We had a sad happening here last weekend; one of our beloved bunnies, Ashley, died after a short illness of about 24 hours. Sadly it's not uncommon for rabbits to die very quickly when they fall ill and despite the vet's intervention she didn't make it. This of course left Rocco as a widower, not a pleasant state for a lovable old boy who has reached the grand old age of 7 years. So it was off to Eindhoven to visit Liesbeth, and check out the many eligible ladies she has at her rabbit rescue centre. 
Needless to say we did find a lovely young bun we hope will be the perfect match for Rocco, and he certainly thinks she's the tastiest bit of crumpet he's seen since...well, since his last bit of crumpet. However before I go into that, check out these pictures. Two tiny, week-old kits were brought to Liesbeth last week, motherless and desperately in need of a great deal of TLC. I was lucky enough to be there when they needed feeding and it was so cool to hold these tiny little snugglies - perfect replicas of rabbits except absolutely tiny and with eyes still closed - and gently feed them a special milk formula via miniscule syringes.
One expects baby animals, and especially such tiny new borns as these, to mew and cry when handled or hungry, but these little guys are totally silent. I'm guessing that because rabbits are prey animals it's a survival mechanism; any noisy individuals would be the first to be eaten. They are however incredibly wriggly and needed to be snugly rolled up in a baby towel to be easily fed. If there is anything cuter in this world, I haven't seen it yet. All together now: "Ahhhhhhhhhhh............"
P.S. For information about caring for rabbits or to give a second-hand rabbit a second chance through adoption, check out http://www.opvangfranky.nl.
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Your baby has its eyes open now!
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