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I might not have chronicled the whole history behind our impending bunny acquisition on this blog, because whenever it comes up, it comes up with photos that I take of bunnies, so obviously I post them by default on my photoblog instead, and that's on Tumblr.

Our friend

pierydys has been collecting angora rabbits in several varieties for the last three years, and last year she decided to start breeding with a pair of dwarf angoras. Dwarf angoras are too small to provide much wool, but are still very fluffy and make excellent housebunnies. We were completely smitten when we met with Snickers, the sire of our future bunnies, and he passed his perfect housebunny personality on to all five of the babies that eventually came about (he and the bunnies' mother Lily are both young, and it took several tries), although only one of them is as chill and docile as him: the one that fell asleep five times while we were playing with them. (We picked some more active/curious ones, but they're still very docile and friendly.)

We're planning to retrieve our two from Rauma after attending the expat Americans' Thanksgiving party, so less than a month away! They are believed to be a male and a female, though sexing bunnies can be tricky, so that information could change. It isn't important though, because our bunnies will not be bred and will therefore be fixed before full maturity to reduce the likelihood of their getting cancer later in life. We're planning to name them Pihlaja and Japp. And here are a few pictures: