Snack Monster

I think I have created a monster. A snack monster. One day as I was leaving for work I made the mistake of giving Clovis a little snack. Now, without fail, every morning as I leave he runs, no CHARGES up to the door for his little something special before I go.  Well, as we all know we cannot resist cuteness...

Just the slightest bit of rustling of the brown paper bag of willow twigs or bunny bites has him running in circles, frantic to get his little teeth on his treat.  And while he is preoccupied with eating, I toss a bunny bite on the top floor of his cardboard condo for later, wish he and Minnie a good day, and head for work. 

I found Clovie's favorites, willow twigs, bunny bites, and dried fruit at bunspace.com.  

Paw of Friendship?

Minnie joined Clovie and I this morning during our together time. I'm not sure if she was extending her paw in friendship or if she had something else in mind. He ignores her. If she had the opportunity to confront Clovie face to face I'm pretty sure she'd run for it, scared spitless.

We have a glorious sunny morning here. Spirit lifting after all the rain we have had.  Even Clovie seems to be happy. If the clear skies hold maybe we will catch a glimpse of the "supermoon" tonight.

I hope wherever you are you have a sunny, spirit lifting day and the supermoon shines bright on you tonight!

Rabbit Menu

I'm always looking for new veges to try out on Clovis. This is purple kale which he liked. The other day we had a slice of hubbard squash which was a no go. I was at a pet store the other day and they were feeding a rabbit a slice of orange.  I always thought you shouldn't give any acidic fruit to a bunny but he sure seemed to be enjoying it.

Clovis gets a variety of fresh fruit and veges twice a day.  Since I'm not too sharp and creative at 6:45 AM we have a set menu for breakfast:

4 blueberries
1/4 inch slice of banana, quartered
4 inches of carrot
handful of mixed salad greens
carrot greens from one carrot
3-4 stems of Italian parsley




For dinner we have our standards which consist of:

collard greens about the size of my palm
handful of kale
a few leaves of baby bok choy

Then I mix and match conservative amounts of about 4 from the following:

broccoli or broccolini, cauliflower, green cabbage, radiccio, brussel sprouts, curly parsley, cilantro, dill, or whatever else I find interesting.



Breakfast

 When I go to the grocery store the clerks often comment on all the veges I buy. "You eat healthy." "What are you making?" or "What do you do with kale?".  It's always a test of their checking skills. Not everyone knows what organic Italian kale is, let alone the code for it off the top of their head.   

So I bring home bags full of bunny food and I think it takes up half my refrigerator. My husband has learned he has to save the last banana for Clovis. Because, heaven forbid, his little quarter inch slice is missing from his yellow salad plate in the morning.

Is it Spring Yet?

We're getting there, Clovie. 

A bouquet of daffodils from a friend at my kitchen window, birds singing, heather in bloom, pussy willows, buds on the flowering cherry. Oh, and those obnoxious little weeds around the roses.

The sun feels good to Clovie and I as we enjoy our lazy Saturday morning together. 

Hope it's getting to be Spring where you live too!

Turn Up the Heat!

Hey, could you bump it up a notch or two?



It's a little nippy here in our neck of the woods. Sometimes I catch Clovis sitting next to the heat vent in his room. Took me awhile to figure out but I'm pretty sure he sits there to get toasty. 

Smart boy... 

Music

Clovie Relaxes to Pyramid Affair from Cairo Time Soundtrack

Last weekend when Clovis was getting his teeth trimmed, Dr. Heather commented on how calm he was.  She thought it was the music they were playing. And it got me to thinking as we were driving home that the sorrowful notes resonating from Itzhak Perlman's violin on the Schindler's List soundtrack I was playing could have mellowed him out.

My daughter told me about Grooveshark, a website where you can select music and make playlists.  So on weekends now when I sit with Clovie while he has his breakfast, I bring my coffee, paper, and laptop and play the mellow songs from my Grooveshark playlist.

We skip over Muse, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry...  

Clovie Day

While I was away on family matters Clovis' needs got placed on the back burner.  So yesterday was Clovie Day.  I spent the greater part of Saturday doing things just for him.  We started with our weekend morning coffee and paper together time while Clovie ate his breakfast, then drove to his monthly tooth and toenail trim with Dr. Heather.  When we got home, I addressed the mites with a dose of Revolution.  Then I washed all of his bedding, rugs, his cage, and gave his room a good cleaning while he roamed the house.  

When Clovis was little I was looking at bunny stuff online and saw the cardboard condos you could buy for about $25.  I'm a little on the cheap side (and I have the "I could make that" attitude/flaw) so I decided to build my own.  It was quite a project but I was proud of my results. Well, after 4 years and a lot of wear and tear I figured Clovis was due for a new condo so I went to work.  He hasn't really embraced it yet but I expect he will be chewing the doors off in no time, especially after his teeth have grown a few centimeters.

At the end of the day Clovis got a good meal, a few oats with his pellets, more time to roam the house, and blueberries when I tucked him in.  Not a bad day for a bun. And I felt good (and tired) at the end of Clovie Day.