Bunny licking the floor while laying down

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- 04/29/2021 at 7:27 PM
  Lisa Li
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  I’m not sure what’s he’s doing but he’s like licking the floor
  
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- 04/30/2021 at 12:33 AM
  Bun-chan
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  I’ve seen my bunnies do that. I think they’re either licking their hands or licking the fabric that they’re lying on. Maybe your bun is licking the carpet because he likes it.
- 04/30/2021 at 3:56 AM
  sori
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  my bunny does that too, i don’t think it has any particular meaning to, it maybe he’s just marking the territory or maybe he’s so used to doing that he started doing it automatically ><
- 04/30/2021 at 4:01 AM
  Bam
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  Buns do this. It’sprobably some sort of grooming reflex. Rabbits are hard wired to groom other buns when they feel good and relaxed. They can lick a pillow or a crinkly tunnel (I had a bun who would groom his crinkly tunnel daily) or your hands or arms.
- 04/30/2021 at 7:06 AM
  DanaNM
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  Bun Jovi does this tons. I sometimes try to sneak my arm under his face to see if I can get some grooms but nope, he just likes to groom the floor. 🙂
  
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- 05/06/2021 at 10:15 AM
  prince dorian the bun
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  I kind of see it like when cats knead things when they are happy, less of a marking it’s theirs but it just feels good/gives them comfort. Dorian is usually licks everything when he is happy and super relaxed, often followed by flops.
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