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Today being day 8, I came back from exams, went as usual to give her a hug. I was a bit shocked dat she charged at my hands, almost scratching me. Ghen ghen!!! R u shidding me? My antennas r working overtime. Maybe we r having some cute bunnies after all.

Sweet little angel.

Eva before the breeding. She's such a beauty, isn't she?

So yesterday was one week post-breeding. Eva is still her normal self, nothing out of d ordinary. She does 3 things without fail; sleep, eat and sleep again. She still jumps around but not much. And she enjoys loads of petting, its fun d way she lays down her head, closes her eyes and just enjoy d ride. She is still her gluttonous self, running to me or anyone she sees or smells with anything edible. Although it's still too early for dat, I palpated her to see if there's any success with d breeding. Am just too anxious and impatient, right? lol!. I don't know whether it's true or my hyperactive imagination but I think I felt some blobs in there. Anyways, what do I know, I may be seeing things dat aren't there..

cute puppies. u didn't dock any?

They r so beautiful. Keep up d good work...

wow, 14 cha? They r beautiful.

Finally, Eva is now a big girl, pushing 2.2kg and very beautiful. I decided to breed her. Forgive me for not mentioning all the while that she is a crossbreed of Dutch and New Zealand. I decided to breed her to Dutch buck to see how well the kits will turn out. After much search, I landed a nice buck with the right qualities. I took her to the buck on Sunday 12th of this month. The drama was so funny. She refused to be disvirgined. The buck(a powerful guy he is) tried all the tricks in the book but Eva refused to fall. We had to force breed her by tying a rope on her tail, held her down and lifted her tail for the M.O.G to have his way. My guy scored 5:0 in total. At the last try, Eva let out this loud squeal, protesting the incessant assault. It was quite funny, seriously.
I will keep my fingers crossed and hope it works. Catch y'all.
pls, I would upload her pics later today cos my battery is almost spent.

I started by getting hay for her to chew. The high fiber content helped. Note that this was in addition to her regular feed. I also started training her to respond to commands, just like a dog. Now that part wasn't easy cos bunnies don't have concentration periods like dogs. You will need to be consistent, persistent yet gentle, always rewarding every single act of obedience. The details will be a story for another day. With time, she started responding both to her name and the commands. Once she starts nibbling at something I don't like, I promptly call her name and tell her to stop and she does. She also runs into her cage when I give the "inside" command. That was really exciting. She slowly dropped her destructive chewing habit, something flogging couldn't solve. I can leave her in the room and go to school and back without her disturbing or chewing even a pin. She also does not litter the room. All her toilet business are done inside her cage. I will also discuss how I achieved that later. Now she is a little angel, always obeying and being fun and mischievous.

Ok people, this will be a long ride through the past, the present and the future. So relax and enjoy the ride. Don't forget to get snacks and drinks cos I won't be serving any, Bubu is still the president.
I have been wanting to do this for a long time now, finally, the opportunity is here. I have noticed that pets to Nigerians (especially to Nairalanders) mean dogs, dogs and more dogs. Only a handful have cats and parrots as pets. But pets are not necessarily animals you can walk down the street with, show to your friends or just there to put a stamp on your social status. Hell no, they are more than that. You can own a pet for the companionship it gives or for just the love of having an animal around you. And oh, did I mention that the cost of owning a pet doesn't need to rip a hole through your pocket?
Being a student with my limited means, I have always wanted something I can have and hold to pet.

A dog was not an option. This was cos of the cost of buying one, I just couldn't afford it at the moment. Even if I somehow manage to get any, the cost of it's maintenance no be here abeg. I would have to worry about it's food, vaccines, cage, et al. Now I have seen people who I consider fit for the gallows for the way they handle their dogs.Buying a dog is not the problem honey, the main issue is in it's maintenance. I wanted to give the best attention and care to any animal I would be adopting. So dog was off the list. I equally didn't want to scare people or spend a better part of the day giving lectures on how/why cats are not witches or the harbingers of death/evil. So bye Miss Feline. Parrots would be too noisy for my liking therefore I ditched that too.
After so much consideration, I decided to stick with a bunny. Bunnies were just perfect for my checklist. Low budget and maintenance, check check. Noiseless, check. Fun to be with, check. Acceptable, check. Ok, I would confess, it wasn't easy fielding questions on why a guy should have a bunny as pet. Like seriously people? This is not 300B.C. We need to grow up.

