Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Rampant Rabbits

Rabbits are back in Pets and Ponds in a big way. We now have six or seven rabbits in the shop. They are in beautiful colours, white, brown and 2 very very tame dwarf wild-colour rabbits. These two in particular are very suitable as a first pet as they are small and used to being handled.
We also have plenty of guinea pigs, in many ways these cute little animals are even better as childrens pets than rabbits. You can keep them in a roomy cage indoors and they soon come to know their owners. They will greet a familar face with whistles and calls quite distinctive to guinea-pigs. They can be picked up and held probably initially by Mum or Dad until they get tamer and easier to hold. Much fun can be had feeding and caring for them as they will always respond to their young owners.
Also in stock this week are two grey Chinchillas, a male and a female recently introduced to each other and starting to settle down together. Chinchillas make a very special pet, with their active ways and their unbelieveably soft fur. They need a large high cage with a few paltforms to jump between. Chinchillas are so lively they resemble a squirrel in the way they can jump and climb. Give them also a bath of Chinchilla Sand in the bottom of the cage. It is essential for the maintenance of their beautiful fur, they will roll and turn in it with delight.

4 comments:

Francis Shanahan said...

When will we get a new update on this bloggy blog?

Gary said...

From what price range do the rabbits start at?Reply please. :)

Catherine Shanahan Murphy said...

Gary thank you for your enquiry, rabbits start at €35 for normal rabbits and €40 for the fancier ones with lop-ears or fluffy long hair. All the rabbits we sell are over 10 weeks of age as any younger are at risk of dying from stress. We get deliverys on Friday so the weekend is a good time to come shopping. Hope to see you soon.

Gary said...

Thanks for the reply much appriciated.