Upload pet profile picture or choose a pet icon. Pet Type Rabbit Breed/type Region South East England Personalise your pet URL. i,e if your pet´s name is snowy you can make your URL www.petstreet.com /pet/snowy. Make sure you check it to see if it is free. Choose a background colour for your pet. Or choose a background image. | My Interests Hello, we're Harry & Winston.
We're netherland dwarf/lionhead crosses and we're brothers. We're house bunnies and find the outdoors a bit chilly and strange - carpet is where it's at. Our favourite foods are coriander, broccoli, parsley and spring greens, although we do love apple and grapes as a special treat.
We share our house with our cat brother and sisters, Josie, Jake and Lilly and, although they can be a pain sometimes when we want to have a nap in the sun and they want to chase us, we love them really...
Mummy and daddy also run a great website with loads of fantastic things for bunnies, www.thepetextraordinarium.co.uk, so we get to try them all out. Life is good... :o) My Blog 29 Mar 2008 11:01 29 Mar 2008 11:01 Boredom, especially for rabbits kept alone, can be a big problem. Without anything to occupy their time, bunnies can become depressed and destructive – I don’t know if you’d like to spend all day and night in a cage by yourself with nothing to do, but we wouldn’t!The Rabbit Welfare Association says that the creative use of rabbit toys can extend your rabbits’ life by keeping them interested in their environment and allowing them to learn and develop. Physically, bunnies need toys to chew on, climb on, crawl in and dig into. And without these they’re likely to use other things in the toys’ place. Things like your sofa, carpet, skirting boards and television cables.
But what makes a good rabbit toy? From our experience, we know that you can get a great clue simply by watching how your bunny behaves, and there are several behaviours by which you can get a great insight into your rabbit’s psyche. So if you’ve got a bunny or two at home and would like some pointers into what you should buy them to keep them mentally and physically active, here are a few ideas to help:Burrowing & digging: Rabbits are tunnelling animals and love digging into and, especially, running through tunnels. One of our best toys is an activity tunnel, which folds down when not in use but which we spend ages investigating, peering out of and running through. Part of the same activity, digging can be particularly destructive where carpet is concerned! So a seagrass mat or a straw mat either in their enclosure, just outside the tunnel or covering up their favourite digging spot in the living room is a great idea.Chewing, throwing & nudging: Along with burrowing, chewing is simply what bunnies do and anyone who thinks they can prevent it is sadly mistaken! Rabbits need to chew for both physical and psychological reasons and all rabbits, no matter what their temperament, enjoy throwing and nudging things around. Ironically though, this central pillar of bunny behaviour is the thing that winds most rabbit owners up. There are lots of chewing and throwing toys around, but without fail I go for natural, untreated wooden toys rather than the lumps of hard, brightly coloured plastic that are found in most pet shops. The reason? Quite simply, wooden toys are far closer to what a wild rabbit would play with. When was the last time you saw a rabbit in a field throwing a plastic ball around?Over a period of time try introducing toys like a chew ‘n’ throw, a willow rattle, a rattle roller, a willow chew ring and some hazel sticks or willow sticks. With the latter, Winston plays a great game of ‘stick’, where mummy holds out the stick and Winston takes it off her and throws it! Repeated until either she or he gets fed up. And it’s normally her as he’ll play ‘stick’ for ages!Shredding: Before they got us, mummy and daddy had a rabbit called Pumpkin that loved nothing more than tearing strips of wallpaper from our bedroom. Little did I know at the time that if she’d had a vine ball or a grass & hay ball, she’d have been content to leave the décor alone…Hitting: A step on from nudging, some more aggressive rabbits need a punchbag on which to take out their frustrations. For this you can use anything that hangs from the cage, such as a garland, a parsley bell or a bakery stick (which also provides a little treat).Climbing: Contrary to popular belief, rabbits generally like to climb over things and onto things. Cardboard boxes are as good as anything, but there are also purpose-made natural toys available, like fiddle sticks.Bunching: Some rabbits seem have a bit of OCD and like to organise things! So if you’ve got a rabbit that likes to push bedding around and pulls and nibbles your sheets, try giving him his own blankie to play with. 0 Comments My Message Wall 25 Apr 2008 18:58 hi harry and winston! my mummy has bought things from your daddy's website! love flopsy xxxx 11 Apr 2008 18:42 Member Removed hi Harry and Winston,
how are you doing. thanks for your messages, looking forward to my hay balls. I know that my new carrier is waitihg at the sorting office to be picked up, too.. Will let you know what I think when I see it. 29 Mar 2008 16:04 hi there paul, i have read your blog and must say am very impressed, i am currently investigating enclosured design and the effects of animal welfare and would like very much if could contibute some enrichment ideas on my site, it is very early days on there at the moment and as i am nearing the end of my degree i have very little time to spend adding lots of infomation. i would like most of my emphasis to be on welfare and behaviour and would love to show examples of good enrichment as i know how vitally important it is. i hope you are able to help, many thanks for your time,
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