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what a bunny
hi dana its karen,
i just wanted to thank you so very much with the information about my sweet bunny Kayleigh but she use to do something naturally not very nice and very strange, she would pee and poop on my bed but never on my side and if i threw the quilt on the floor she would still jump up and do this, i found this VERY weird but what was most weird is after she had a pee she would then lick it up :o/ she always had plenty of water, i did try to stop her from doing this without success so decided to invest in some mats and lay them across HER SIDE OF THE BED (so to speak) why do you think she did this?
also i have read that circling of feet is a sign of sexual maturity and gently grading teeth is her talking to me, i know it wasn't pain because half the time i would do it first then she would respond and where ever i was in the room she would always knock me with her nose but if i didn't move that part of my body she would give me a tiny nip which isn't suppose to hurt but still not a thing to look forward to. Kayleigh was never short of attention so what was it she was wanting, saying or asking do you think? also i know Kayleigh was a lop but could you tell me what sort? she was 4 1/2 months old in this photo.
AnswerDear Karen,
By marking the bed with urine and poops, Kayleigh was claiming it as her territory. This behavior might have stopped with a spay, but sometimes it becomes a bad habit that's very hard to break. Kayleigh is also not the only bunny who sipped her own urine. It's weird, but not harmful, and no one really knows why some bunnies do this on occasion.
Circling is a sign of sexual excitement, and usually is accompanied by soft "honking" song. Very cute--but often the culmination is a big spray of pee on the object of desire! Once again, the bunny is marking the pee-ee as his or her property.
What you describe as grading her teeth is also known as "tooth purring." It's quite different from tooth *grinding*, which is loud and intermittent, and is a sign of pain when the bunny is also hunched in an uncomfortable position and acting ill. Tooth purring is a sign of happy contentment, and Kayleigh loved you very much.
And as for the contention that Kayleigh was "never short of attention"...well, NO rabbit with a personality like Kayleigh's ever thinks she's getting enough attention. Her nose bumps and constant attention to you were signs that she was completely smitten with you and wanted you to be touching her and talking to her *all* the time. So sweet.
From her picture, Kayleigh looks like a mini-lop. She was a very beautiful bunny.
Dana
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