01 September 1996 by Lindsay

Clipper & Coco

Coco and Clipper came to live with us in 1996. I had always been fascinated by the little squeaky things she had seen shuffling around in the hay at pet shops.

Coco and Clipper spend their day’s out in the garden munching on grass and anything else we can find to give them. They shuffle around their run muttering to themselves occasionally giving an ear piercing squeak, goodness knows what the neighbours must think!

As with our bunnies, Coco & Clipper come in at night to keep them warm and safe. At night the bossy little chaps like to whistle and squeak when they think its time to be fed, we have to oblige if we want any peace. Their favourite bed time treat is Curly Kale, the smell of it sends them into a squeaking frenzy.

17 March 2001 by Lindsay

Coco

Sadly Coco died and we miss the grumpy little chap terribly. He was having problems with bladder stones and it all got a bit to much for him. He had been to see the vet and was receiving treatment, but he took a sudden turn for the worse. I rushed him to the vet, but it all got a bit to much for his little body to handle and he passed away peacefully.

It was a terrible shock. We kind of took Coco and Clipper for granted, they seemed such robust little chaps, spending their day chomping at the grass. We love them dearly, but they were happy with each other and were only interested in us when we had weeds or flowers to feed them. Even so we are going to miss Coco and the funny noises he and Clipper would make chattering to each other.

21 September 2001 by Lindsay

Clipper is still happily munching his way through the garden. Unfortunately his run fell to pieces the other day, it had been getting a bit shabby (not helped by the cats sitting on it and using it as a scratching post). We had been thinking of ways to repair it. The when Derek picked it up to move it and the whole thing came apart! It was an emergency trip down the pet shop and now Clipper has a new one, this time I have treated it with wood preserver. Not that we mind if the little chap out lives this run ;-).

02 October 2002 by Lindsay

He had been a bit under the weather for the last week. Nothing you could put your finger on, he just wasn’t his usual chattering, greedy self. We had been keeping him in the house more, because of the cold weather, and he didn’t seem to mind being inside, except when he found he couldn’t eat the carpet.

We said “Goodnight” to him, like was always do before going to bed and he passed away quietly sometime in the night. We are really going to miss him and his noisy ways, he did get so excited at feeding time. After six years of his squeaking and warbling the house will seem very quiet.