Posted on March 15, 2025 by Abi Cushman
Otis loves to tunnel–even if the tunnel is just a folded padded envelope. He’s not deterred by the flimsy nature of this structure.
PHOTOS: Bunny Tunnel
Bunny Blog
Tag Archives: otis
PHOTOS: Snoozy Time
Posted on March 1, 2025 by Abi Cushman
The wind was howling outside, but fortunately, Otis was nice and cozy warm as he took a snooze in his cardboard castle.
Take a look at his cute bunny flop!
So sleepy!
Hope you’re all keeping warm!
VIDEO: Bunny Binky!
Posted on January 15, 2025 by Abi Cushman
Because Otis loves zipping around so much, sometimes it’s better to take a video. Here’s a video of him doing a spectacular binky!
I included a slow-mo of the binky so you can see just how acrobatic it was.
To learn more about why rabbits binky, see our article, Binkies, Nose Bonks and Flops: Rabbit Behavior Explained.
If you liked this video, see more Otis stories and videos here.
VIDEO: Bunny Beaming Up (Into Drawer)
Posted on January 10, 2025 by Abi Cushman
A little while ago, I posted about Otis being my Drawer Bunny. He now loves snoozing in my desk drawer. It’s his little nest.
Some people were wondering how Otis gets into the drawer since it’s always closed. So I took a little video. He goes underneath the desk and gets beamed up. Take a look if you don’t believe me:
You’ll have to excuse the mess under the desk. Otis likes to throw papers out of the drawer to make it more comfy.
Happy Friday, everyone!
(And if you like this video, you can follow along with more Otis stories here.)
Reasons Why My Bunny Thumps: A Running List
Posted on January 7, 2025 by Abi Cushman
In the wild, rabbits thump their feet as a way to communicate with other rabbits in their warren. They may thump to show their annoyance, or more commonly, to alert others of danger. [Read more about rabbit thumping here.]
But “danger” seems to be a relative term when it comes to my pet rabbit, Otis. Here is a running list of the reasons why my bunny has thumped:
- I yawned.
- I was doing squats.
- I clipped my nails.
- I was taking a video of him.
- I sniffed.
- I sat back in my rolling chair and it moved an inch.
- Someone else walked in the room.
- We made accidentally eye contact.
- I picked up a book.
- I put down a book.
- I was carrying a curtain.
To be continued…
(Btw, if you like this post, see more Otis stories here.)
VIDEO: Bunny Infiltrates Drawer of Important Stuff
Posted on January 3, 2025 by Abi Cushman
What happens when a bunny infiltrates a drawer full of insurance documents, mortgage papers, and sketchpads? Mayhem.
The Backstory
I have this drawer in my desk that I keep random important stuff in. It has my sketchbooks with story ideas (I am an author-illustrator of children’s books), and it also has insurance documents and mortgage papers.
And yes, I know it wasn’t great to just stuff all those random important papers in a drawer, but I did.
Well one day, I couldn’t find Otis. He is an adventurous bunny, so I looked under and behind bookcases and boxes for 20 minutes while calling his name. I didn’t really expect that calling his name would do anything, and I was correct.
Finally, I tried opening the drawer in my desk. I didn’t actually think he’d be in there because the drawer was closed. But lo and behold! There he was!
As it turns out, underneath the desk there is enough space between the back of the drawer and the front of the desk. It is perfectly-sized for a little bunny to hop into the drawer from the back.
Drawer Bunny
Well, after he kept going in the drawer, I decided it wasn’t actually so bad. It was a nice bunny-sized hideout.
So I emptied the drawer of important papers and just left papers that needed to be shredded: A win-win situation!
He gets a cozy hiding place, and I get a drawer bunny!
UPDATE: Watch a video of how Otis gets into the drawer.
Follow along with more Otis stories here.
Hoppy New Year from My House Rabbit!
Posted on January 1, 2025 by Abi Cushman
Otis is kicking off the new year right: With a binky!
Wishing everyone a very happy 2025! May your new year be filled with joy and lots more binkies!
A New Bunny in My Life
Posted on December 21, 2024 by Abi Cushman
I took a bit of a hiatus from the blog after my bunnies, Coco and Cosette, passed away a few years ago. Coco succumbed to congestive heart failure, and then Cosette died a year later.
They were 11 and 12 years old–fairly old for bunnies–but their deaths hit me hard.
So for several years, I was a bunny person without a bunny in my life.
But I’m back now and with a new mischievous friend. Without further ado, meet Otis!
Otis is a gray dwarf bunny, a little over a year old, who we adopted from Bunlandia Rabbit Rescue.
He now lives in my home office. The setup works well because I’m always there during the day, and the kids come visit him when they get home from school.
There’s lots of room for him to run around and explore, and he loves zipping around. In fact, he’s usually just a blur in all my photos:
But he certainly has put my bunny proofing skills to the test! He’s found his own tunnels in my office behind bookcases and filing cabinets:
I’ll be posting more about all his mischief-making, so I hope you’ll come along for the journey! See more Otis stories here.
