[Petbunny] Birth of the Mafia/Time of Arrival

Sun Jan 20 08:05:08 PST 2008

I can't find the original post where you wrote about it, but I'm glad you
didn't cull the babies.

You are right -- I wouldn't give up Scouty for anything! Ya'll will hear
about his antics last night in a post coming your way soon!

-- Jenny, Muffin and Scout (I am berry berry spoiled)

On Jan 18, 2008 9:05 AM, Criss and bunnies <bunnyhaven00 at comcast.net> wrote:

>  Part 1 hamster in the hall
>
> I come home from work and found a hamster in my hall way. Well that's
> pretty odd, I don't even have a hamster. I start to walk up to it thinking
> "It's about the same color as Faith, isn't that cute?"
> It looked at me and hopped down the hall.. "Wait a minute it might be 3 in
> the morning, but I KNOW hamsters don't  ....oh hades.. FAITH".. The adorable
> little kit was named Hope. That's when the DH told me he had found 2 other
> kits 2 weeks before that didn't make it and just buried them not wanting to
> upset me. Ok, so she had 3 kits. In her shape I guess that would be normal.
> Faith had arrived here weighing less then 2 lbs, her normal weight is a bit
> over 5.. She wasn't in any kind of shape to be a Mommy.She was just
> starting to gain weight, so yeah I felt terrible.. I looked all around the
> house and didn't see any others. I glanced into my closet but it was so full
> of stuff there's no way she'd be able to make a nest in there.. . Well I
> could deal with one little kit, and it does look like Mom . At least it's
> just one...right?. HA
>
> Part 2 Where's da baby
>
> I'm laying in bed a few days later and see Hope go into the closet. He
> didn't come back out so I ask Casper "Where's da baby".. Ok I knew he
> wouldn't answer me, but I knew he'd look for it. He grunted and a black and
> white baby came out.. What in Sam's hill, Hope is a tan colored
> tortie...Crap there's two kits..I said "Not funny Casper, where's the baby"
> He grunted again, out comes another Black and white kit.. Oh dear lord,
> there's 3 kits? When the next b&w kit came out I was on the edge of the bed
> thinking some pretty bad words.. But I very nicely asked for the baby again
> and a Tortie came out. I said "I HOPE to God that's Hope."... Later when I
> learned Hope was a boy, I couldn't change it.. he was stuck with it.
>
> So now I had 4 kits, and after tearing the closet apart this time I found
> the nest inside my box of baby blankets and clothes. I agreed with Faith it
> was a perfect place to have babies. (fleece all around them). So the kits
> were named Patience , Hope , Charity and Blaze. Blaze was a Jonny double
> right down to the missing blaze and such a stinker. I thought Blaze was a
> boy and the other three were girls. (Little girls could never get into as
> much trouble as Blaze did... Ok I was new at this... I didn't know  dutch
> were devils)
>
> part 3 The closet portal never closed
>
> At 3 months of age I saw Charity being naughty with sister Patience..Uh
> oh. I had been keeping an eye out for any evidence I had a boy , checking
> them every day. At that age they are still hairless on the belly area and
> you can see clearly if they grow anything... The day before nothing, that
> day...yup jelly beans.. Oh hades.. I went up online and the br**der sights
> said they conceive starting at 4 mths... whew..That was a close call..
> Charity's new name was Charlie, and I felt lucky I had caught things in
> time. Later that day I found out that Hope was now a boy too. Well, at least
> Patience can't get pregnant..right?
>
> 30 days later I walk down the hall and found two naked little mice, no
> wait those are... hells bells ..kits. I went into the bad closet and found a
> lot more. Even my vet told Charlie he was impressed, they are taught that
> does conceive after 4 mths too. (Charlie is such a  bun man he broke the
> record.. No I wasn't proud of him, I was thinking crock pot.)
>
> One of them was a big B&W later named Scout, the runt was a tortie named
> Pip. There was a very sweet tortie with a bad eye, now named Sawyer (both
> his eyes are fine now), and a sister tortie with a bad scar around her face
> I named Frankie (franken bun) I didn't expect her to make it through the
> night, but she lived 6 mths.She was very sweet and shy, and loved Gray
> more then anyone. (who was a 1/3 her size)
>
> There was a Gray dutch with a bad attitude. I loved him the first time I
> picked him up and he peed on me.. Ok, there was just something about his
> "pee on you human" way of thinking. The next day he grunted at me , day
> three I believe he did both. Here's a little naked "blind" bunny that was
> telling me off... I had to love him."Don't touch me woman" He's three years
> old and fought abscesses the first 2 yrs of his life. He still has a "pee on
