The Bickersons

Nutmeg, on the left, and Jeffrey, are 4 and 5, respectively and have been paired for several years. As time has gone by, they have developed patterns of sharing their lives similar to many couples. Nutmeg is pretty much the boss of everything, and Jeffrey seems quite happy with that. Apparently Nutmeg is an excellent groomer and that must make up for her rather dominant personality. Every morning, the rabbits get a bite of banana. Although we've been told that variety is best, bananas are what they want. We've tried strawberries and apples, but Jeffrey hops up in anticipation, sniffs, and leaves rather dejectedly. They also get a scoop of rabbit pellets following the banana. Nutmeg always wins a banana war, but Jeffrey has learned to hold his own for the pellets. He, who is generally docile, can make some serious grunting, snorting noises if Nutmeg tries to get in the way of his first few bites. She snorts and charges him for the bananas and he gives it right back for the pellets, every single day. And, like many long married couples (several years is long in the grand scheme of a rabbit's life, if you think about it), they always get past the bickering and quickly settle in to share, side by side, at the pellet dish.