flopping after being held?

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- 09/02/2020 at 11:45 AM
  Louiethebunny
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  hi everyone, I have kind of a weird question. Is it normal for bunnies to flop right after being held? My mom was vacuuming and I had to pick up Lola because she wasn’t moving and was just chilling, and she just nibbled on a treat from my hand and was calm, and when I put her down, she struggled a little and so I waited for her to calm down and put her down. She flopped right after, and actually is more ok with being pet now. I guess this is good, but has anyone else experienced this?
- 09/02/2020 at 11:54 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  I personally haven’t had this happen, but flopping is a communication means for rabbits! Perhaps relief, or a snide “Pff… I don’t care that just happened at all.”
  
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- 09/02/2020 at 12:07 PM
  Louiethebunny
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  Ahh, I’m glad. I did get a foot flick but the flop was so cute! She’s much more “floppy” than Louie, but he still flops with her every now and then.
- 09/02/2020 at 2:43 PM
  HipHopBunny
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  Silver did this just now when I picked her up for grooming. She ran to the litter box first, then bounced over to a comfy spot and flopped there. Rabbits are definitely interesting fluffy little critters. 🙂
- 10/07/2020 at 12:01 PM
  Celia & Clover
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  Haha, I’ve definitely witnessed some passive-aggressive flopping before. “I’m way too cool to care about you” was THE attitude when I first bonded Clover and Celia. I can definitely imagine a bunny having the same attitude after being *gasp* picked up.
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