.livejournal.com]

Eeee! Cute! I love guinea pigs.

[ex-kalymura481.livejournal.com]

Incredibly cute! The bunny will be the demanding one, I suspect. They get bored easily (& consequently shred things or dig), showing that they must have more intelligence than people give them credit for... keep with it, though, & the rewards are well worth it!

[dadi.livejournal.com]

oooohhh :) how cute! The bunny is very beautiful.. I so love this shade of grey! Does he truly have red eyes or is that the flash?

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh! The bunny is sweet, but the one I absolutely adore is the guinea-pig. They're so engaging, and I'm sure you'll have lots of fun with her(?).

[thewayupward.livejournal.com]

I think the cutest thing is how you named the guinea pig Mulan! I don't go in for smallish animals, but god that thing is cute. Are you giving the bunny free run of the house?

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Is the rabbit housetrained? Or can you expect to find little boli of pet product all around? (pellets in, pellets out, how delightful)

[manfalling.livejournal.com]

yo- that's a box of my stuff eh? the ali book and the karate 2nd place medal. wow. makes me feel homely to see them ;)

[manfalling.livejournal.com]

how much of my stuff do you have there?

[ragingnoodles.livejournal.com]

That bunny is going to be so cool with a name like that, just looking at that bunny and the guinea pig make me feel all warm & fuzzy inside.

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the world of pets!

Let's see:

The children had a dog who ate everything in Kate's bedroom; a bird, who flew to the Christmas tree and then to the piano bench, where it was immediately eaten by the surprised cat; a gerbil that cost almost nothing, who lived in an elaborate house that cost over $100; white mice; turtles from the woods (hidden in the closet); wild mouse babies (hidden in an old aquarium in the closet by Kate because her callous mom had killed the babies' mother)...

Your rabbit is very cute. We had one of those, too. And a guinea pig, which we rarely saw because it would bury itself in cedar shavings.

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

I keep thinking i want a pet, but then I come to my senses and realise that D is really all I can take care of these days. :-)

[jenny_evergreen]

Oh, boy, were you wrong! I've heard rather alarming stories about how difficult rabbits can be. But maybe your rabbit will be different. :)
We had a guinea pig, and there's a lot of maintenance there, although guinea pigs are not, ime, difficult pets. They're a bit high strung. (Ours was ridiculously high strung, but, then, he'd lost part of an ear to another guinea pig, so I can see how he'd be a bit tense!) But if you are patient, they probably make lovely pets. (We were children, and not so much with the patient. ;)
Good luck!

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

I love the rabbit name!

Nanook is at FULL WINTER COAT right now, and I think I shall start calling him Fluffbucket.

[zoe-1418.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the wonderful world of guinea pigs. I've had continuous GP companions since 1995. PJ, my first, was adopted in Seattle and lived with me in a tiny studio apartment in an old high-rise, where she experienced an earthquake and numerous fire drills. She flew on a plane (in cargo!) when we moved to Wisconsin, then got a mate and had two litters in quick succession. Others have come and gone, but PJ just died two years ago, and the unheard-of old age of *eight*, when she was blind and tiny and bony, but still held her own at the water bottle. Now we are down to just Teddy, a five-year-old boy who lives in his own condo, a converted dog crate on top of our actual dog crate, so he can be at eye level with anyone who comes in. He demands fresh produce and attention with that shrill "Reep Reep Reep!!" noise.

None of my pigs, no matter how much handled and loved, have ever gotten over that instinctual "run for your lives!" reaction to hands coming at them. They are pretty near the bottom of the food chain after all, and I guess it's wise to keep a lookout for hawks, even indoors! But Teddy doesn't mind Ben, our twenty-pound red tabby cat. Ben will sleep next to Teddy's cage, share greens with him through the bars, and even let Teddy chew on his tail. Go figure.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Rabbits. Low maintenance. Hmmm. Has someone explained to you about rabbits and electrical cords yet? It's a wonder none of the ones I've had or known have electrocuted themselves.

[zen-punk.livejournal.com]

Toshiro Mifunny! Ha ha ha! What a name for a bunny. Been watching too many movies lately?

[four-thorns.livejournal.com]

AWWWWW!

my uncle used to raise rabbits and guinea pigs (among other things) and they make me go all to pieces. i have a picture from my 3rd birthday where i am holding my pet guinea pig and squeezing the dear life out of it.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

Awww. Let me see, at one time in his life my brother Mark had a guinea pig (that I gave him ) that lived for a LONG time. And at another time he had bunnies - they were supposed to be his daughter's but you know...he ended up having to take care of them.

Never cared all that much for birds...maybe I just like cuddly pets.

[sina-says.livejournal.com]

awww! and such a bright little house for the gp!
bunnies, i've heard, can be kind of high maintenance. the only experience i've had was to visit a pair that a friend was bunny-sitting. huckleberry and ainsley. ainsley was just a regular litlle lop-eared girl but huck was positively enourmous. a flemish giant if memory serves. they both had the run of the house (you can litter train them i guess) and aside from being a little timid were very well behaved. good luck, and be sure to post more pics.