> the human" attitude but luckily he prefers to head bonk and nip now. I think
> it's his attitude that kept him alive after the vets told me he'd never live
> to see 6 mths... He snorted "Oh yeah, says who?"
>
> Nemo, blinded in one eye  when hay from the nest stuck in it she loved to
> sleep in the water bowl. Her name was easy I could see her with an eye patch
> (captain of a ship). She gave up her need to sleep in water, and now she can
> see movement with the bad eye... She sees well enough to chance Ginger down
> the hall daily. She's a guard rabbit here, and she loves her job.
>
> And Mina, the runt B&W with a full grown attitude.  She has the vampire
> cape like mama Patience and grandpa Jonny so I named her after a female
> vampire in the Dracula series...She's half the size of her litter mates, but
> twice as likely to jump a stranger.. She and Gray are twins, except he's
> gray and she's black.. Their attitudes are so alike they can't be in the
> same room without a fight breaking out.
> Funny how those two have always been two of my favorites.. (Of course
> Sawyer is my angel and can do no wrong....even if I catch him doing it.)
>
> So now you know how a hamster in the hall way became a lot of dutch devils
> in a just a few months time.
>
> Hope's group were sweet like their mother Faith, but Jonny raised his
> grand kits and they are all heathens.. His mafia was born, and with his son
> Charlie by his side he rules the house with pride.. Of course he's older
> now, and seeing that the boys aren't really monsters like he'd plan he's
> been training Nemo and Mina to take over the family someday.. Mina is half
> his size, but fears nothing. He's so proud of her.
>
> Faith still claims Hope (who's very sweet like his Mom), she had Pip and
> Frankie until their deaths and Sawyer spends a lot of time with her. (which
> is why he's sweet I'm sure). The torties all seem to be nice, it's those B&W
> dutch that are born bratty. (Charlie has otter spots on his neck and
> underside....just enough tortie to keep the devil out of him since that one
> naughty day...So the devil took over Mina and has been very happy ever
> since.)
> --
> Criss and the Haven
>
> "Some people are takers, some people are givers.
>
> Takers may eat better at times, but givers sleep better."
>
> Danny Thomas
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Amanda Hallock <akayeh at yahoo.com>
>
> > I agree. It's a classic! Maybe we could use a round of retelling
> favorite
> > stories to raise spirits. Newer people can enjoy them, and older friends
> > and treasure the memories. I know I have a few favorites I've heard I'd
> > love to hear again! (fish that kiss bunnies (Velcro?) and bunnies that
> > fight burglars (Definitely Puffy))
> >
> > Mandy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Forum for folks with companion rabbits [mailto:
> PETBUNNY at LSV.UKY.EDU]
> > On Behalf Of Criss and bunnies
> > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 6:54 PM
> > To: PETBUNNY at LSV.UKY.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Time of Arrival
> >
> > Or you have a target on your back.. (Mine is a lovely shade of Tortie
> > dutch...lol)
> >
> > Hey if you haven't heard the story of me finding the hamster in the hall
> you
> > are a newbie. (feel free to ask, Hope the bunny loves it when I share
> his
> > story)
> >
> > --
> > Criss and the Haven
> > "You may shatter the vase, but the scent of the roses will linger round
> it
> > still.. the scent of the roses will linger forever"
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: Amanda Hallock
> >
> > > And if EVERYONE knows your name, you're either a legend or a
> loudmouth,
> > > right sister Criss?
> > >
> > > Mandy *moves over and makes sure there's room in that boat for
> friends*
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Forum for folks with companion rabbits [mailto:
> PETBUNNY at LSV.UKY.EDU]
> >
> > > On Behalf Of Criss and bunnies
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 5:40 PM
> > > To: PETBUNNY at LSV.UKY.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: Time of Arrival
> > >
> > > True, if no one knows your name you haven't made a splash in the pb
> pool
> > >
> > > --
> > > Criss and the Haven
> > > "You may shatter the vase, but the scent of the roses will linger
> round it
> >
> > > still.. the scent of the roses will linger forever"
> > >
> > > -------------- Original message --------------
> > > From: Lorna Appleby
> > >
> > > > It's not when you got here, but what you did while you stay :)
> > > >
> > > > -Lorna
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > My Webcomic - http://www.tuxandbunny.com
> > > > My Rabbits - http://www.shadowydreamer.com/rabbits
> > > > My Insanity - http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/229056
>