Emily has been wanting a bunny for years. We've been putting it off and off and off ever since our last bunny died.
"Bunny" (couldn't think of a better name) was a wonderful pet, and so smart too. He was fully litter box trained and would come to us when we called him. When he was just three years old, he ate some snail poison and died three days later. It was agonizing to watch him suffer. We were all heartbroken.
Not wanting to go through that ordeal again, we got rid of all things rabbit...cage, food, all accessories.
Now that we are settled into our new house, we decided to grant Emily her bunny wish. With one caveat. She had to help build her bunny-to-be a new cage.
So we took an old planting hutch and built it up. My thought was that it would be an easy project, using old wood and screws that happen to be laying around the shed.
No such luck. We have made four trips to Home Depot for all sorts of materials. We started this project in August thinking we would have the bunny by September 1st. Here we are in the middle of October! After another trip to H.D yesterday for more materials, we worked on it again before the rains set in today. We're ALMOST done! Emily is beside herself with anticipation.
We're at least 100 dollars into this project. The fun of building this together was worth every penny and hassle.
Coming soon: photos of our new pet!!
