Is my rabbit ok?

Question
Hello! My name is Lori. I have a rabbit named Charcoals. He's only 2 months old. We just got him a week and a half ago. About 3 days ago he started doing this strange thing where he'll just be standing there and his head will start twitching, he'll run into a wall, he'll fall on the ground and just lay there, or he'll just out of the blue jump into the air. I want to take him to the vet to make sure he's ok but my boyfriend says that he's just being a baby bunny and there is no point in spending money on a vet. Is that true? Is he just so used to us now and not afraid of us that he can act crazy now? Am I just reading to much in to it? We have 2 little girls and they would be devistated if something terrible did happen to him. It would be very much appreciated if you would reply to this whenever you get the chance. Thank you.

Lori

Answer
Dear Lori,

A baby bunny will often "dance" like this (we call it binkies), but it's a little weird for him to be running into walls.  The head twitching, running and bouncing and twisting are normal.  But the falling and not getting up?  That's a little weird.

When he lies down, is his head up, and is he panting?  He could just be resting.  But if he's flat on his side and apparently injured, then this isn't normal.

Please see:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/sickbun.html

and write back with more details, if you're not sure about this.

Dana