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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 15, 2004 3:39:04 GMT -4
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Post by jeannie on Mar 15, 2004 14:52:39 GMT -4
She sure has! What have you been feeding her? Miracle Grow? ;D
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 16, 2004 0:13:02 GMT -4
Only the anabolic steroids I use at the gym. ;D She does not feel bony anymore, and is spending more and more time out of the cage as I trust her to not gnaw the wrong stuff. Funny to see something big hopping around in here!  |
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Post by calvinator1 on Mar 16, 2004 18:53:12 GMT -4
She's definitely bigger. The cage is starting to look a bit small for her.
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Post by dosergirl on Mar 16, 2004 22:52:01 GMT -4
Speaking of trusting her not to gnaw stuff.....the same day i got a new cell phone i find that it's been severed clean in half by Astrid. I came home later the same day (yesterday) to hear that she had also severed an AC power adapter of my roommmates so i had to shell out the money to get a new one.
she has so much to chew on i wish she would understand....but alas she will not.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 16, 2004 23:07:28 GMT -4
Poppy chews on nothing when outside. The only wire she could reach, but ignores, is unplugged whenever she comes out; she is very well behaved, and seems to gravitate in her explorations to my vicinity where ever I am, which I assume is good. She never poops outside the cage - or if she does she has found a place I have yet to discover! The litter pan works perfectly. I got her some bok choy tonight. I asked the grocer "Is this dandelion?".  "No? Well she eats bok choy too", or so I assume. One thing she has done - get me to learn what all these odd veggies look like! Ever consider leaving her outside your cage permanently and letting her access the litter pan and food as desired and needed? With Astrid she may gnaw too much to make that practicable. |
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Post by jeannie on Mar 19, 2004 14:16:50 GMT -4
Hey, I just read a thread in a rescue forum started by somebody who had rescued a guinea pig that had been living with a rabbit. It was badly injured by the rabbit, and had broken hips. The unanimous decision among all the rescuers was that GP's and rabbits do not mix well.
Just thought I'd let you know about it, since you had been asking about matching her with a gp.
She's looking good, by the way!
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Post by dosergirl on Mar 19, 2004 14:48:41 GMT -4
Astrid is a only locked in her cage at night when it's bed time for me too. Otherwise she roams the house just like the cats. Sometimes she is in a playful mood and definately needs to be watched. other times she is content to just lay under the coffee table while we all watch tv. she comes back in my bedroom to use the litter box from no matter where she is in the house.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 19, 2004 23:00:06 GMT -4
Hey, I just read a thread in a rescue forum started by somebody who had rescued a guinea pig that had been living with a rabbit. It was badly injured by the rabbit, and had broken hips. The unanimous decision among all the rescuers was that GP's and rabbits do not mix well. Just thought I'd let you know about it, since you had been asking about matching her with a gp. She's looking good, by the way! I asked a lot of people in a lot of places, online and in person. There was way too much debate and controversy for me to consider it safe enough to try; if the GP was hurt I'd feel horrible. One of the fellows who told me it would be OK also insisted yesterday a Campbell's Russian dwarf was a Chinese; when I checked online a Chinese is obviously different being longer, thinner, and with a very different tail from a Campbell's. So I take his advice with a few grains of salt. But I am sure some people have had good experiences with a rabbit and GP; however, as I am a novice with both those kind of critters I will eschew putting them together, at least for now. I will likely get a GP or two within a month or two. Meanwhile, I have put some mirrors around the bunny's cage ; maybe that will keep her company?! ;D Poppy vanished for four hours last night under a sofa and some the stuff. There is surely a load of poop somewhere around here. I will have to block off some of her tiny entry ways to the labyrinth of subterranean passageways that is this apartment! |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 19, 2004 23:05:17 GMT -4
Astrid is a only locked in her cage at night when it's bed time for me too. Otherwise she roams the house just like the cats. Sometimes she is in a playful mood and definately needs to be watched. other times she is content to just lay under the coffee table while we all watch tv. she comes back in my bedroom to use the litter box from no matter where she is in the house. Poppy can roam at will also, if feasible. I will endeavor to block off all those little openings she squeezed throught to then vanish for hours; I can't have that. My main concern is pooping and peeing: I did not see quite as much in the litter pan as I may have expected after a few times when she was out. The bottom door of the cage pushes in, and she can easily gain entrance with a push, but I do not know if she ever has done that. Maybe I should use some wires to hold it open so she can gain easier access to the pan?? |
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Post by jeannie on Mar 19, 2004 23:25:49 GMT -4
Wow - pretty soon you'll be able to open a rodent zoo!  |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 20, 2004 0:18:22 GMT -4
Wow - pretty soon you'll be able to open a rodent zoo! I'd invite you over but there is not enough room here for more than one human to squeeze in! Don't forget the degus, who MAY come within weeks. If not for you I never would have kept Rainy and her litter of 12. (Oh yes I would have!).  - - - - - - Just heard on the news. . . MAYHEM at the Dallas Zoo! Some more rotten kids, unsupervised, tormented a gorila who escaped and ran amok! That news story was followed by the one about mouth-shaped lipstick-bedecked urinals in men's lavatories. (As opposed to urinals in female lavatories??).  I think that might make it harder for me to go, actually. So much for the news. . . |
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Post by calvinator1 on Mar 22, 2004 11:46:50 GMT -4
Dosergirl, how do the cats get along with the rabbit?
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Post by dosergirl on Mar 22, 2004 15:41:14 GMT -4
Astrid dominates over the cats. Female rabbits are pretty in charge kind of girls, they don't take any crap. Astrid loves to chase Misu around the house and vice versa...but when it comes down to it cat is afraid of bunny. Which is funny if you think about it.
Astrid is also super vocal, she grunts all the time...which normally is a sign of anger but she just does it to talk with us..it's really funny when she is chasing the cat and grunting...like "hey i want to play come back here"
Eventually she will get a bunny boyfriend.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 23, 2004 2:40:13 GMT -4
That is wild, about Astrid.
You know, when you think about it, a rabbit's choppers can do some real damage if they were in a mood to use them, even on a cat.
Poppy has yet to utter a single sound of any kind. She will have to make do with me as a boyfriend - a sad eventuality no doubt!
I want to sneak up on her cage and take a peek to see if she is doing anything with those stuffed toys.
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