We never gave much thought to the possibility of the bunnies liking the sunshine. You usually don't see rabbits out in the heat of the day and ours usually pick out hidey hole areas during the afternoon to sleep. But Tigger and Shadow did show an early interest in doing some bunny sun bathing. When they were young, we were living in an apartment and dedicated our smallest bedroom to be theirs. We rigged it out for them with an outdoor storage bench in front of the window backed up to the sill. There were cutouts in the back of the bench and Tigger and Shadow would wiggle through and sometimes take afternoon naps on the sill. We often wondered if anyone looking up to see animals sleeping in the second story window would ever realize that they were rabbits and not cats.

When we moved into our home, the bunnies lost their window sill. There isn't a single window with a wide enough sill in the whole house. The dining room window comes down to just a foot off the floor. We put an exercise step there and waited to see if they would accept that as a suitable substitute for their beloved sill.

Tigger will sometimes hop up, but it is Shadow who will back up to the window, hen up and sleep in the sunshine. He also picks spots on the rug with the sun shining full blast in the window. I would not have thought that a completely black rabbit would like the sun so much. I would have assumed that he would get too hot. Clearly he loves to be a sun bun. Shadow usually picks a sunny spot in the dining room for his afternoon nap and Tigger will sometimes join him. I think that Tigger is seeking together time with him rather than a spot in the sun.

I have to be careful sneaking up on him to get pictures. If I disturb his sun worship and wake him up, I get that bunny look of disdain.

~ Rebecca Pullin