Happy, Smiley Flynn.

Smiley bunny :), originally uploaded by jess sully.

Last night I decided to let Flynn try some more new foods. Among the selection were cucumber, celery, tomato, apples, and applesauce (a tiny bit of each of course). He wasn't too crazy about the cucumber or celery, but BOY did he love that applesauce!

I'll just take the whole spoon now, thanks.

Slurrrrppppp.

Let me get every last bit.

What's that? You say I have a kissable face?

Hmmm. This tomato is pretty good too.

Lazy Sundays.

Down for the count., originally uploaded by jess sully.

It's was an extraordinarily hot day today, considering that it's the middle of October! Around 3pm, our thermometer read 82 degrees.
I was ecstatic, because I get sick of winter, snow, and cold weather after about three weeks of it.
Flynn, on the other hand, was grumpy and lazy all day. Of course, the grumpiness probably had to do with the fact that I managed to clip his back nails a little bit today--
I ambushed him; I had no choice. I cornered him, pulled him onto my lap, wrapped him in a blanket, and flipped him on his back... all in about 3.5 seconds. He stayed "tranced" for about... one minute. I clipped an itsy-bitsy bit from those toenails, but it was hard to tell how much to take off because those nails were so much longer, thicker, and darker than the front ones!
He accepted my peace offering (more baby snacks) about two minutes after his traumatization. However, he's been more jumpy than usual today-- probably because he thinks I'm going to ambush him again!

One pooped bunny!

One pooped bunny!, originally uploaded by jess sully.

Flynn had a busy day today.
I vacuumed my room, which is always followed by one very frantic bunny running around chinning everything for an hour.
Then, my family came down to visit me and he met his first "little human"- my little brother Matthew. They got along fantastically. My brother was enamored with him yet very patient. And thanks to all the treats and attention he was getting, Flynn loved him right back.

What happens when Flynn wants attention.

Mine., originally uploaded by jess sully.

Flynn's first taste of greens.

What... is...that...?, originally uploaded by jess sully.

I decided to try Flynn on greens last night, because it suddenly occurred to me that he MUST be old enough now. I've just been too busy with school to take the time! He smelled the plate and even moved the lettuce around a little bit, but he wanted nothing to do with it.

But, of course, as soon as I pretended to eat it, he HAD to know what he was missing! He ate the whole piece you see here.

And happily :)

Thanks for the suggestions, I think I'll wait awhile before I get him neutered. Hopefully he will keep up his excellent litter habits and manners until then :)
One more question- in the above picture, you may notice how long his nails are on his back feet. I tried in vain to cut his nails yesterday but could only manage to do the front feet. First I tried just sitting him on my lap to do it, and that was definitely not going to work. So then I wrapped him in a bunny burrito with a blanket and managed to do the front paws. I could not manage to hold his back feet still long enough to do them though, because he REFUSES to be laid on his back for a trancing... trust me. So how am I supposed to get those back feet? They have to be pulled back in an awkward angle the way I tried yesterday, and he didn't like it- I don't blame him.
He gave me a good thump after safely back on the ground!

My pretty boy.

My pretty boy., originally uploaded by jess sully.

We're still here, I promise!
Sorry for not posting for so long. It was quite unnecessary!

Flynn and I have officially moved into Grand Rapids. The first few days I was actually quite worried- it was so HOT in the room that all he did was lay around and breathe really heavy. Slowly but surely, as my room cooled and he acclimated himself to his new domain (my bedroom), he settled in quite nicely.
He's been behaving very nicely! He still uses his litterbox 100% of the time, even despite the new domain. This means he gets quite a bit of free time out of his cage, and he is getting a new (bigger) dog crate very soon, too.
He turned 4 months old on Monday- I think this means he is ready to be neutered. He hasn't started spraying or humping, but every once in awhile I catch a glimpse of his testicles. I think I'll start calling around to local vets soon.
When do you all think I should get his surgery done? Soon or after his "teenager-ness" sets in?

Bunny Butt.

Bunny Butt., originally uploaded by jess sully.

This is what Flynn thinks of my utter lack of posts lately.
Sorry! I've been helping my dad move into his new house (which, by the way, is amazing: so jealous!) and we haven't gotten the internet back up yet.
But I promise: updates by Friday. That's when I'll be moved back into Grand Rapids.

He's looking a lot redder.

Pretty eyes., originally uploaded by jess sully.

Flynn looks redder every time I see him.
Of course, it doesn't help that I don't get to see him as often as I'd like!
On the 22nd, he and I will be moving into my house in Grand Rapids, where we will live happily for three years until I graduate with my bachelor's degree.
And after that... who knows? Perhaps this blog should be renamed:
Flynn the Traveling Red Bunny. :)

New Bun in the House.

Always by your side., originally uploaded by jess sully.

Lots of new happenings at Timothy's house (which is where Flynn has been staying).
First of all, after having Flynn's company for three weeks, he decided that he needed a bunny, too! We picked up Alexander, a little castor buck, from the same breeder that Flynn came from yesterday. Now, before you all warn me that two boys won't get along- they have separate cages, and they are only playing together for a week, until I move back to Grand Rapids and take Flynn with me.

After not seeing another bunny for 3 weeks, Flynn wouldn't let Alex out of his sight.

Hello?

Head Scratchies?, originally uploaded by jess sully.

It's been awhile since I've updated- sorry. My father's wedding was this last weekend and it has been absolutely hectic.
Here's Flynn begging for some cheek scratchies :) He's still doing really well- especially with the litterbox. He had an issue with eating his litter, though, so we bought coated wire to keep him up and off it.
I'm going to Chicago soon, so my guess is that I won't update again until I get back.