Anyways, I finally got Eva. She was quite small then, about 9wks. That was on the 29th of Oct, 2016. And she was (and still is) so cute then. I had a cage constructed for her which I can keep inside. It was customised in such a way that I can easily clean it out and take out the litter box without difficulty. She doesn't demand much, just get her pellets, with enough water for the day. Maybe spice it up a little with some fruits or veggies and we are good to go.

Growing up wasn't without it's challenges. Eva can go on a destruction spree the day she feels like it. And yes, she is good at her job. She can eat cables, papers, clothes, and just about anything that catches her fancy. It was quite annoying then. Cos of that she was always inside her cage. At a point, I resorted to beating her but it never helped issues. There was a day I left her unattended to and left. By the time I was back, she had eaten up my house plant. I was so angry that I flogged the living day light out of her. After lots of research, I found out that flogging her wasn't the best option as chewing things was natural to bunnies. They just don't know when to stop. Their front teeth are always growing, they needed to wear it down by chewing. Having understood that, I set out to teach her not to chew unwanted chewables.

isn't it enough dat she is not a pure breed? Y add another mix 2 d cocktail again?

Abeg naaa

manlygroup:
Pictures please

pic of what, my doe?

No animal is useless in itself but if am to pick, then it's surely mosquitoes and roaches, Those ones can freak u outta ur mind.

Timi141:
It's like you don't know that you are in the country of kill and chop. Good luck in your search anyway.

lol, bros dats true. d way Nigerians kill their wildlife for meat is just disheartening. But what I need is just a farmer who has a dutch buck for stud service. D rabbit is not 4 meat, only a pet.

pls peeps, anybody with a dutch buck, or a black buck in awka or it's environs should pls contact me. I need to breed my doe. it's urgent.

pls anybody with a dutch buck in awka or it's environs for stud service? it's urgently needed peeps.

Funny how some people are already trivializing d whole matter without realizing dat it is their future dat is being toyed with.
This administration has been and is still shooting itself on d leg ever since.
Hope dis gets to d FP.

I think dis is a national disgrace. This is d same Malaysia we taught how to cultivate palm. We even sold seedlings to them which they took home and developed on. But we always like playing second fiddle, even in our own God given agriculture. Now we are seeing their own seedlings as superior to ours because we never developed ours, it's such a shame.
Truly, there was a country...

this is so sad. RIP to d dead.
But looking at it, there is only one pedestrian bridge on d whole length of dat busy express, d one at Unizik junction. Dis means dat if am alighting at Regina Cealie, ozone, Deeper Life, CBN, I should trek back to Unizik junction to use d bridge? Dis is just a case of improper planning. Crossing dat express without using d bridge is just inevitable. At least two more bridges should be constructed at appropriate junctions, then if people don't make use of them, then it's entirely their fault.

belovedsamex:
Lol...

If we all leave the country like this...who will fix it?
If we fail to put out this thorn from our flesh today, it would brood sores on the flesh of our children tomorrow.
Just look at how it all happened over the years...our parents and grandparents contracted dis disease. They failed to deal with it at the early days of post-colonial era. Today, it has escalated to what we re seeing today. If we leave it undone, what will be the experience of our children tomorrow?

