Reply #21: Yeah, rabbit care is one of the things I know a *lot* about, along

[Lyric]

with dog training and tropical fishkeeping, lol. Seriously, I've had pet rabbits for years--and they were "house rabbits", which means a floor-level cage with an open door and a ramp, litter training, and free access to the house just as soon as they're big enough to hold their own against the cats. The cats are hilarious to watch--my biggest bun (A white Flemish Giant-mix named Spooky that I "rescued" along with his sister from a farm where they were about to be hunting dog bait) weighed about 17 lbs, and used to chase the cats around! He had this look in his eyes like, "Prey animal? Pffft. My ass." His best friend was Mischa, a little white dwarf we got from my younger sister's friend. They looked so FUNNY together--Spooky the HumongoBunny and Mischa the Ickle, lol.

Rabbits are truly amazing creatures. They are so smart and funny--they'll play like a cat with practically anything! We made these homemade toys out of empty toilet paper tubes with a chunk of carrot or apple inside, and timothy hay stuffed into the ends, so they had to toss it around and dig the hay out to get to the yummy stuff inside. I wish like hell that I could have a bun again, but right now I am owned by a 100 lb Golden Retriever who is just too hyper and playful--he'd scare any self-respecting rabbit to death just trying to be friendly. *sigh* And I refuse to keep them in a cage. It's like keeping a cat in a cage--the whole notion is just repulsive to me, now that I know just how smart and sweet they are when they're free to roam.