Crafty Dannii's World

After falling in love with one of our foster, female, dwarf hamster and finding her a forever home, I was really interested and would have loved my own dwarf hamster, I hadn't had much experience with them beforehand, but have later fostered quite a few more and found them homes. We came across a Shpock Advert for a male dwarf hamster who loved to eat a lot and occasionally bites, the only issue was the hamster was over an hour and a quarter away. He was the only dwarf hamster that came up for adoption around that time and nobody wanted a hamster that potentially bit and was already one years old, I had my heart set on him, even though there wasn't many photos of him, only a tiny picture of him sitting by his food bowl through the bars and a picture of his little pink cage with a green wheel in and a bottle held on by an elastic band. (Cage is NOT Suitable for housing any species of hamster.) I arrived at the property, a large group of people in a small flat, they w...

The Importance of Hay A rabbit's diet should be at least 80% of hay, they should eat at least their own body size in hay a day. Rabbit's need constant access to hay to snack on throughout the day and night, this is to help keep the gut moving and to stop any blockages of fur or other things ingested. The long fibres help keep the muscles in the stomach stay strong. Rabbits have 28 teeth and they are continuously growing, they grow around 12cm a year, hay helps grind these teeth down and stop them growing into the side of their face and cause abscesses. Murphy's Story After a few messages back and forth, I was speaking to a lovely lady who was looking after her daughter's rabbit, after her daughter moved out and was unable to carry on caring for him. He was around 5-6 years old, known to be in good health and hadn't had any of his vaccines or been neutered. We arranged for her to drop him off with some of his food and we'd plan on getting hi...

What is gut stasis? Gut stasis is a deadly condition which can cause a rabbit not to want to eat or drink, it is where the bunnies digestive system slows down or completely stops. Bad bacteria then builds up into their intestines and releases gasses into their system which can cause very painful bloating. What are the signs of gut stasis? Gut stasis usually shows itself by your rabbit not wanting to eat or drink anything, not wanting to do much and generally not themselves, sat hunched up and their poop will likely be very small or nonexistent. Why do rabbits get gut stasis? Gut stasis can caused by a number of things, a bunny in pain often gets gut stasis, if a bunny gets spooked that can cause them to go into stasis, bunnies with bad teeth, a stressed bunny, even lack of exercise can cause it. Every bunny can get stasis, for a number of reasons, it is just important that you spot it before it gets worse or before it is too late. What should I do if I suspect my rabbit has gut...

After loosing my dog to a mystery illness, I was left heart broken and pining for another pet, he was my saviour. We discussed what pet we might like and decided on a bearded dragon. Although I came across a rescue centre online that mainly had rabbits and guinea pigs and decided I would go and have a look, just for some free cuddles and there was a lovely lady bunny that I loved the look of, baring in mind I knew nothing about rabbits or guinea pigs! Turning into a house at the top of a road, we were taken around the back where there was a couple of sheds, some with hutches in, others were the hutch. We took at look at the female that I had my eye on, but we weren't allowed to interact with her as she was in the middle of a phantom pregnancy and very grumpy. I was taken to the guinea pig shed and told to hold out my arms, whilst she opened up a hutch, this was when black bunny was placed into my arms, he just sat there and snuggled in, I was told how to support his bottom whi...

Weddings can be costly, but wouldn't it be great if we could get some things for free? Yes FREE! I have currently won my wedding jewellery and cufflinks, I'm hoping that because we haven't set a date yet, that by the time we do eventually get married and we've saved up, that they may be some other things that I could win along the way. There is no guarantee in winning competitions, some people are luckier that others, but it is definitely worth a try! (These competitions do not include honeymoons, although there are quite a few competitions for them out there) If you win anything from the competitions below or you have won something already for your wedding, we'd love you to tell us about it. Feel free to share your wedding related UK Competitions below too! End date / Prize / Entry Type / Answer E: 09/06 Win £200 To Spend On Gorgeous Personalised Jewellery & Accessories From Hurley Burley 09/06  Win a Butterfly pendant from ASTRA Jewellery ...

Lincoln came to us after we saw a Facebook advert where the lady had adopted him from Pets at Home, just a week before, he was living in a rat cage with just a bottle of water and a bowl of food. The lady said she was moving and unable to take him with her, we only went to visit him, to have a look, but I fell in love instantly, especially seeing what he was living in. He came home with us that night and settled in straight away, we supplied him with plenty of hay and water and reduced the amount of pellets, we also gave him a name which he didn't have before!  We decided on the name Lincoln after we explored some names and I texted a couple of photos to my family to show off the new addition, he had a long grey beard and one of the name suggestions was Abraham Lincoln, instantly I loved the name Lincoln and thought it suited him perfectly. We later got him neutered and waited 6-8 weeks before thinking about bonding him with our other two rabbits (which I will introduce la...

Being engaged for quite some time, we would love to get married but it can be quite expensive. People generally spend between £5000-£20,000 on their wedding.  Here is a typical list of things to budget for, for your wedding. Hoping this might help when you are planning your wedding or just looking for some rough idea of what you might have to budget for, not all are necessary but it is a generalised list for all. Engagement Party Engagement photoshoot Stag Party Hen Party Places Ceremony location Reception location Give Notice Registra Wedding Insurance Wedding planner or venue stylist Transport Clothing Bride's Dress Bride's Underwear Garter Bride's shoes Maid of Honour Dress Bridesmaid dresses Maid of Honour shoes Bridesmaid shoes Mother of the bride outfit Flower girl's outfit Page boy's outfit Groom's suit Best man's suit Father of the bride's suit Ties Accessories/Jewellery M...

My previous post seemed to be very popular, with low entry competitions, so I've scoured the internet to find some more for you all, including Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter, Blog and Gleams, if you are hosting your own competition under 300 entries, then please feel free to share in the comments. (UK or international competitions only, sorry!) Under 100 entries 06/06 Skin academy pure collection - 33 entries - Facebook 07/06 Panda Tapestry Cushion Kit - 3 entries - Facebook 08/06 Vape collection - 84 entries - Twitter 08/06 Chocolate Picture Maker - 88 entries - Facebook 10/06 Win Jurassic World Merchandise - 18 entries - Twitter 10/06 Dragon Stuffed animal - 27 entries - Twitter 10/06 Bound Proof Copy of “The Things We Need to Say” & a Pack of Yogi Tea - 79 entries - Rafflecopter 12/06 Super teas and low sugar Battle Bites - 40 entries - Twitter 20/06 Children's sandals - 70 entries - Twitter 22/06 Child's toy BBQ - 15 entries - Gleam 29/06 An offici...