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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

This topic has 7sd replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 17 years, 2 months ago by BinkyBunny.

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- 08/30/2007 at 4:35 PM
  lilmizzsnickerz
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  wots ur opinons on my avatar picture …i fink its reli cute
- 08/30/2007 at 5:30 PM
  cookie627
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  i do too!!! it can never get cookie like that!!! well i can but only for like 3 seconds!!!! lol
- 08/30/2007 at 7:57 PM
  Marie LaValle
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  I love your Avatar! Just a cutie you have there! Almost looks like my Harley! Is Domino a Mini Rex? Thats what Harley is….very soft!
  
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- 08/30/2007 at 11:33 PM
  BinkyBunny
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  SUPER DUPER EXTRA CUTE!!!
- 08/31/2007 at 5:12 AM
  lilmizzsnickerz
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  hes part english spot nd a lop =) but he can stay like that for ages… scares me lol
- 08/31/2007 at 6:44 PM
  cookie627
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  oh really? wish cookie could do that!!!!!!
- 08/31/2007 at 11:29 PM
  Marie LaValle
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  We used to have a female bunny “Dusty” and she would do that! Harley is another story with doing that! Dusty would let you put a tiny pillow we had on top of her four paws and leave it there like she was bench pressing! OMg…….it was funny! It can be a bit nerve wracking to see them in that trance, thats for sure! I know what you mean!
  I wonder why bunnys do that when their on their backs? Maybe to play dead, gosh! I know the first time Harley did his “roadkill” position, gezzzzzz I almost died! He just spawled out……rolled on his back…….and they back over again……..plop!!!! I thought he had a heart attack! I went running to him and he looked at me like I had three heads! These furbutts, I’ll tell ya ! lol!
  
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- 09/02/2007 at 12:31 AM
  BinkyBunny
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  Harleysmom. When bunnies do it on their own – flop down and do that play dead mode it’s a form of pure relaxation which means they feel very safe. When you “put a bunny in a trance” by putting them on their backs and stroking their head, this a way to play dead and then escape when their predator feels relaxed enough to loosen it’s grip. They “seem” like they are in a trance and relaxed, but studies show they are alert and it’s actually rather stressful. I just recently learned this myself, and now only trance them when absolutely necessary like clipping nails. (i work as fast as possible) You can also read about the trance state and what it really means and what a rabbit really experiences on page 179 of “Why Does My Rabbit….” by Anne McBride.
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