This is why I appreciate many young people across the nation who have set up youth initiatives and foundations to tackle this intellectual and psychological menace. The best way we can achieve something is to team up with these people in our micro-societies and orientate d younger generation around us. Teach them that character is of much value than fame, that skills is much enriching than the pursuit of material possession. T.L Osborn said "Work on being, not on having. With what you are you will have." The search for fame and recognition has eaten deep into our youths. See what they've become on the social media around us. The sad thing is: our younger ones are learner. And believe me, they re smarter than us...they ll do even worse...if we keep shining the light on the wrong things for them. But if we make a paradigm shift from the way we socialize, it will salvage their future.

Ur view is shared bro, but what happens when the targeted audience spurns ur efforts? Any time I get d opportunity, I try telling my fellow youths dat principles and virtues are what will change things in dis country but no, they would have none of it. You hear things like, "who dis country epp? When it's my turn, I will also take my share of d national cake." Try telling them dat exam malpractice isn't d way and they will shush u down. Graduates and undergraduates litter d environment after eating. During SUG elections, all they are concerned with will be, "which state is he from?, what can he 'offer' us?" No one believes in hardwork or merit anymore. It's just so so depressing. So where do we start from?

OP, u just stated my mind. Never knew people of like minds still abound online. What u typed here readily brings to mind an episode in my school (unizik) sometime back. We had an annual lecture, Ziks lecture to be precise and many dignitaries were invited to talk. When I arrived d auditorium, I was surprised to see so many women colorfully dressed, youths playing traditional music instruments and everywhere with an air of festivity. Equally surprising was d fact dat many were carry about a banner bearing Atiku's picture. As time went on, many of those women began to fall asleep all around d venue, pointing to d fact dat they were not there for d lecture.It wasn't long before my fears were confirmed. A loud siren started sounding from afar. Immediately, like a spell has been cast off them, them women snapped out of their slumber, many tieing and retieing their wrapper. D scene reminded me of d parable of d ten virgins. D youths too started playing their drums louder than before. Not long after, a long convoy arrived and out stepped d centre of attraction; Atiku. D women began contesting amongst themselves who will out-dance d other. D whole place became rowdy. Even students were jostling about just to get a snapshot of him. He kept waving at everybody till he entered d hall. Throughout d occasion, dis man never gave even a simple speech but it didn't matter. Other dignitaries from outside d country were there early enough while he came late but no one cared. All dat mattered was d money he would share to them later on.. But it never occurred to my gullible people dat dis was their money that was stolen and now is being shared to them. D few I tried talking to looked at me as though I fell from Mars. My annoyance was that even undergraduates couldn't share my view. Dat to show dat our salvation as a people is still very far. I can't keep up with dis nonsense for too long since no change is in sight. Am considering shifting base to a saner clime after graduation.

My candid advice 2 u: if u need a pet dat badly and being a student, u r financially constrained, go get a rabbit. It's a low budget, low maintenance pet dat can still give u d companionship u crave. I did dat and I ain't regretted it yet. will soon open a thread 2 tell my story.

concerning d feed, I think just chicken grower marsh and some greens is already good 4 him. with lots of water 2.

I don't know if I wud b crucified 4 giving unsolicited advice but my guy, I don't think he looks neat and healthy enough 2 b a pet. Hw about u start by giving it a proper bath, combing out his fur very well and trimming his claws? And wot is his temperament like? Do u know his breed? ( looks like a mix of dutch and chinchilla 2 me)

so sorry 4 ur loss, it must have been parvo.

Mr President, let me ask u, r u really d one who posted dis? Cos it doesn't look like ur handwriting.

I keep wondering if dis is d same Islam states like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar n their likes practice or is it so cos of illiteracy nd poverty?

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OP, is dis d best u could come up with?

U never chichumchin!

Y r u cvmming over anoda man palava?

Even if we want 2 worship Ekemmiri, should dat make u lose sleep?

U haven't said y u just quiver anytime u hear d name BIAFRA.

Take it easy o, b4 u die of high bp

And btw, it's spelt "fond" nt "fund"

nice one bro, tnx 4 saving a life....

Kingsley1000:
'm here in ghuanzou celebrating with them....one of the most beautiful city in the world

wow, gaosu wo zenme ta!