The bunnies are completely adorable. They look like miniature rabbits and are starting to have all the rabbit behaviors. They stand up on their hind feet (a little wobbly) to look around. They run fast and then freeze. And they're so curious about everything. Lynne and I got them out for a little while yesterday and let them run around. They climb all over you, sniffing everything.
The little runt seems to be just fine. He's smaller and skinnier than the others, but he seems healthy. The other one that I was concerned about -- who seemed to have a scab on his head and on his ear -- is also okay, but I think the ear was permanently damaged though. It's not perfect and may have been bitten or something. As he gets older, it'll be less noticable, but I think he'll always have a scar.
Their new thing is jumping out of the nestbox. They entertain themselves with this all day (and probably half the night too). Some of them can get back in once they're out, but some of them are stuck outside the nest once they jump out. We've been trying to scoop them up and put them back in when we see them out, but it's a losing battle. They just jump out again.
If they start pestering Genevieve too much, I'll have to separate them for part of the day. Poor mother! She looks thin and tired (and constantly hungry!) already.
Another thing they're doing is nibbling on the hay in the nestbox. I wonder if they're ready to start trying kibble yet? I watched one of them eat an entire long piece of hay yesterday ... so, at least they're capable of eating something other than mother's milk.
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