Bunny on Film!

This weekend I shot a short for my cinematography class, and Picard was in it!

The concept is: a guy wakes up, getting ready and shadows keep passing by his face. He finally goes over to his rabbit's cage, looks at it, and is eventually eaten by the rabbit.

You'll be able to see the video on my youtube page, and my blog: bonniesowlefilms.blogspot.com.

For now, here is a picture!

Decor Bunnies

Feel free to follow me on Pinterest :) I'm not going to say that I pin every bunny-related thing ever...but I kind of do.

Of Bunnies and Clothing

I almost feel bad for my child because I will have so many bunny-related outfits for him/her, but then I remember that  bunnies are adorable and so will my child.

Long Time No See

It's been forever! I have been really busy so I have no updated in a while.

Picard is doing great! We switched his pellet food because we used up the first bag and I couldn't remember what brand it was, so it took him a few days to adjust, but he seems to be totally happy with it now.

My aunt came over the other week to help clip his nails; I held him down with a blanket and she clipped the nails in his front paws. The back feet didn't seem like they needed to be cut...they are just really sharp. He scratched her hand and it started bleeding >.<

Picard has finally started eating his grass house, there is a giant hole in the back now. I'll post pictures when I can.

In the meantime, check out my next posts for cool bunny-related stuff!!

Molting

Apparently bunnies molt every three months!
This is good to know because there are more patches of gray fur that pulls out really easily. Not all bunnies molt, but some do, so Picard must be one of them.
The important thing to note when your bunny is molting is to brush out as much of the extra hair as possible so they don't get hairballs.
The molting process can lead to bald spots, which is apparently very common. Picard doesn't seem to have any of these spots though.
Luckily, Picard is getting better about being brushed, and he doesn't seem to mind when I pick out extra fur while he is eating.

http://www.verlannahill.com/molting.htm
This website has some cool information on molting and shedding.

Making Progress!

So today I decided we needed to do something about Picard trying to get into place where he does not belong...and I was sick of putting all my nice couch pillows on the floor >.<
So! Dad and I went to The Home Depot to buy little plastic garden fences. They were like $2.78 a piece.
We cut off the bottom stake parts and voila!

The fence is held on at the end with a little clamp, but other than that it just stands on it's own up against the couch and the T.V. console.

Today, I noticed Picard had weird gray fur in a line along his back. This is weird because he is all black except for a few white spots. When I pet him, I noticed the gray hair was coming out really easily, so I decided it might be time to try and brush him again. 

When I tried to brush him when I first got him, it failed horribly. 

Today we made progress! Dad brushed him for a while, then I took over:

While I was brushing him (which he actually seemed to like quite a bit) I saw his back nails were rather long. Now I just have to get him to let me cut his nails. >.<

Also, a while ago I got this really cute ring-holder shaped like a bunny :D It was like 5 bucks at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. They had some other animals as well, but I got the bunny. Of course.

Da da da daaaaa!!! That amazingly adorable necklace I linked from Etsy.com the other week? Yeah, I bought it.
Here is mine:

It's my favorite necklace. It's really short of a chain, which I like, and the bunny is super-duper tiny. Like....probably 1cm across.

Toodles 'til next time!

Monday Monday

This week I begin school which is exciting! It also means I can spend more time in the morning with Picard because I don't have to go to work at 9am every day.
So, I have video to update, and it is being a pain to put directly into this blog, so I will upload it in another website and then embed it on here.
In the meantime, I am continuing to update my other blog (bonniespragueblog.blogspot.com) and I wanted to share this:

http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/bunny-onesie/?pkey=cbaby-halloween-costumes

OMGitssoadorable! I am going to have this for my eventual child. Perhaps for someone else's child. I don't know. But it will be in my life at some point.
It's a baby in a bunny costume.
Gah.

