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    • Baefull.WolfRabbit
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        Hi Everyone!

        So a few things happened when I was cleaning DaBunnah’s cage today. Let me start by saying I am still in my medical boot and I am on doctor’s orders not the squat or kneel; makes it tough when its time to clean his cage, as it is close to the ground on cinder blocks but I do it anyway.  Second I usually take off my jewelry when I go outside to do a cage cleaning just out of habit. My parents had birds that when we cleaned their cage were attracted to shiny objects. I forgot to do that today; He first noticed my wedding band and chinned it. I chuckled and continued to clean out the old damp hay so that I could replace it. It’s been foggy the last several days here so everything is damper then usual. Including his cuddle towel that he didn’t want me to take out.

        About a minute later I am trying to dig his toys/salt & mineral lick out of the corner he shoved them in when I hear snuffling by my ear, I look and I just see his adorable little bunny nose not even an inch away. I don’t know if he was trying to groom my hair, or chin it, or get at my earrings (stainless steel horse shoes), but there he was. He realized I saw him and jumped over my arm away from me. Then looked at me like it was my fault he was that close. I finished up, refilled his hay, brought his towel in with me as it is time for it to be washed, and headed inside. 

        Is it normal for rabbits to go after shiny objects? Or was he just being sociable? I have read that sometimes bonded pairs will groom each other, could he think of me as another rabbit? Let me know please. 


      • LittlePuffyTail
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          Not sure about the shiny thing. I’ve never heard anything about it. Olivia does enjoy chinning (and sometimes biting) the diamond on my wedding ring! She has expensive taste, I guess.

          Some bunnies enjoy grooming their humans. My Mini-Rex used to cover us in kisses. I’m not sure if it’s them giving us “kisses”, trying to groom us or whether they just like the salty taste of our skin.


        • Eepster
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            Porky tends to only groom me on my eye brows and hairline (cloth too, but I stop him b/c that leads to holes.) Bare hairless skin seems to not appeal to him. So, my guess is he wanted to groom the hair above you ear.


          • Baefull.WolfRabbit
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              Ok, Thanks guys. He’s tried to “groom” my hair before but ended up nibbling off a bit of it. He has been becoming more affectionate lately.

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