April 14 – 20 Days Old This evening Kristyn and I sat on the couch with the kits. She had the three broken oranges one in her hands and I had the other three. We gave them some oats which they nibbled on a bit. Penelope climbed from my hands up to my shoulder and […]
April 13 – 19 Days Old When I got up this morning, I had no idea where the kits would be since when I left them last night, they were running around the entire cage. But when I opened the cage this morning they were all in the nest box, in a heap, asleep. So
April 12 – 18 Days Old This afternoon, Lexi was at the end of the nest box eating hay. The kits were on the other side of the box sleeping. But soon two of them woke up and raced over to mom and began nursing. Soon a third kit dove under her mom’s tummy to
April 11 – 17 Days Old The bunnies can now easily hop into the back room of the cage. Lexi doesn’t get a break from her kits. I let her out for a while a few times a day so she can hop around the lanai and get away from mother duty. She does not
April 10 – 16 Days Old Kristyn’s friend Ashley came over this morning and we all sat on the couch holding the kits. Ashley liked Willow, the black tort best. It seems that everyone is infatuated with this bunny. When I messaged Deana, the bunny lady from Harmony, Florida, she said black torts were her
April 9 – 15 Days Old “Hoppy” Easter. We went to the Ritz Tiburon like we do every year on Easter so the children there can see the bunnies. The Ritz buys 40 of my children’s picture books to give to guests in an Easter basket and then we come for two hours to their
April 8 – 14 Days Old Two weeks is when I feel more confident that they will live. They are so much bigger and stronger now. Their eyes are open so they can move around and find their mother when they are hungry. The only danger they might have is injury if they are teat
April 7 – 13 Days Old All the kits were snuggled in the nest when I first saw them this morning. They had full bellies and were sleepy from eating. This morning our neighbor came over to admire the bunnies. Naila is almost 10 years old and has been watching them grow. Today I cupped
April 6 – 12 Days Old All the kits now have their eyes open. I think as they are growing they are peeing more because now I not only have to clean the entire nest box every night, but halfway through the day I add a fresh layer of cedar shavings and hay because it
April 5 – 11 Days Old Two of the kits have opened their eyes. We picked them up and they looked right at us with their shiny dark eyes. They seem more curious now that they can see. This morning one of the kits was outside of the nest box, but was on the bed