Also, I would die for something like this:

It's just a tiny dainty little bunny and I think it would be the cutest thing for any outfit. 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62244125/monsieur-bunny-necklace?
Oh man, it's only $24 with $3.50 for shipping anywhere in the US. 9-month-early birthday present to myself? Hmmmmm

Hiding Places

This is the video of Picard's new favorite hiding place:

[Edit: Having technical issues because this is a longer video, I will add it as soon as I can]

Yes, the scratches just rubbed off thankfully. It's a leather rocking chair/recliner, so we are being extra careful when the bunny is out and my dad is in the chair to make sure we don't squish Picard >.<
I'm hoping this video will be ok...I know the first video I posted was able to go into full screen, but the second one I posted was not. We'll see how this goes.
Also, Picard does not like to walk on the wooden floors, but he doesn't mind walking on the small space between his cage and the chair. When he does this, however, there is no room to turn around so he just backs up really fast:

Feeding Time

The bulk of a bunnies diet should be nice, fresh Timothy Hay, or other similar types of hay. They should also get a bit of pellet food and vegetables. Picard loves his hay, seems completely disinterested in vegetables, but cannot get enough of his pellet food. It came in the bunny starter kit that I bought, and looks like it has tiny pieces of dehydrated carrot or something; that is his favorite part. 

So he gets really excited when it's time to fill up his bowl...

Also, this is his toy carrot that he isn't very interested in, but I still think it's adorable!

Home Sweet Home

I just wanted to outline exactly how I set up Picard's cage to make it not only comfortable for him, but easy for me to clean up every few days.
We already have a subscription to the Arizona Republic, so I use the newspaper as free bedding.
(Since I took these pictures I have stopped using store-bought bedding all together, and I no longer include the shoe box lid because it was getting kind of gross).

Because of the way the newspaper is layered, it's really easy to fold up and put in the trash. After that I wipe out the plastic bottom of the cage with a soapy cloth and let it air dry before putting in the new newspaper.

Interwebs Inspiration

So I went to Charming Charlie and they did not have any bunny jewelry...on the plus side I did get adorable shoes.
Picard is doing really well and I have more video to post because he has found a little hiding place that he loves, and it's hilarious watching him wiggle into it.
He had completely torn apart his ball made of twigs, and he has almost eaten all of the remaining twigs. I guess we'll have to buy another one of those.
Next I'll be posting video and a tutorial of how a set up Picard's cage for easy cleanup, but for now, I found more things to add to my list of jewelry I want!

Both of these cute things can be found on http://www.trashydiva.com/ .
This website has really cute vintage dresses and shoes as well!

Things for Bunny

I wanted to talk about some of the products that I have bought for Picard. In this blog I'll talk about toys and habitat. Next time I'll talk about food and bedding :)

This is something I bought today. I decided it was important because yesterday he made a mad dash for the space behind our t.v. consol. I have some stacks of video games and he just plowed through it and was hidden behind them. I got him out eventually, but he did not want to leave. 

I put down a cardboard shopping bag for him to crawl into, and he seemed to like that, but I thought it would be nice to get a real home for him. 

This is a large Farmers Market "Nature's House" by CritterWare. It was $24.99 at PetCo but we saved $5 because we have a Pals card. The good thing about this is he can munch on in as well as hide in it. 

This is one of the first things I got him, it's a ball of hay. He really likes chewing it but I am not sure if he knows he can roll it around... or if he even cares to roll it. 

When I first bought him, I got little apple sticks for him to chew on to wear down his back teeth because bunnies need to do that, but he still doesn't seem very interested in them. So, I know he likes the ball of hay, so I thought I would get a ball of sticks so he can chew on it and hopefully wear down his back teeth properly. This is made by CritterWare as well, it's a 4" Willow Branch Ball.

This is basically a cardboard octagon filled with hay. It's a way to keep the hay in one place, and it should also encourage him to roll it around and play. It's Peter's Hay Tumble; "exercise, toy, and treat in one!"

This is the little cage we have for Picard, it also had a top which we take off when we let him run around. He has a cute ceramic bowl for pellet food, and the bottom is covered in newspaper.

This is Picard munching on the straw house, his eyes are so pretty :D

Bunny in Motion

This is just a little snippet of video I took until I can edit together some of the longer video. He is so cute <3

This is Picard and my cat, Fluffy. Not sure how they feel about each other yet. 

I wanted to give a size-comparison to show how teeny Picard is. This is him next to my iPhone: 

And this is him again:

And on an un-bunny related note, this is my cat:

Isn't he just precious :3