Posts tagged "rabbits"

Bunny Goes to Town on Banana Treat

by Paul Ciampanelli (Subscribe to Paul Ciampanelli's posts): Apr 29th 2011 5:00PM Filed Under: Small Pets, Funny Animal Videos

"Hey, Pete Cottontail, why can't you chew with your mouth shut?"
"I could if I wanted to. I'm just enjoying this banana. It's really good. You want some?"
"You seem to think it's perfectly OK to smack your banana and chew with your mouth open non-stop."
"I don't really think about it. I just chow down."
"I happen to think open-mouthed loud chewing belies a sense of self-unawareness that I can't respect."
"Hey, some people think the way I chew my food is really cute."
"Well, I sure would never chew with my mouth open and smack my lips."
"Maybe if you did, people would think you were as cute as me!"
"Man, you are snackin'!"

Love 'Hop' the Movie? Don't Bring a Rabbit Home Before Reading This

by Paw Nation Staff (Subscribe to Paw Nation Staff's posts): Apr 11th 2011 11:00AM Filed Under: Small Pets

hop rabbit movie picture Universal Pictures / AP

Whether your kids are screaming for a bunny after watching the movie "Hop" or just getting in the Easter spirit, bunny fever is rampant. Pet stores, feed stores and even some garden-supply shops are filled with rabbits just waiting to land in Easter baskets. But things don't always work out so well once the rabbits come home. According to some estimates, 90 percent of rabbits brought into American homes for the spring holiday will end up euthanized.

Want to keep your new pet from becoming a statistic? Paw Nation checked in with the experts at 3 Bunnies Rabbit Rescue in East Hartford, Conn., to find out what you should consider before you bring home that bunny.

1. Do you have the room?
"People need to realize a rabbit does need room, does need exercise, does need socialization," says Mona Reopel, co-founder of 3 Bunnies. If you can, opt for an X-pen rather than a cage to allow the rabbit substantial space.

2. Are you able and willing to rabbit-proof your home?
Rabbits can be litter trained and allowed to roam around the house like a cat or dog, but it's their natural instinct to chew. Reopel warns that computer cords, TV cables and even table legs are easy pickings for your rabbit.

Cute Pet of the Day - January 20, 2011

by Paw Nation Staff (Subscribe to Paw Nation Staff's posts): Jan 20th 2011 9:00AM Filed Under: Small Pets, Cute Pet of the Day

Lionhead rabbit picture
ab_noid, Flickr

Name: Gucci

Location: Netherlands

Age: 5 years

Rabbit Breed: Lionhead

Favorite Toy: Piece of paper.

Favorite Treats: Bread crusts and blackberries.

Likes: Being petted on the head.

Dislikes: Being picked up.

Fun Fact: He appeared in a Japanese magazine.

Weird Quirk: If you give him a piece of paper, he takes it in his mouth until it covers his eyes and then starts running around.

Congratulations to our submitter, ab-noid. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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Funny Animal Video - Twin Bunnies in Cups

by Eliot Glazer (Subscribe to Eliot Glazer's posts): Oct 22nd 2010 7:00AM Filed Under: Small Pets, Funny Animal Videos

If you're a pet lover (and, if you're reading this, the chances are pretty good), then you've probably encountered a moment in which an animal is so cute, so precious, so absolutely delicious, that you've found yourself saying (hopefully to yourself), "I just want to eat you up!"

You know what we mean, right? When an animal's cute ratio is off the charts, you just want to take a nibble out of the scrumptious morsel. Now's your chance. It's two tiny bunnies in paper cups. As we say in the Internet biz, nom nom nom!

Footnote: We would never actually take a bite out of these rabbits. You know that, right?.

Cat Adopts Baby Bunny

by Eliot Glazer (Subscribe to Eliot Glazer's posts): Aug 30th 2010 3:00PM Filed Under: Cats, Small Pets, Funny Animal Videos

You know the old story: Baby bunny is born, mother dies, bunny is adopted by cutie calico kitty, and they live happily ever after.

And so it goes in Rotherham, England., where Snaggle Puss the cat has taken Bubbles under her ~~wing~~ paw, grooming the baby bunny to be like any other member of her very own family.

All together now: "Awwwww!"

Cute Pet of the Day - June 21, 2010

by Paw Nation Staff (Subscribe to Paw Nation Staff's posts): Jun 21st 2010 9:00AM Filed Under: Small Pets, Cute Pet of the Day

eamodeo, Flickr

Name: Scooter

Location: Fort Loudon, Pa.

Age: 3 years

Breed: Mini Rex

Favorite Toy: Cardboard toilet paper tubes.

Favorite Treat: Carrots, carrots and more carrots!

Likes: Running around the yard.

Dislikes: Going back into her cage.

Weird Quirk: Her family's dogs treat her like their pet.

