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- 04/21/2008 at 12:37 AM
  SuzanneP
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  Just something I’ve been wondering. Do bunnies sleep with their eyes open? I have not ever, in over a year, observed Alliya laying down with her eyes closed. I assume they either don’t close their eyes or she is just so hyper alert that she wakes up the minute I come into the room. Or it could be that my wacky night time schedule means she doesn’t sleep at night either.
- 04/21/2008 at 3:45 AM
  Jyka
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  Yep. I’ve read that they can sleep with their eyes open. Ever vigilent for intruders.
- 04/21/2008 at 5:59 AM
  JK
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  Yes. Edson sleeps during the day and his eyes are completely shut. He seems to be up all night. Others say their rabbits sleep at night!
- 04/21/2008 at 6:07 AM
  rabbitsmba
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  I’ve had my Ella for three years and never seen her with her eyes closed. I wondered about this as well and found out that yes indeed, rabbits can sleep with their eyes open.
- 04/21/2008 at 6:35 AM
  Beka27
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  buns are typically crepuscular… (active at dawn and dusk) but they can take on their owners habits as well. so if you’re really active at night, the bun may pick up on this and adapt to your schedule… sometimes but not always. they do sleep with their eyes open often. my guess is this is due to their prey status in the wild. they must always be semi-alert. they will get into a deeper sleep where their eyes will close, sometimes halfway or all the way. my Mead tends to only really close her eyes when she’s flopped. that’s a relaxed bun!
- 04/21/2008 at 6:43 AM
  RabbitPam
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  AHA! Found it.
  If you go to the green banner above and mouse over GALLERIES, click Photos. You’ll see some folders with pictures. Select Flops & Lounges.
  The first picture (it’s the white one showing) is BinyBunny’s rabbit (Jack, right) in a sound sleep. Eyes closed shut. Everything but zzzzzzzzzz above his head. That’s one sleeping bunny!!! Very cute.
- 04/21/2008 at 7:01 AM
  Beka27
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  in the flop gallery look at Floppy by Becknutt. if i saw that i would be seriously scared. it looks like something horrible happened.
- 04/21/2008 at 1:39 PM
  bunnytowne
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  yes they do sleep with eyes half shut. I read that on rabbitrealm which you can only find on google for soem reason not yahoo anyway I didn’t know that and used to wonder why cotton jumped up when I would go to pet him cuz his eyes were half open I thought he was awake now I know so I make sure he is conciuos when I go to pet him. my hubby sleeps with eyes half shut too sometimes. weird funny tho
- 04/21/2008 at 4:39 PM
  wendyzski
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  Pepper naps either loafed or stretched out with her eyes open – the only way I can tell she is asleep is that her nose isn’t twitching!
- 04/21/2008 at 5:21 PM
  Gravehearted
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  my bunnies sleep with both their eyes open and closed
- 04/21/2008 at 8:58 PM
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  Bunnies are naturaly curious, which means that they can’t close their eyes sometimes. I often observe this when I sleep with my bunny, I will wake up in the middle of the night and check up on him (as quiet as a mime). I will see him with his eyes open and not moving a muscle. Most of the time he’ll sleep with his eyes closed but I have to see to beleive.
- 04/21/2008 at 9:07 PM
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  i can usually tell when Boston is sleeping cuz her nose stops twitching, eyes are almost ALWAYS open….although i petted her till she fell asleep one night…..well check out the pic…too cute!
  
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- 04/22/2008 at 5:23 PM
  Jyka
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  Ohhh nigh nigh Boston…lovely pic.
  
  crepuscular
  
  I learn a new bunny term every week!
  
  That’s a good tip about the nose stopping it’s twitching too.
- 04/23/2008 at 11:00 AM
  MarkBun
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  Posted By Beka27 on 04/21/2008 7:01 AM
  in the flop gallery look at Floppy by Becknutt. if i saw that i would be seriously scared. it looks like something horrible happened.
  
  That is one seriously limp bun!
- 04/23/2008 at 11:05 AM
  Beka27
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  it looks like he took a nasty fall from a shelf… i expect to see lil bunny paramedics surrounding him…
- 04/23/2008 at 1:16 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  OMG that is the most amazing flop I’ve ever seen!!
- 04/23/2008 at 1:18 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  (Never misses an oppurtunity )
  
  Here’s a picture of Rupert passed out!
  
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- 04/23/2008 at 1:18 PM
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  If I ever found Boston like that I would prolly freak out!!!!
- 04/23/2008 at 3:51 PM
  RabbitPam
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  I love that one of Rupert.
  
  Markusdark, that pix should have a caption like “what happens to bunnies who eat Big Macs.”
  
  (Beka – “l’il paramedics” LOL!)
- 04/24/2008 at 1:36 PM
  bunnytowne
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  those buns are out cold I would be running to see if their tummies rise and drop to check if they are breathing lol. they are totally comfortable wow.to sleep like that
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