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Somebun For You?

Please email truluvrabbitry@gmail.com if you are interested. Genuine inquiries only.

Buck. DOB 19th June 2011

Doe. DOB 19th June 2011.

Doe. DOB 13th June 2011


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What Can Your Children Learn

As we all know, there are now 2 sides to this rabbit hobby namely Just For Pets and Rabbit Showing. For the adults or in the OPEN it can be extremely competitive among serious breeders and it got me thinking what will the youth or young children learn from this wonderful hobby. Here’s my take on this topic:

Sense of responsibility

Having pet rabbits as a hobby does teach our children to be responsible for another living being. It also teaches them discipline as their pets must be watered and fed on a fixed routine. They have the opportunity to watch and learn the life cycle of a pet from young till death. There are many things that they will learn from keeping a pet healthy at all time.

Social skills

When they get into the Rabbit Showing sport, they will be introduced to other children their and also with the same hobby. They will learn how to socialize and at times learn how to be tactful in handling emotions of other children. As children always learn from their elders, we just have to be careful and to ensure they do not get entangled in the adult world. When they are good at honing social skills, that will help them handle human interaction issues better.

To be honest, having pet rabbits on its own is far more less damaging than having children in the showing sports. Introducing them to the showing sports would mean introducing dynamics and complexity into the hobby for them. Yes, he or she may not be in the run to win it but it does not mean someone he or she knows isn’t as well. And it all really depends on how much you want to protect your children.

The reason why I am writing this is because, I was able to see for myself the heartache in a child when he/she did not do well with his/her rabbit. The disappointment that shows on the face really tears my heart and that is something I will definitely not forget the next time I ever organize any rabbit competition.

The show arena is definitely somewhere to toughen up your kids!


AVAILABLE|Buck|DOB: 13 June 2011|Interested please email: truluvrabbitry@gmail.com

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Lessons from the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a must watch in my opinion. I really enjoyed the show and the messages were very clear and I would like to take some time to write about my thoughts of these messages. Comparing this one with all the previous versions, I really think that the story line and the entire setting of the movie was far more realistic without monkeys in space suits. This one’s more reasonable in theory.

Here are the messages I took home after watching this interesting movie:

1. Animals are always misunderstood

Carrots are rabbits’ staple food is enough to describe this point. Nature has got its way of telling us something but we are always too preoccupied to observe and be sensitive to these subtle nudges. We tend to impose our human needs unto animals forgetting to let nature take its course. Although the ecosystem and organisms are very diverse and complex, each has its part to play and collectively make this planet what it is. In the wild nature cleans up the weak and make way for the strong to survive and proliferate. Unfortunately, many a times human try to intervene based on their emotions. We place our feelings before us and try to save what is not meant to be saved because we failed to understand and forget how nature works. In the movie, all the apes wanted was to be free and be in a place where they belong – the forest.

2. Human should never play God

Extending from the previous point, as humans we have been blessed with intelligence far greater than any other organisms on this planet and by having intelligence, we rule over all other organisms. We domesticate animals and even breed them in captivity thinking it would be best for the species. Conservation is good but it would be better without us damaging the earth and using conservation as damage control. All the apes wanted was to get to the other side of the bridge to where the forest is. Seemed like too much to ask?

3. Humans are always dramatic, over reacts and over exaggerating

When the apes started acting unruly (to fight for freedom & to be where they belong), the humans started using firearms on them. Blocking off both ends of the bridge in the effort of stopping the apes from crossing the bridge. It does not make sense and seemed silly to me that they do not allow the apes to get to their destination. It seemed pointless what they were doing. So as you can see, the apes were merely acting upon their instinct while the humans over reacted.

As you can see, the humans really can stir up some major drama (stupid monkey!). A drama huge enough for a MAJOR BLOCKBUSTER! I absolutely enjoyed the movie and I believe everyone should watch it!


AVAILABLE|Buck|DOB: 13 June 2011|Interested please email: truluvrabbitry@gmail.com

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Small Animal Boarding Services

UPDATE: This is an old post. XOXO Pets Store no longer in business. 

With all the festivities around the corner, I have been receiving many inquiries for boarding rabbits. I do not offer any boarding service but I know a place that do and they do it really well – XOXO Pets Store.

Contact information:

XOXO Pets Store
56-3 (3rd Floor),
Jalan PJU 5/20D,
The Strand Kota Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Email: xoxopetstore@gmail.com
Tel: 012-5688 420
Business Hour: 
Mon – Tues:
11:00 am-1:00 pm
2:00 pm-6:00 pm
Thurs – Sat:
11:00 am-1:00 pm
2:00 pm-6:00 pm

I have been getting many good comments after recommending them to my bunny friends who needed boarding services. Do check them out!

Pampered furballs

XOXO feeds like you do…

Pamper your furkids like you do

Keep them clean and health like you do!

 

 

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All That Your Rabbit Needs

click me – PURCHASE KRITTER’S CRUMBLES TODAY – click me

I am sure that most of you TLR readers and followers would agree that for the past 5 years of blogging, I have always recommended products that are good for your rabbit(s). Since day 1 of blogging, I have shared every moment of my life raising Holland Lops and this blog would not have existed if I have not realized how important information sharing was and still is. Thus, I have recommended these products because I use them personally for my rabbits and have found that they are very suitable for them (the rabbits). Most of you would have also noticed that there were changes throughout the years.

