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| Name: |
Peppermint
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Age: |
Eight months old
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| Gender: |
Female
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Kind: |
Mini Rex Rabbit
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| Home: |
Kingman, Kansas, USA
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For
my Christmas present last year, even though it was November, my
two daughters, age 14 and 11, bought me a baby Mini Rex doe for $5 at a
local show. Although my daughters show rabbits, this was meant to be
my pet and not a show rabbit. Peppermint, a broken black (black and
white), was given a cage in our bunny barn with another rabbit, since
we didn't have another cage open. The other doe scratched up Peppi,
so my new pet was brought inside to live in the bathroom. Since it
was cold outside, she couldn't go back outside without getting sick.
I got her a cage, placed it on the counter, and planned for her to
stay there the winter, then go back outside once it was warm again.
Peppermint, however, had other plans. She first learned to open up
her cage. The people in my family would walk in the bathroom, only to
find Peppi sitting on the counter, or in the sink, or ripping off
wallpaper. We soon allowed her free range of the house, and she'd
follow everyone around, or beg for a treat, or just cuddle up next to
us on the couch. My family realized how much of a personality one
little rabbit could have.
It should have been no shock to us when she jumped in the bathtub
while it was full of water, or when she followed my oldest daughter
into the shower. It didn't surprise us any when she learned to jump
on the furniture by herself. She has always had the habit of jumping
up on the toilet seat lid and taking a little nap, looking terribly
contented. The biggest surprise, and the one earning Peppi her new
nickname, was definitely shocking, however. My oldest daughter walked
into the bathroom, screamed and laughed at the same time, then came
running out, holding my little wet black-and-white furball in her
hands. My little bunny had jumped on the toilet seat lid, like usual,
but someone had left the lid up. Peppermint had jumped into the
toilet! You'd think our little Toilet Monster would be more careful,
but she's just as irrepressible as ever. Now, though, she loves water
even more.
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