Don't Underestimate the Little Ones

Whenever people go to an animal shelter, they always look at the dogs and cats.
So, this week at the Humane Society, I snuck out to visit the "small mammal" room.
Rabbits and guinea pigs are so underrated.
The guinea pigs ran up to the front of the cage, wanting their noses scratched. The rabbits stuck their noses out of the bars, begging for love. I used my magic key (I have it for cat TLC, but I use it elsewhere too ^-^ ) to open up the cages to pet them. One rabbit actually tried to climb out of his kennel because he wanted to be held. That's very unusual for rabbits. Most rabbits don't like being held. But he enjoyed it. He was a sweetie (And He didn't shed much at all, Nicole!).
A couple weeks ago, I visited again, and I opened one of the doors to pet a bit white rabbit. He enjoyed the company, and when I came back he fairly tried to climb up the bars because he wanted more attention!
And a while ago, there was a really sweet rat too.
And they have mice and hamsters.
Don't neglect the little ones too! They're just as full of love as the dogs and cats!
And now I move on to Alaska, my own fluffy bunny. Yes, she may shed a lot, but I don't mind. I love her, and I don't mind getting furry when I cuddle with her. Although her fine, light-weight fur does indeed tend to fly everywhere, its fineness is the reason her coat is much much softer than the fur of most other animals.
She's fine being held, and she likes sitting on laps. She loves being pet, and she gives lots of kisses. Unlike some animals, who lick people to get salt off their hands, rabbits will lick if they like a person.
And Alaska loves giving kisses.
She's incredibly trusting, almost to a dangerous level, because she likes feet. If I'm about to step on her, she will NOT move. I've almost tripped over her a couple times in the dark. (Interestingly, Lan likes feet too).
And Alaska will let me lift her front half on the ground, which goes against most rabbit instincts since they're a ground-dwelling prey animal (I hold hr like this when I want to massage around her forearms). And though most rabbits hate being pet under the chin, Alaska likes it.
And here's the sweetest thing. Every night, Alaska escorts herself from my room to her cage in the hall. She only goes in when she's hungry. But before she eats any food, she always sits by the cage door, waiting for me to pet her goodnight. If I try to shut the door too soon, she will stick her nose out so I can't shut it. She used to put her paws against the door to push it back open.
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I love my fluffy.