Hmmm…I don’t have an answer to that question. I have a rabbit that licks himself when I scratch around his tail or scratch his back. I’ve been lucky enough to have a few rabbits lick and groom on me (that’s not too often though). But I cannot think of any compulsive lickers for anything else. I bet that is fun to watch though.

Maybe it is because they smell like you and he says you belong to him? LOL

Sounds like it could be something in the detergent. Try using an unscented

HE HE!  Kinda funny…  Luey will lick and groom the furry cushions and blankets but he will only do that for 5 minutes. 

Scooby has an obsession … oh well least it keeps him and you entertained and if the tv program is boring you can watch him instead.  LOL.

Dawn xx

Hey I use Dreft too for the same reason! Love it!

hahah that is too funny and cute, I bet it’s also amusing to watch!

hmm, my first thought is that maybe Scooby would enjoy having a friend to groom!

Does Scooby have a friend? If he is licking the furry furniture that may be a sign that he wants a friend…..I know my rabbit was licking a stuffed animal when she wanted a friend. Basically when they groom things that COULD look like another animal, it could be a sign that they may do very well with a companion.

I have heard that licking things that smell like you is one way that a bunny can show affection without grooming you directly. I think he might just be trying to show that he loves you BUT still thinking that he is the dominant one he does not want to “submit” by grooming you so he has decided to lick your sheets instead to show appreciation!

I’ve been sleeping on the couch a couple of nights a week recently.  I’m traveling a lot and Pepper was sulking, but she became more comfy when she could hop up and ‘visit’ me during the night.

Well, last week she started licking my pillows and blankets that stay on the couch.  I figured it was some kind of "grooming by proxy" since she’s not terribly affectionate, so I took it as a compliment.  Pepper is terribly dominant (read the story of my attempts to bond her with poor Frisco last spring) so the idea of it being a way to show affection without submitting makes a lot of sense.

Poor bunbun.  Only a week or so more and I’ll be home a LOT more for the rest of the year.

I read on the “Language of the Lagamorphs” that it is definitely a sign of affection when bunnies groom things near you, or things that smell like you, so – Good Job!! You have gotten your dominant bunny to semi-submit to grooming you Juli does this sometimes, its super cute because I’ll be outside her cage, and talking to her and she’ll look at me and lick the bars, she’s not a very submissive little girl so I think thats the closest I’ll ever get to being groomed.

Awe, well it’s true what MooBunnay said, some bunnies will lick things around you or things with your scent as a sign of affection. Some bunnies may not like our salty skin, so your sheets, that smell like you, seem to be the next best thing. He may be grooming you in his own way.
It’s also possible he likes the detergent too. You could put it to the test and next time you do a wash, give him a couple of pillow cases to sniff before you sleep on them and see if he’ll start lickin.

My 6 month old dwarf obsessively licks my blankets and my stuffed animals for about 5-30 minutes straight, and i don’t know why either, but your rabbit is definitely not alone 

My rabbit Oreo does the same thing. It is a sign of possession. She was really mad when my cousin stayed the night and used my comforter that she had just claimed as hers. She circled my cousin the whole night thumping due to unhappiness and when I put it back on my bed the next night she was back at it claiming it as hers.

Hi Katrina, welcome, this thread is from 2007 – very very old – we ask that members do not reply to old threads – it confuses other members who will reply to the initial poster and after this many years the poster may not even be on the site any longer….going to lock this thread.