Congratulations to our submitter, eamodeo. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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Puppy and Rabbit Share a Carrot

by Paul Ciampanelli (Subscribe to Paul Ciampanelli's posts): Jun 18th 2010 1:00PM Filed Under: Dogs, Small Pets, Funny Animal Videos

This is the night, it's a beautiful night, and we call it... interspecies amore!

OK, so maybe sharing a carrot isn't as cute or romantic as doubling up on spaghetti, but there is something to be said for friendly sharing. The peppy puppy in particular should be credited for his good behavior. While it could be argued that he's hogging the bunny's snack, it looks like there's plenty to go around, and at least he didn't get aggressive and chase off Peter Cottontail.

Funny Bunny Picture - Smart Aleck Rabbit

by Paul Ciampanelli (Subscribe to Paul Ciampanelli's posts): Jun 3rd 2010 8:00AM Filed Under: Small Pets, Funny Animal Pictures

Aleck Rabbit picture jpockele, Flickr

How else are you supposed to sass the camera when giving bunny ears is redundant?

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Giant Rabbit Breaks Records for Size and Incredible Cuteness

by Paul Ciampanelli (Subscribe to Paul Ciampanelli's posts): Apr 29th 2010 4:00PM Filed Under: Small Pets, Funny Animal Videos

The smaller something is, the cuter it is. The Rules of Cuteness are very clear on this issue. But rules are made to be broken.

There's nothing we don't adore about Darius, the giant rabbit featured in this video that ran on "Today." We love the way he sits at the dining table to eat his carrots and lettuce. We love the way his giant cheeks puff up when he's stuffing them full of veggies. We love the way he splays out on his owner's lap when she's watching TV. Most of all, we love the idea of wrapping our arms around the big bunny for the best rabbit hug we've ever had.

Our Top 10 Favorite Famous Bunnies

by Rebecca Quimby (Subscribe to Rebecca Quimby's posts): Mar 31st 2010 10:00AM Filed Under: Small Pets, Photo Galleries

In honor of a certain upcoming spring holiday, we thought we'd round up our favorite famous bunnies. Hop to it!

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Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

10. Roger Rabbit
An A-List toon from a surreal cinematic world where cartoons and humans coexist, Roger finds himself in a lot of wacky situations in the 1988 blockbuster "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?". Not the least of which is being married to smoking-hot (er, for a cartoon) Jessica Rabbit. As she says, "He makes me laugh."

Buena Vista Home Ent. / Zuma Press

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

9. Bunnicula
Twilight nothing. Our favorite vampire from kid lit is this vampire bunny, who sucks the juice out of vegetables at night.

Find the The Bunnicula Collection at Amazon.com.

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

8. The Watership Down Rabbits
The anthropomorphic bunnies from Richard Adams's novel, including Fiver, Hazel, and Bigwig, have their own culture, language, and mythology. Their story is an epic one, celebrating heroism and community.

Find Watership Down at Amazon.com.

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

7. Harvey
So he's a six-foot-tall imaginary rabbit. That doesn't mean he can't be Jimmy Stewart's best friend in the eponymous 1950 film. And that doesn't mean that Jimmy Stewart is crazy. Wait, actually, it does.

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

6. The Energizer Bunny
This shades-wearing, drum-smacking toy has been marching through Energizer battery commercials since 1989. And just keeps going, and going, and going...

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

5. The White Rabbit
He's late! He's late! For a very important date! In Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Alice first falls into the magical world after following this perpetually tardy, waistcoat-wearing hare down a rabbit hole.

Find Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at Amazon.com.

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

4. The Hare
This cocky rabbit is famous for losing a race to a slow tortoise in Aesop's fable "The Tortoise and the Hare." Slow but steady wins the race, but we still think bunnies are cuter than turtles.

Find The Tortoise or the Hare at Amazon.com.

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

3. Peter Rabbit
Peter first appeared, in his signature blue coat and brown shoes, in Beatrix Potter's classic 1902 picture book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. The naughty little bunny sneaks into Mr. McGregor's garden to munch vegetables until he is chased out and goes home sick and tired, thereby teaching children the important lesson not to eat too many vegetables.

Find The Tale of Peter Rabbit at Amazon.com.

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

2. Bugs Bunny
The only rabbit to have a star on the Hollywood Hall of Fame, this carrot-chomping trickster is famous for taking a wrong turn at Albuquerque, and occasionally wearing women's clothes. What's up with that, Doc?

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

1. The Easter Bunny!
Everyone's favorite holiday lagomorph, the Easter Bunny is famous for delivering baskets of pastel-colored eggs to children. This completely weird symbol of spring comes from German folklore. Okay, so bunnies may not really lay eggs, but they do look super cute in a basket full of grass, chocolates, and Peeps. Happy Easter!

