Are binkies ever bad?

[sarahthegemini]

Hi guys, as you may know, Peanut nips Buttercup when he’s excited waiting for me to put food down so when I’m getting the pellets out or getting the hay box down to refill their litter trays. He tends to chase her a little and nip and she’ll hop out of the way and sometimes binky. I’m wondering if this is possibly a defence mode binky? Is there any way to tell? Once the food is down, Peanut stops being a brat and Buttercup acts all normal, she’s not afraid of him. What do you guys think?

*Just clarifying, Peanut’s tail goes up a little when he chases, similar to when he’s having his randy moments  And it never escalates to more than nipping – he doesn’t take it further and Butterbean never nips back. Sometimes he chases her and doesn’t nip. He’s a strange boy 

[Wick & Fable]

I actually think yes. I was going to make a topic asking about frustration Binky’s/jumps because Wick does it very often. He does zoomies when he’s frustrated as well.

I think more accurately, a binky/zoomies is an expression of sudden energy. It usually comes from happiness, but I think it can also come from frustration and anger when it needs to be expressed in a non-offensive manner.

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.

[sarahthegemini]

That’s interesting Wick. I’ve never actually seen either of them binky in frustration after I’ve done something they don’t like (groom, vet trip etc altho they do kick back legs and tail wag after the vets!) I usually only ever see them binky when they are happy and sprinting but I can’t imagine she’s happy being nipped! Although on one occasion she did a head/half binky before he chased her so maybe she was just full of energy. 

[Dface]

In the wild those kind of displays are often a thing that prey species use to display how healthy they are and how well they feel, a way of helping keep predators from singling them out to hunt, so I guess it can be used alib a time of stress etc

[Dasher]

I’m not sure about your two but in the wild bunnies binky and shake their butt to confuse predators about which direction they are going.

[LBJ10]

I remember watching a couple of cottontails once. The male kept pursuing the female and she wasn’t having any of it. He would follow behind her and try to mount her and she would employ some evasive maneuvers including binky-like jumps and spinning around to face/box at him. It was kind of funny, actually. I don’t think he was taking the hint that she was not interested.

Although I’ve never seen my boys do anything like that (binky out of frustration), I could definitely see it being a thing. They typically flip me the bird by flicking their feet after I do something “mean” to them.

[sarahthegemini]

LBJ10, evasive manoeuvres!  Buttercup does sometimes jump round and put her head down to demand grooming when he is being annoying. I suppose she’s saying ‘stop nipping and groom me!’ He usually ignores her lol. 

Do you guys think I need to worry about the frustration-binkies?

[Sirius&Luna]

Luna binkies when I tell her off – for example, at the weekend she peed on the sofa, and my boyfriend gently pushed her off – she ran off binkying to pee on his guitar instead. I thought she binkied out of amusement, but it could also be irritation.

[Bam]

I read somewhere that girl hates invite male buns to chase them and then they proceed to, like, boxing them in the face, and this was supposed to help her to find the most persistent and strong mate, i.e. a male that could take a good beating and still come back for more. That would help ensure health and vigor in the offspring.

But I don’t know how the researchers arrived at that conclusion. Maybe they just overthunk it. Maybe the girl hare was just pissed off at the male that wouldn’t leave her alone.

Hares can also make leaps in the air to switch direction and jump sideways out of their own tracks to confuse a pursuer, often very effectively.

[sarahthegemini]

Posted By Sirius&Luna on 2/19/2018 4:16 AM

Luna binkies when I tell her off – for example, at the weekend she peed on the sofa, and my boyfriend gently pushed her off – she ran off binkying to pee on his guitar instead. I thought she binkied out of amusement, but it could also be irritation.

Buttercup used to binky when she was told off and when I stopped her getting in the pantry. Maybe she does binky to convey different emotions 

[sarahthegemini]

I can confirm that Buttercup does binky to get away from Peanut. He was annoying her this morning and she binkied a few times. Even heard a grunt. Yet once the hay was refilled, they’re back to being love bugs

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