I taught my lazy bunny, who really is a couch potato as he’s a free range bun and thinks the couch is his domain (he appears to spend all day there snoozing) to jump hurdles really quickly. Unfortunately involving a treat reward so it kind of defeats the purpose of getting him active. I suspect that he’s most active at night (hopefully) but yeah, my bunny is definately a lump. I just count myself lucky that he’s not too active cause I’m a bit of a lump myself and it’s nice not to be the only one chillin on the couch.

MM,
You posted a few days ago about his having red toes. You’ve been a bit concerned about him, though the reasons have been mild. I’m just wondering if he has something a bit wrong after all and could use a check up. If his toes are really bothering him then he will opt to stay off of them. Thus a couch potato. Maybe he’s just getting plump and is laid back, but I can’t help wondering if they’re related.

is the vet concerned about his weight? i’ve heard of buns losing a bit of weight and they suddenly become much more active.

I have a couch potato too. I let Bindi out in the living room for a few hours every night and he spends like 3/4 of the time on the top of the couch, just sitting there, watching tv. Sometimes I will pick him up and put him on the floor so he’ll run but he just hops back on the couch. That’s just his thing I guess. The other two buns spend the entire out time binkying and zooming but Bindi is just so very laid back.

Unless he starts to become overweight I wouldn’t worry about it. Bindi has never been an active bun and he never got overweight, his last check up the vet said he is at a very good weight for his size.

HOney Bun is the same way. Like a sack of rice lounging on the floor or my stomache. HE doesnt’ chew either. OH but he can move when he has to. Never saw a bun that laid back b4.

Mere Male lounging on the couch … now doesn’t that sound familiar Ladies! 

I think the time to watch him is first thing in the morning and from 5-8 PM. If they are just snuggling during the day under cover, that’s just their way of using each other as blankets for their daily siesta. No bunny is active for much of the day. I used to think that I could play with Spockie if I was home at that time – he’d just look at me like “why are you still here? Why aren’t you at work?” and then go right back to snoozing, snacking and meat loafing.
But if Mimzy starts out lethargic and won’t eat or move much, that’s the time to worry. Sounds like he’s fine. (5 lbs.! That’s little LOL.)

My bunnies get really active when I come home, it’s like they sleep and wait to do things until I get there to watch!

I had issues with Chuck (in my mind) about him not doing much for excercise. Although I don’t care if he is a bit plump, I just want him to be happy and was more concerned because if he’s just lounging around AND he can’t see/hear anything-what fun could that be?

Sooo…I discovered he loves to dig and rearrange blankets. He does this every night now and it gives him some stimulation and excercise. Try that with Mimzy and let us know…We can try to come up with other play suggestion to help!

If you don’t do the maza haven you can always make a cardboard condo yourself! They definitely don’t look as nice but I’ve always found them to be crazy for them

The other thing I do to get them more active is re-arrange their cage and/or toys. They have to check it all out again, so it keeps them busy!

Should it be taken as a compliment if a new bun sleeps/lounges next to you?

I totally take it as a compliment when my bun lounges (or flops! she flopped into my legs last night, then looked all surprised that she ran into more than just floor!) next to me. Especially since it’s a fairly recent change…she used to lounge on the other side of the room, and glare at me like she was daring me to come any closer. I think that means they’re comfortable around you, at least…

Huge compliment! Bigger if you can pet her while she’s flooped (feet out sideways or behind) and she doesn’t jump up!!

Oh, poor MimzMum! If it’s any consolation, sometimes Lizzy lounges nearby ’cause she likes me and she wants a pet…. Sometimes she lounges nearby because I’m in her way and she’s fearless and I’m not worth taking notice of… I am just grateful for any notice from her majesty the Diva! ANYTHING BUT THE DREADED STINK-EYE!

Sometimes Tucker is a bit of a lump..but in his case sometimes I think he’s lonely since he doesn’t have a friend yet, but anywho..

When I see him being too much of a lump or looking really bored I’ll go in and put all his stuff up on his shelf.  He HATES this. LOL  So he’ll get up and go up there and throw it all onto the bottom floor.  Sometimes I’ll make a game out of it and throw it all up there again and watch him throw it back down. 

A sure fire trick for him too is to have my husband come into the room.  To him Mike=raisins so when Mike comes in the room he jumps right down and puts his feet up on the side of his pen.  I make sure that I don’t ever give him treats now lol since I know that he’s going to be getting too many as it is from Mike.