SUSHI

After having Sushi with us for several weeks now, I realize that it's very much like having a baby in the house. She eats, drinks, poops and sleeps; then she does it again. Regularly. So yeah, it's like having another baby in the house. The only advantage is that Sushi never says anything and never makes a sound (really good!) and she poops and pees in one corner of our room (not so good but still okay). So yes, it's all right I suppose having a rabbit for a pet. Already, Ethan has become careful with petting her. Before, he would pat her (hard, but he really does not know his own strength) and I would pull Sushi onto my lap and teach Ethan how to gently pet her. And now he knows. It's wonderful. And Nikki is already calling Sushi his "bestfriend". =D


I never thought that I would enjoy having a rabbit for a pet. I am really a dog person (considering the maaany doggies we have back home in Zamboanga). We used to have rabbits (2 actually) when I was little but they were confined to a cage because my mom was too scared that they would scratch me and my siblings. But I realize now that they are not agressive at all (even if their claws could be sharp). When I see Sushi hopping around the room and I feel like petting her, I pick her up and rub her soft fur. She enjoys it a lot but when she feels hot, she would jump right off and head for the fan. =D Sometimes, when she finds Ethan too loud, she would go to her favorite spot: a corner at the wall where the window is. There, she would stretch and sleep, perfectly hidden from the boys because of the curtain. But I could still see where she was because a paw or her tail would be peeking underneath.


I love that she could go anywhere around the room, eat when she wants to, drink when she wants to and not poop all over the place. She always does her business in the same corner everytime. And it's a good thing it's near the door so it's very easy for me to sweep her little droppings. And contrary to what other rabbit owners said before, Sushi's pee does not stink at all. And she is always clean. Which is why I really don't mind it when she hops onto the boys' low bed and frolics there.


Having Sushi is lots of fun. The boys get to interact with a pet and I don't worry about them getting hurt. Sushi is free to hop around the room and I don't have to worry about messes and forgetting to feed her. So yes, Sushi works for us. Hopefully, we will have her longer than any of the boys' other (now deceased) pets. =D


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Here she is munching away. She loves her pellets but enjoys cabbages, carrots and a slice of apple. That's her water in the tin. She is always thirsty!

I think she is becoming a fat little bunny. =D