Comments on: No Bunny Buying For Easter! http://blogging.la/2009/04/06/no-bunny-buying-for-easter/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jodi http://blogging.la/2009/04/06/no-bunny-buying-for-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-17878 Jodi Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:13:19 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=24695#comment-17878 Will: I think rabbits are much like hamsters and guinea pigs in terms of the teeth. Guinea pigs eat hay almost constantly and part of the purpose is to keep the teeth ground down. Another great rabbit book if anyone is looking for something in the non-fiction realm is "Stories Rabbits Tell: A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature" by Susan E. Davis and Margo Demello. It discusses all of the roles rabbits play in the wild, as pets, as meat, as fur and in research labs. I read it for a class I took a few years ago. It was fascinating and disturbing. Will: I think rabbits are much like hamsters and guinea pigs in terms of the teeth. Guinea pigs eat hay almost constantly and part of the purpose is to keep the teeth ground down.

Another great rabbit book if anyone is looking for something in the non-fiction realm is “Stories Rabbits Tell: A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature” by Susan E. Davis and Margo Demello. It discusses all of the roles rabbits play in the wild, as pets, as meat, as fur and in research labs. I read it for a class I took a few years ago. It was fascinating and disturbing.

]]> By: WILL CAMPBELL http://blogging.la/2009/04/06/no-bunny-buying-for-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-17877 WILL CAMPBELL Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:59:42 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=24695#comment-17877 I've only had one rabbit -- a Netherland dwarf -- given as a gift waaaaaay back when I was a teen, and I botched that responsibility big time in large part because the critter and I learned the hard way that a rabbit's front teeth never stop growing. As in if you don't give them stuff to chew on to keep that growth in check those teeth will keep lengthening until either they can't close their mouths (and thus can't chew their food) or they lacerate their gums, or both. For the record, veterinarians keep an extra-special nasty look handy to nail you with when you bring such an afflicted rabbit in for treatment. And they charge an idiot fee, which is entirely appropriate. My recommendation is instead of a bunny this Easter, give the gift of the Best Bunny Book Evar: "Watership Down," by Richard Adams. I’ve only had one rabbit — a Netherland dwarf — given as a gift waaaaaay back when I was a teen, and I botched that responsibility big time in large part because the critter and I learned the hard way that a rabbit’s front teeth never stop growing. As in if you don’t give them stuff to chew on to keep that growth in check those teeth will keep lengthening until either they can’t close their mouths (and thus can’t chew their food) or they lacerate their gums, or both.

For the record, veterinarians keep an extra-special nasty look handy to nail you with when you bring such an afflicted rabbit in for treatment. And they charge an idiot fee, which is entirely appropriate.

My recommendation is instead of a bunny this Easter, give the gift of the Best Bunny Book Evar: “Watership Down,” by Richard Adams.

]]> By: Jodi http://blogging.la/2009/04/06/no-bunny-buying-for-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-17876 Jodi Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:31:18 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=24695#comment-17876 VictoriaLane: I know! I've about ODed so far this year! Julia: Thanks and the link is fixed! VictoriaLane: I know! I’ve about ODed so far this year!

Julia: Thanks and the link is fixed!

]]> By: Julia Frey http://blogging.la/2009/04/06/no-bunny-buying-for-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-17875 Julia Frey Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:15:46 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=24695#comment-17875 The link to the bunny cam doesn't seem to be working... Great post, thanks for the info! The link to the bunny cam doesn’t seem to be working…

Great post, thanks for the info!

]]> By: victorialane http://blogging.la/2009/04/06/no-bunny-buying-for-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-17874 victorialane Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:10:11 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=24695#comment-17874 The only good thing about this holiday is the Cadbury Egg. I haven't had one yet, though. I have a habit of ODing on them. The only good thing about this holiday is the Cadbury Egg. I haven’t had one yet, though. I have a habit of ODing on them.

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