#bun flop

[rhiannatruex]

baby bun flop

[crit20art]

[ID: digital art of Jon and Martin as rabbits. Martin is a large orange Flemish Giant wearing round red glasses and laying down with his front and back paws outstretched, eyes closed peacefully. Jon is a much smaller black rabbit with scars in his fur and a bright green eye which is also closed in contentment, laying on his side with his face pressed into Martin's dewlap. There is sunlight from a window falling over both of them. End ID]

been wanting to draw @hisclockworkservants bun jmart forEVER and i finally got around to it!!!! healed my heart to spend an evening looking at images of Flemish Giants 🥺

anywayyy they are warm and comfy in a sunbeam… blissfully unaffected by the horrors….. it’s what they deserve

[domoniki-11-11]

Mick's one white paw!

He finally flopped and laid beside me. I'm happy to see how comfortable he is.

[bunnies-and-sunshine]

All tuckered out.

Playing with all of the toys is exhausting!

[hisclockworkservants]

hi may i please have a martin bun napping

[yatiso]

its freakin challah time im tryna make buns for the first time tew

[ruthlesslistener]

not to keep vagueposting about animal welfare discourse, but i happened to run into one of the blogs that was shitting on scout for their cow husbandry and the shit they were saying was so fucking stupid...it was something along the lines of 'rabbits aren't social animals because their wild ancestors have a social group set entirely by mating/the HRS tries to force you to bond rabbits unnecessarily and is a peta-affiliated organization/its unnecessary to spay female rabbits because the 85% association between uterine cancer and not spaying is only supported by two studies', all of which may make sense for breeding rabbits is complete and utter bullshit when dealing with pet rabbits.

Rabbits are indeed social animals that grow anxious when alone and should have SOME form of companionship most hours of the day. This does not have to be another rabbit, and the urging to establish a bonded pair is typically done for people who are OUT OF THE HOUSE most of the day. HRS and shelters don't 'force' pairings, they encourage them because having someone around 24/7 isnt always viable in American households. When I tried to get Celeste bonded because I was worried about her welfare (this was when I was 14 and new to rabbits), both the HRS and shelters talked us out of it because she very clearly did not care about other buns, and didn't need to be bonded because there was always someone around them. But if you're a singular person who's away from home most of the time, then yes you need some sort of partner animal because it reduces stress in your rabbit.

Those social structures are ofc going to be different if you have unfixed breeding animals, but the core aspect of it is still the same. Rabbits are social animals. They are comforted by the presence of others around them, form bonds with other rabbits, and feel more secure in groups. Just because they are more territorial when unfixed (as they should!) doesn't reduce the fact that they are social prey animals, it just means that you need to keep them in different conditions than you would a fixed creature with less hormonal urges

The HRS is not aligned with PETA. They denounce affiliations with meat breeders because they're entirely based on improving the welfare of rabbits that are kept as pets. I can see why some might feel offended on their stance against meat rabbits, but rabbits are still primarily viewed as livestock, and after hearing enough comments about people wanting to eat my rabbit, I can understand why they'd be so clear on it. People are assholes about pets that are commonly viewed as feeder animals.

There is indeed a high risk associated between UNBRED unspayed female rabbits and uterine cancer. This is supported by several studies on animals with similar breeding lifestyles by multiple veterinary institutions. You won't notice it in your breeding females because the risk is SPECIFICALLY for unbred animals, aka most pets. So yes, spaying is necessary for your doe's health if you do not intend to regularly breed or have stopped regularly breeding

Even if there wasn't a very real danger to their health, you'd still need to get them fixed to reduce behavioral problems. Unfixed rabbits are much more territorial, destructive, and aggressive, making them more difficult to keep in a home environment. They will growl, they will lunge and bite (and rabbit bites are not something you want to fuck with- I have scars from Celeste's nips), they will piss and shit to mark their territory and it WILL be pungent and unsanitary even if they are litterbox trained. They can still be cuddly with you, sure, that won't reduce their value as pets, but a perpetually sexually frustrated and territorial animal is not fun to deal with and is arguably unethical for the rabbit. If you want a pet rabbit, you need to get them spayed. And I say this from personal experience- Celeste wasn't spayed when we got her, but after she did get spayed, she became much more manageable and less likely to bite. She was still manageable beforehand, but afterwards she was a hell of a lot more relaxed and not stressed

There's nothing wrong with having significantly different husbandry because you are a meat/fur breeder; unfixed animals have different temperaments, different needs, and are typically kept in different conditions that are more economically and behaviorally suited to turning a profit. But those care requirements change drastically when you have only one to two fixed animals in a home environment, which means that you cannot pass judgement on pet care requirements when you're a meat breeder, and visa versa.

[plusthreerabbits]

Diary Entry 2 (Chewie POV)

Helloaf it me Chewie! ( ´ ▽ ` )

Today was best day ever! Renny gave yummy greens and other humans petted me a lot! I lie down in best spot for pets. Humans have to walk around Chewie. No choice but to pet the me (─‿‿─)

I made me very flat for best pets! My favorite spot is all of the me!! Except no touch the back peet please!!

Renny gave me kisses after and said I was good bun! Bestest boy! I did many tooth purrs (๑˘︶˘๑)

[Video description: Chewie, a golden brown rabbit, sitting on a dark rug with his head tilted back. A light-skinned hand appears and pets him. Chewie melts into the rug and tooth purrs. /end]

[keendaanmaa]

Knitting circle and friends, I am curious: what do you do with your hair when you sleep? Put it up? Braid it? Leave it loose? Something else?

[landwriter]

i keep my hair loose but i also wear a blindfold (a fancy one that also plays bluetooth music) so....

Bluetooth blindfolds! I would think a blindfold helps keep the hair a bit in place while also making you look impossibly fancy and glamorous.

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[bunnies-and-sunshine]

Look at those little feet!

This made me aww, so I had to share. 💕

[konfliqt]

it's not often that cupid goes into super deep sleep around me, but when he does, he sure does make me flip the fuck out

[storyxsummoner]

Okay, my to do list after work tonight:

-establish tags for oRgANIZATION

-set up pages like 'about' or 'tag page', etc

-search for oc things from twitter and post them here

-introductory first post????

-finish the healer class quest

-sort story photos from NG+

[134340am]

So buns been home for a few hours. How she doing?

hi fren <3 thank you for asking!

she seems as lively as ever + she’s taking her meds and critical care really well. her poop is still a little smushy and it’s not at the ideal size yet, so we’re keeping a close eye on how much hay she eats and how much water she has :’—)

she doesn’t seem to be hurt anywhere. but one of her ears has gone a little floppy… the vet did mention that they put the catheter through her ear though so that could be why? there’s no open wound or anything which is good so i’m hoping both her ears stand up soon hehe

also when she got home yesterday she had a BIG drink of water and when she was done she shook her head like a doggo and got water all over herself (& me 🥲 because i was sitting by her cage watching her drink) it was so funny because she literally soaked herself and she looked so much like a little pupper in that moment like

all in all the bun is doing fine and she appreciates ur concern <3

[invoke-parlay]

What do bunnies dream about?