[Petbunny] Jenny/Birth of the Mafia/Time of Arrival

[Criss and bunnies]

Scouty figured it out on day one... If da wady was going to reduce numbers, she'd let the big ones stay...so he ate and ate..and even made me believe he was a girl, since I was sure boys were stinky. Yeah he made sure he'd win that lottery.... Come to think of it, he was the only perfect baby born in that litter. (Don't tell him that, it would go to his head I'm sure)

 I dread taking Ginger down knowing that if she's pregnant what will happen, if this bugs me how could I take the lives of kits already here? I figured it's not my job to play God..

I waited to spay Ginger wanting to make sure she was healthy enough for it, guess if she's healthy enough to molest a minor she's ready for the spay...
--
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: Jenny Riley <bunnybean at gmail.com> 

> 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 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 
> > 
> > > 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 
> >