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FORUM BEHAVIOR Binkies no more?

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    • Matty
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         My bunny Turbo used to do a lot of binkies a little while after he was let out of his cage.  Since I’ve let him go free-range, I don’t see many binkies any more, except when he anticipates treats.  That said, he seems a very content bunny – he lounges around with his legs stretched out and he licks me alot.  I’m interpreting this all as sustained happiness replacing former bursts of joy.  But I like the bursts of joy!  Also, I can’t sit and watch him all day, he could be doing binkies when I’m not around.  

        Any thoughts?


      • Beka27
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          He certainly doesn’t sound unhappy! It’s possible he’s still doing them but you’re missing them b/c he probably gets those sudden rushes of energy early morning and very late evening while you’re asleep. Since he’s not confined he’s free to be happy whenever he wants.


        • HippityHopMom
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            My bun does not binky very often either ….. and she too is free range. She seems very happy and content … and she too lounges around and stretches out all the time. My thoughts are it may be because she is out all the time. I do put Bonnie in her cage at night for safety reasons.
            My hubby is clumsy in the dark & gets up often during the night … so I do not want him stepping on her. Every now and then, in the mornings, she might do a quick run and binky. We have noted when we leave her alone & go downstairs to watch movies … we hear her running fast around the room …..we can hear her do this from the room below….and she is in the room above us. I guess she likes having the room to herself to play. This is normally late at night too when she is more active.


          • Elrohwen
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              I would guess he’s doing it when you’re not around. When we visited my parents over Xmas, they would let the bun out of his cage at 7am – he usually doesn’t come out until the evening. They said he would run around and binky like a crazy man, but hubby and I always missed it because we didn’t get up until 8am 😛 He’s usually a big nighttime binkier, but since he was getting them out of his system in the morning he stopped doing it at night while we were there.

              I guess bunnies only have a set number of binkies in them a day and your guy might be getting his out of the way while you’re sleeping.


            • bunnytowne
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                Cotton I love to see him race about the room.  It is so funny .    He has been doing it more lately.

                Maybe your bunny has matured?  Outgrew zipping around room

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            FORUM BEHAVIOR Binkies no more?