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\u201cHow adorable; how cute,\u201d exclaimed my daughter and went on to describe the two rabbits brought home for my grandchildren from the \u201cBunny Rescue\u201d organization for Easter.\n\u201cReally? You paid for rabbits? How does that happen that rabbits are rescued?\u201d Ignorant of this amazing process of sheltering rabbits instead of eating them, I foolishly added, \u201cHow much does one cost?\u201d
\nAstounded by the figure she mentioned, I didn\u2019t add any clucking or tsk-tsk noises over the phone, but figured I\u2019d now heard everything.
\nCurious about this development, Hubby phoned her and asked the questions I couldn\u2019t. \u201cWhere are you keeping them and what do they eat?\u201d
\nDaughter then admitted she had to purchase two special hutches from the rescue organization and could only feed them certain items. Also, they had to be removed from their hutches for a certain amount of time each day to get some exercise and preferably outside. Her spouse was at that very moment setting up a fenced circle in the back yard so they could get their daily outings. Hubby had more nerve than I did to ask. \u201dWon\u2019t they eat all the grass in that area?\u201d
\n\u201cOh, maybe. We\u2019ve got to make sure we don\u2019t fertilize or spray for weeds and move it around the yard.\u201d
\nWhile Hubby digested this information, I picked up the extension and asked,
\n\u201cHow are Tim and Beth with the bunnies?\u201d
\n\u201cWell, we\u2019ve discovered they actually don\u2019t like being held, but it\u2019s still a good idea to have the kids assume responsibility for cleaning their cages and feeding them.\u201d
\nI took a wait-and-see attitude toward the experiment. Sure enough, the next conversation went like this:
\n\u201cHow are the bunnies doing?\u201d
\n\u201cWe don\u2019t have them anymore. I ended up doing everything when the kids got bored and they didn\u2019t seem to like us. So, they went back to the rescue place.\u201d
\n\u201cOh. Well I guess you don\u2019t have an Easter pet then.\u201d
\n\u201cActually, we do. The kids wanted a Bearded Dragon Lizard so we bought one. . I\u2019ve also started raising grub worms, crickets and mustard greens, because their food is pretty expensive. He\u2019s really cute and sits on my lap to be petted.\u201d
\nI bit my tongue from asking how much this cost, but Daughter became defensive and added, \u201cI love him and he makes better eye contact with me than the kids do.\u201d
\nAre you wondering, as am I, how long it will be before the Easter Bearded Dragon Lizard is returned to the pet-store?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"