The reason is very simple and it is due to nothing other than finding ways to improve the lives of my rabbits. For example, I am not a fan of switching feed because we all know that our rabbits have very sensitive stomach and switching feed may cause upset sometimes. It takes a lot of convincing on the ingredients and a lot of trial before I even use these products for rabbits, let alone recommend them. Another reason was the availability of products in the market. As the knowledge of manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and rabbit owners increase, so will the number of good products in the market.

And so, after 5 years, I have found the following combination the best to maintain and upkeep my rabbits. For economical and financial reasons, I am going to break things down so that you will know much little you spend on good stuff for your beloved rabbits.

Versele-Laga Cuni Complete provides fibrous content, retails at RM 18

Versele-Laga Cuni PRO for dental health, retails at RM 18

Versele-Laga Cuni Nature (Senior) which conditions, retails at RM 20

Versele-Laga Cuni (Junior) Nature conditions the young ones, retails at RM 20

TinyCritterz 1kg Timothy Hay-In-Box acts as roughage and promotes stomach motility

Honestly, these are all your rabbit(s) need(s) for a month to stay healthy and happy! And let’s do some calculations shall we?

1. Versele-Laga Cuni Complete 500 g – RM 18

2. Versele-Laga Cuni PRO 1 kg – RM 18

3. Versele-Laga Cuni Nature or Junior Nature 750 g – RM 20

4. TinyCritterz Timothy Hay-In-Box 1kg – RM 15

TOTAL ======================> RM 71/ 1.5 month

When mixed together and given 1/3 cup per day, these feed can last for more than 45 days but let’s take 45 days as a benchmark. That’s RM 2.20 PER DAY PER RABBIT!

And for litter bedding, please refer to this post – https://truluvrabbitry.com/2011/08/01/kritterskittys-crumble/

Litter bedding could be as low as RM 0.80 / week and that’s RM 0.20 per day rounded up.

Add the RM 0.20 litter bedding cost into RM 2.20 for feed, that’s only RM 2.40 per day per rabbit!

I am sure all of us can save a burger or 2 per week to provide our little bunnies the best they deserve.

All these products can be purchased online at http://www.TinyCritterz.com

Thank you all for your unending support!

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Kritter’s/Kitty’s Crumble

Kritter's Crumbles Coarse & Fine

Here’s another amazing bedding product I would like to recommend to all rabbit owners. By far the best in odour control I must say. Just take a look at the video below:

I know most of you are very supportive of “GO GREEN” and therefore, I believe Kritter’s/Kitty’s Crumble will best suit your “GO GREEN” crusade.

More information here – http://www.kritterscrumble.com/faqs.php

LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT!

Highly absorbent, biodegradable and amazing unbeatable odour elimination = PERFECT !

Usage:

KITTY’S CRUMBLE 9L (1.8KG / 4 LBS) retails at RM 25 and based on my own experience is able to fill 32 triangular litter boxes (pictured).

32 times of this litter box

Let’s say if you need to clean the litter box 2 times a week, a bag of 9 Liters Kitty’s Crumble can last you for 16 weeks. That is approximately 3.5 months for 1 rabbit?

I like to stretch it a little. Let’s say you feed your rabbit a good rabbit food with Yucca Extract and its odor is less offensive, perhaps you only need to change the litter tray once a week. This means that a bag of 9 Liters Kitty’s Crumble can last you for 32 weeks!

RM 25 / 32 = RM 0.78 per week!

RM 0.80 per week is dirt cheap! And by the way, it is dirt after all!

This is totally amazing!

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Versele-Laga Cuni product range

Hey Bunny People Everywhere,

Time to grab some good stuff available at all leading Pet Store chains nationwide!

In case you did not catch the product review video, here it is again:

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Brag? All Together Now…

We breed for the best temperaments!

Oh my goodness, I so like to brag. 1st Place Solid Senior Doe for both Show A and Show B. Best Opposite Sex of Breed for Show A – that counts as 1st place too! 1st Place means #1!!! NUMBER 1!!! UNO!!!

On a very serious note, all Tru-Luv Rabbits are on rabbit food and products fit for CHAMPIONS! Pretty obvious that they only get the best from me.

Rabbit products fit for SHOW STOPPERS!

We even run out of wall space for the newspaper features as background for these photos!!!

I need a Panoramic Lens to be able to capture my entire collection of newspaper features!

One more for BRAGS sake!

NOTE: None of the Trophies and Ribbons are given by myself, to myself. NUFF SAID….

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Good Deals!

I have been doing a lot of recommendations to make your pet rabbit happy and healthy. That is the main reason why I came up with www.tinycritterz.com as a form of service to get readers to purchase tried and tested products online. On the other hand, I do not really like making my blog seemed to be like a market place with tons of advertisements. But good deals should be shared and here goes…

Rabbit Grooming Set

I have compiled the best grooming tools that I use personally and found them extremely effective with my Holland Lops.

For more information, please click here.

Rabbit Starter

For those who are just started getting into the rabbit fever, this is the best and affordable basic setup for starters.

For more information, please click here.

Alternatively, if you want to support me and forgo the free shipping, click here to purchase. Free COD at Petaling Jaya (Kelana Jaya, Damansara Utama, Bandar Utama, Taman Bahagia LRT Station) and Subang Jaya (Subang Parade, SS15 & USJ Taipan). COD subjected to my availability.

Happy Shopping Everyone!!!

I shall leave you with some photos…

Tru-Luv Teddy. Going to live with Mr. A

Tru-Luv Chiko. Going to live with Ms. S and family

Tru-Luv Jazz. Going to live with En. K

Tru-Luv Sapphire. Solid Blue doe.

Tru-Luv Fuzzka. Solid Black buck.

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Bunny DIY Toys

I find this very economical…

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