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that is the prettiest rabbit. Is there going to be an epidemic of diabetic rabbits in a few years because you, Thorn, just told everyone to give them sweets. If you never clip their claws will they get really long?
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Look at how long Bags' claws are in the picture!!!! They are a half circle and curl under his feet! I feel sorry for him but they don't seem to bother him. Rainbow, my young Silver Gray lop is fine. He just has incredibly SHARP claws......and I have a NEW batch of scars all over my body to prove it. RAINBOW ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/Thornius/Rainbow03.jpg)
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Yes, they are scratchy critters. Laying them back in your arms like a baby, and holding them gently but firmly keeps them calm and much less scratchy. Here's a link that tells you how to trim their nails. http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/ht/RabbitNails.htm
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Thanks, Stevie! I'll do that! My daughter has something called a PETicure, which is a spinning electric grinder that gently and harmlessly files the claws, quickly. When she gets back from Scotland in a few weeks I'll see if she has it. Othermise I'll do it this way.
Yes, I do hypnotize my bunnies like that. They like to snuggle and even lick me occasionally in affection!
Two Bean Bags also does what is called, "Chinning", where he rubs his mouth and cheeks on me, or other things in his territory. Rabbits have scent glands in their cheeks that secrete a dry, colorless, odorless(to humans), scent that they use to mark their possessions and the things or living creatures that they love and consider part of their family. Bags "Chins" me all the time.
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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Scotland; that may be a white Christmas!
Chinning- it's a good sign that Bags does it to you. Our cats do a similar thing to us, and sometimes give us a gentle bite, which I think is a sign of affection. Guess they see us as part of the family!
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Starlings are members of the Myna family, and, if kept as pets, can learn to talk, too. Go to YouTube and look at Talking Starlings.
We are now fairly certain, that Wild American Crows have developed their OWN language, as rich and complex as any human language. I have been CLOSELY observing them for 50 years now, (I am 56 years old) and am astonished at how they carry on idle chit-chat amongst themselves. As a boy, I even had several as pets and have observed them patiently trying to carry on a conversation with ME, repeating the SAME Crow-language phrase over and over again, and even pantomiming actions to me, as they said it, trying to show me WHAT they were saying. Apparently THIS language is hard-wired into their brain, so they are hatched ALREADY knowing THEIR language. I believe they are equal to humans in intellect. Thornius, I've heard that crows, like parrots, can be taught to speak human phrases. Is this true?
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Yes, Crows can be taught human phrases...... and NOT by splitting their tongues as popular folklore would have it. I believe that Crows can actually be taught what the words mean, too, But I have no empirical evidence to that postulate. (Look at me, using BIG high-falooten terms!!!)
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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AfGreys ARE the only birds that use cognative speech. I've seen the doing it.
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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Ha ha! I had a parrot tell me to "shut up" once. I think he meant it.
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She meant it.....I guess?
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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