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Forum BEHAVIOR All of a sudden, they’re not coming out and playing

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    • Jennifer Ward
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        My 2 bunnies are rescued brothers and are the loves of each other’s lives. They aren’t that close with myself such as running up to me (unless I have a treat) or trying to get hugs and giving kisses or anything like that. But everyday, they do usually come out of their designated area for a bit and go crazy and wild and binky and explore and have fun. But they haven’t done that for the past few days at all. They’ve come out of their fenced area and laid under the kitchen table like always, but haven’t moved until I go to bed at night. They’re eating fine and alert, will let me pet them, loving on and cleaning each other like normal, and seem to be fine. Just haven’t been coming out and having their little fun time like they normally do. Just has me a bit curious if there could be anything wrong I’m missing or if I’m just being paranoid. 


      • Wick & Fable
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          Welcome to the forums Jennifer! There’s a few pieces of information that’d be helpful to know:

          1) How long have you had them?
          2) How old are they?
          3) Are they neutered?
          4) How long have they been together?
          5) Have there been any changes in their eating and pooping?

          — I will beat every BB member to the chase and mention that if neither of them are fixed and they are young (less than one year old), it’s very risky to have them together. Under the circumstance that they are both unfixed and young, this means that they may not have had the hormone surge that comes with maturation. When the hormones do present themselves, lovable rabbits who used to groom and cuddle one another become killers and try and attack each other, purely out of territorial instinct. So please be wary if this is the case. The best advice is separation until they’re both fixed. Also, if they’re very very young, unless you see testicles there, it’s always possible one is actually a girl, in which case, when hormones hit, mating can happen in less than a minute.

          …. But that aside, it’s good to get some opinions when your rabbits are acting out of the norm. There is a phenomena most rabbit owners run into with their growing rabbits, which is simply the rabbits “mellowing out” with age. They start getting a regular sleep-wake routine, versus when they were young and they adhered to no real schedule. Rabbits tend to be sleeping/resting in the morning until late afternoon, so this may be it.

          The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.


        • Jennifer Ward
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            I am totally just seeing this response! I don’t know what was going on, but they’re doing much better. Sometimes they just want to sit and be alone and other times they want to come out and play. I’ve concluded that it’s just their personalities. And that’s ok. Thank you so much for responding! 

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