Can bunnies get jealous?

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- 03/05/2018 at 1:28 PM
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  I know it’s such a silly question, but can they get jealous?
  
  Whenever Asriel is out for playtime, Bombur will go to his litter box and stare out into the room, and watch everything that Asriel does. If I’m giving Asriel attention, Bombur will smoosh his face into the bars even more and look almost anxious while he watches. He is the farthest from the action in the room, as our bed is in the top lefthand corner and his cage is in the top righthand corner. I have Asriel’s cage closest to the bed to help him get out of his shell more.
  
  Asriel is almost similar, except his a lot more “vocal” about it. Now that Asriel has turned into Mr. Lapbun Lovebun, he is all about getting his snoot rubs. Unlike Asriel who tends to hop around the room and explore more often, Bombur will hop on the bed and eagerly hunker down for a long cuddle session. When these cuddle sessions occur, Asriel will start biting the cage near where we are, and he’ll stick his nose so far in between the bars I think he’ll get caught.
  
  If you go to either cage while the other bun is out, just to give the other one five seconds of attention, whichever bun is out will follow me and stand on my feet, and periscope for my hand.
- 03/05/2018 at 1:33 PM
  Muchelle
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  I have a solo bun, but I can def tell you they can get veeeeery jealous. Mine is jealous of other people stealing me away, but still, he goes crazy.
- 03/05/2018 at 1:56 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  Yes. Very much so.
  
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- 03/05/2018 at 6:31 PM
  Mikey
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  Yep! If anyone pets Bombur more than they pet Blue, Blue will start with gentle pokes and progress to painful nips If you still dont give him enough attention after that, he will start to mount Bombur and spend the next hour or two ignoring you.
- 03/05/2018 at 11:43 PM
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  Absolutely.
  Gary knocked my phone out of my hands after I was on Snapchat for five minutes without petting him.
  Thank gosh for fabulous cases.
  He also regular nudges Adagio, our parakeet away so that he can get all the affection, and thumps at me and runs away if I side with Adagio.
  Unfortunately, Adagio is also a very possessive and feisty little guy.
  Thankfully, my mom is normally home with me, so we can split the petting duties.
  When it’s just me, though, I feel like the rope in a game of tug of war.
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