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| Look how much they've grown and changed in one week! |
Today our six little bunnies turned 1 week old. They all seem to be thriving and getting bigger everyday. We can't believe how much they have grown in just a week! They all have fat little "Pillsbury Doughboy" tummies especially right after nursing. Honeybunny seems to have settled into a routine of nursing in the early morning hours around 5:00 a.m. Two of the kits (the brown one and one of the black ones) seem a little smaller than the other four, but they appear to still be growing and eating. All six kits have lots of fur, little tiny teeth and claws and a tiny tail. Their little ears and hind legs are getting longer, and their little eyes are beginning to open slightly....but are not quite open fully yet. We are hoping to see them fully open tomorrow since that is a traditional milestone at one week of age.
With the onset of fur, the bunnies' physical characteristics are becoming more apparent. We have 3 beautiful solid black kits, whom the kids have named after chocolate candy bars--Hershey, KitKat, and Snickers. There is also the adorable light brown kit whom the kids affectionately call Brown Sugar. The other two kits have fluffy white coats with lots of black markings on their backs and faces. One even has a black dot over one eye--too cute! Theo, Ruthie, and Levi have named these two Snowball and Coconut.
It has been so much fun to watch these bunnies grow bigger each day and to observe how Honeybunny takes care of them. She checks on them periodically throughout the day since they are all in one cage together. She eats the Timothy Hay out of their nest and moves them around with her nose and paws. (I have to watch to ensure that she doesn't step on them. The babies let out a tiny little squeal when they get stepped on by momma or pushed around by a sibling.) Mostly, however, she sleeps and eats and pretty much ignores her litter. When I took the kits out this morning to clean their box, Honeybunny stood up on her hind legs and looked over her cage to see what I was doing with her babies. It was very sweet!
Honeybunny is still her sweet and playful self. Ruthie likes to let her out several times during the day to play with her. Today, I found Honeybunny snuggled up on the floor next to Ruthie's leg just as happy as can be (both of them) after she had worn herself out romping and frolicking around the room.
