Ebony and Mr. Snoop’s Decorating Project

Our living room hadn’t been decorated for 26yrs. There seemed little point – it’s where all our bunnies have lived, since Lupin joined us in 1998, and has been (and continues to be) bunnified by each of them.

All furniture and furnishings bear testament to the natural behaviours of the eight rabbits who have each claimed the room as their territory; over the years, we've tried covering attractive digging areas of carpet, patching up wallpaper nibbles with matching paint, and moving curtains out of reach. We gradually reduced our futile attempts, and accepted the fact that if we invited bunnies into our home, then they had as much right as we did to alter the decor.  

Aside from knowing that any efforts to make our room look fresh and presentable again would not last, also, we weren’t sure how we could decorate the room with the bunnies living in it. We thought about the possibility of moving them to another room, but that would reduce their space, and deny them access to their outdoor run, and we didn’t want to cause distress by a temporary relocation. 

As Dijon grew old, we knew the time would come when we needed to find another partner for Ebony; we thought perhaps we would take her to an adoption centre to be bonded to her new companion, and that we could redecorate while she was away. Instead, the bonding was undertaken in a spare room here, required our full attention, and was very quick, so we didn't have any opportunity to decorate.

Last June, however, we were left with little choice… in the end, it was Snoop who started the project! 

It took far longer than it should have done to redecorate our living-dining room – Mr Snoop started the work in June, but it was not finished until just before Christmas, thanks to the helpers.

We hope you our four part film of ‘Ebony and Mr. Snoop’s Decorating Project’, which can be found on the bunnies' Instagram account.

Part 1 

The first part shows how the project was started.

Part 2 

In Part 2, Ebony and Mr. Snoop become increasingly frustrated at being barred from the painting areas, and plot to break through. 

Part 3

Part 3 shows how Ebony and Mr. Snoop have a small win in their quest to break through, but realise they need to strengthen their offensive strategy to regain territory. 

Part 4 

Part 4 is the final part of Ebony and Mr. Snoop’s Decorating Project. Having started the project in June, they’ve successfully managed to delay the decorating – it’s nearly Christmas – and now Ebony and Mr. Snoop seek revenge for being barred from ‘Behind-Piano-Land’. The freshly painted walls provide the perfect inspiration... and they are the champion decorators.

 

 

 

 

 

Snow Buns

 

Dijon loved the snow. He loved digging the snow, eating the snow, scenting the snow, weeing in the snow… but, most of all, he loved showing everybun else how to have fun in the snow. 

He was the first Bunnymad bunny to have access to the snow, along with his half-sister Mabel – we carried them outside to a pen on our lawn, when they were energetic, 8-month-old buns. Dijon’s reaction? After showing Mabel it was safe to come out of the carrier, he lifted his tail high and sprayed across the fresh snow. 

By the time we had our next snowfall, a year later, the bunnies could access a run on the patio, via the patio doors, so, although it meant a cold living room for us, they could come and go as they pleased. As their snow on the patio thawed, we replenished it, shovelling supplies from the lawn! 

Nine years after his first fun in the snow, in 2021, Dijon introduced his new partner, Ebony, to the joy of snow. A year later, in 2022, he was still excited to go out in the snow, despite being a bit wobbly, but by 2023, nearing the grand age of 12, he was happier to stay inside and watch Ebony go outside. 

Since Snoop joined us, we’ve had only light dustings of snow. Much as it’s more comfortable in our living room for us without the patio door open to a snowscape, we do hope Snoop gets to enjoy some snow this year – we suspect he’ll love it as much as Dijon did. 

(Music © Bunnymad)