First thing this morning Teen Two was out in the garden checking Flora had had a good night....little bundle of fun that she is!
Just look at those feet!
Way too big for her little body!
Well she had a good night, but ran circles round me all day!
She is impossible to catch, unlike Benji who from day one came running to us, and continues to do that....Flora however is like her wild counterparts and scoots for cover the minute we go anywhere near her!
She enjoyed her first day of foraging and was brave enough to come out from her hiding and graze on the grass, rummage through the bushes etc, but whenever I set foot outside she was gone!
Which meant poor Benji was confined to barracks all day.
I had intended to switch them around every few hours, giving each other time to get each others scent in the garden etc (we already switched litter trays for the same reason)
When Teen Two came home, we foolishly ( and my suggestion) decided to abandon the neutral ground first meet up and just let Benji out to see what happened...with us close at hand of course.
We did this when Benji first came home with us, after giving him some hours alone in the garden to find safe places to run to, and when he met with the older rabbit, there was little reaction at all, so we hoped for more of the same....
....but no...
...it was full scale war!!
With us being on hand the unpleasant ball of scrapping lasted only a couple of seconds, but it was unpleasant to watch, especially for poor Teen Two.
It did mean however that Flora was shell shocked for a second, which gave me time to pick her up and bring her into the house, whilst Benji had some play time in the garden.
The idea was to then put Flora back in the hutch for the evening...but she hopped off Teen One's lap after about half an hour and catching her again took another half an hour!
However, she is now in the lower section of the hutch and Benji has gone up to the wire several times without incident, so on the advice of this website we will maintain this "can see smell and touch noses but no more" for a couple of weeks I think, give them time to get over the trauma of their first premature meeting.
Benji was not the only one confined to barracks today, I had to wait in for the washing machine man.
It was only a minor problem and one I would probably have put up with for much longer, if it wasn't for the fact we pay a monthly amount for repairs, so it seems silly not to use it.
I had a small leak intermittently, which the man diagnosed as a new door seal needed, which was great as they get mouldy so quickly, despite the fact I clean mine regularly.
It solved another problem too, the door hasn't been shutting properly, which means I think I have switched the machine on, go away and do some chores/shopping, come back expecting the washing to be ready to hang out, but it hasn't even started!
Banging the door hard solves it, or a big thump by the lock, but of course I don't always remember to do those things....but that is a thing of the past now hopefully.
The postie brought a pleasant surprise for Hubby...a tax rebate!!!
Now it might only be £29.40 but a rebate is a rebate, and he just decided to buy himself a new alarm clock as his current one is unreliable, so thank you Mr Taxman for paying for it!
I busied myself making some new play dough for Parent and Toddlers, a lovely seasonal colour ...
...to go with the seasonal play mats, freely downloadable from Sparklebox
Part way through the afternoon my late neighbour's son came in for a cuppa, bringing with him piles of motor magazines, many of which are vintage editions and collectible.
Hubby will love them, but me not so...firstly where will we put them!
Secondly....they smell of moth balls!!
They have only been in the front room a few hours and already the smell hits you when you walk in!
Maybe that problem solves problem one.....where to store them??
In the garage!
Hubby has been at the NEC in Birmingham all day ( a very early start I might add!) and is just home now, so its been a long long day!
ooops - not the best of starts!
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