Our Favorite Top Ten Famous Bunnies

Read This Before You Bring Home an Easter Bunny

by Jeanne Sager (Subscribe to Jeanne Sager's posts): Mar 29th 2010 11:00AM Filed Under: Small Pets

cute rabbit picture aussiegall,Flickr

Yes, baby bunnies are the cutest thing ever. Pet stores, feed stores and even some garden-supply shops are filled with rabbits just waiting to land in an Easter basket. But things don't always work out so well once the rabbits come home. According to some estimates, 90 percent of rabbits brought into American homes for the spring holiday will end up euthanized.

Want to keep your new pet from becoming a statistic? Paw Nation checked in with the experts at 3 Bunnies Rabbit Rescue in East Hartford, Conn. to find out what you should consider before you bring home that Easter bunny. Ask yourself these questions:

1. Do you have the room?
"People need to realize a rabbit does need room, does need exercise, does need socialization," says Mona Reopel, co-founder of 3 Bunnies. If you can, opt for an X-pen rather than a cage to allow the rabbit substantial space.

2. Are you able and willing to rabbit-proof your home?
Rabbits can be litter trained and allowed to roam around the house like a cat or dog, but it's their natural instinct to chew. Reopel warns that computer cords, TV cables and even table legs are easy pickings for your rabbit.

3. Do you have any allergies?
Rabbits need hay 24 hours a day, and that means its constant presence in your home. While most pet owners think of dander as the number one-allergen -- and dander allergies can be triggered by a rabbit -- Reopel reports the larger concern for most families is asthma and seasonal-type allergies that might be spiked by the hay.

Cute Pet of the Day - March 11, 2010

by Paw Nation Staff (Subscribe to Paw Nation Staff's posts): Mar 11th 2010 9:00AM Filed Under: Cute Pet of the Day

rabbit in a handbag picture

six8chv, Flickr

Max the bunny loves to hop and shop!

Congratulations to our submitter, six8chv. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

Rabbit Fever -- A Behind the Scenes Look at a Bunny Competition

by Rebecca Quimby (Subscribe to Rebecca Quimby's posts): Feb 26th 2010 5:00PM Filed Under: Small Pets

We probably don't need to tell you that 2010 marks the 100-year anniversary of the American Rabbit Breeders Association. And what better way to celebrate than by watching the brand-spanking-new, hot-off-the-presses official trailer for "Rabbit Fever." This fascinating, educational, and often hilarious documentary follows some of the competitors at the National American Rabbit Convention, which is sort of like the Westminster Dog Show, but of course, for rabbits. (Check out our interview with "Rabbit Fever" filmmaker Amy Do to learn more about this "hare-raising" documentary.)

40-Pound Bunny May Be World's Largest

by Jeanne Sager (Subscribe to Jeanne Sager's posts): Feb 26th 2010 1:00PM Filed Under: Pets News, Small Pets

Ralph the giant rabbit picture Mike Walker, M&Y News Agency

Weighing in at over forty pounds, this English rabbit might just be the biggest bunny the world has ever seen.

Ralph, a Continental Giant rabbit, eats about $15 worth of food a day, says his owner Pauline Grant. The bunny consumes Weetabix cereal, crackers, apples, carrots, cabbages, toast, sweetcorn and huge bowls of rabbit food. Grant told the U.K's Sky News that she's still awaiting official confirmation of his stats, but she's hoping he will make it into the Guinness Book of World Records.

If his size is confirmed at 42 pounds and 4 feet in length, he'll knock his own mother out of the record books. According to the folks at Guinness, Ralph's dam, Amy, was listed in 2008 as the world's longest rabbit" at 2 feet, 8 inches.

Known for being a larger breed than most, Continental Giants typically weigh between 12 and 16 pounds. The minimum length of a show rabbit is 25.5 inches.

As long as Ralph continues with his voracious appetite, Grant says she'll keep feeding him. How long do you think this record will last?

Rabbits 101

by Kristen Seymour (Subscribe to Kristen Seymour's posts): Dec 1st 2009 4:00PM Filed Under: Small Pets

rabbit picture Flickr/wwarby

Rabbit Personalities and Breeds
Rabbits are active, playful, gentle and social animals who live anywhere from five to 15 years, depending on the breed. Common small breeds include Dutch, Holland lop, mini lop, Netherlands dwarf, and Polish. They bond quickly to their owners, and can be wildly entertaining to watch. They like being near their people, but not all breeds enjoy being held, according to About.com.

Rabbit Grooming and Care
A rabbit is not the most low-maintenance small pet you can choose, as they require a good deal of room. A large cage is a start, but you might find it difficult for them to get proper exercise within the cage. Unlike many other small pets, rabbits do require veterinary care. At the very least, they should be spayed or neutered, and your area might require vaccinations. Short-haired rabbits should be brushed at least once a week, more when shedding, according to About.com. Longer-haired versions, like the Angora, require daily brushing. Spot cleaning is preferable to baths, which can be stressful for both the rabbit and owner. Rabbits' nails should be trimmed on occasion.

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