funny story about grooming… least i *think* its funny

[babybunsmum]

i was laying on the floor in baby’s room at lunch today so i could peer at her under her dresser & give her a couple of head rubs.  every time i’d stop she’d proceed to lick & nibble my fingers / hand and then lower her little chin to the floor to demand more pets.  i obliged for a while & then wondered if she’d come out from her ‘warren’ if i moved back a bit.  sure enough she did but her licks & nibbles got much more insistant shall-we-say.  she nipped pretty hard and i let out an ‘EEK’ and jerked a wee bit to let her know it was too much.  this stopped her cold and she gazed at me with one lop ear further forward than the other.  i interpreted this as ‘huh?’  then she licked & nipped hard again… i responded the same… she responded the same to my response.  the third round instead of ‘huh?’ i got a wierd look with both ears pointing slightly back and then she ran under her dresser and gave out a big THUMP!

anyone speak ‘bunny’ better than me?  what was that last bit all about?  was she scared of my noises or mad cause she thought i rejected her grooming?

[Sarita]

Maybe both. Too funny. I do love to hear a rabbit thump though.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Sarita, you should come to my house…Sometimes there is no better intepretation for their thumping then “i disapprove of humans” !

There is alot of random thumping at my house!

Babybunsmom I dont speak bunny all that well, but maybe it was a “this is about me not you-groom me darn it” thump hehehe

[Scarlet_Rose]

I would say that she was offended by your "eek!" I’m not sure she understood and thought she was being as nice as could be to you in bunny-terms. You might want to try a "no" instead.  It’s hard to say exactly what she was thinking, but she was offended and let you know it.  Did she feet flick you too while she was hopping away?

[babybunsmum]

lol… no feet flick this time… although thats her fav reaction after i pick her up for a forced ‘hold & cuddle’.  the feet flick is just unmistakeable & utter disgust isnt it?

i’ll try a stern ‘NO’ next time instead of ‘EEK’.  she was doing the same thing later on & i seem to think she’s prodding me for head pets with her kisses & nibbles.  the longer i take to oblige the stronger the nibbles get.  she’s been VERY happy with head pets since her surgery & stays put soaking up the attention longer than before the sweet thing!  i’m loving it (she says selfishly enjoying the extra affection) =)

[MooBunnay]

I get the same thing from one of my boy bunnies. He is quick to nip if I haven’t pet him in a couple seconds, he usually gives me a warning nose poke and then *BITE* if I don’t return a few head pets. A few days ago I moved my knee so he couldn’t bite it and he thumped at me and ran under the bed – I think he was angry that not only was I not petting him, but I had moved myself out of his reach!

[Scarlet_Rose]

Posted By babybunsmum on 11/21/2007 8:47 PM

lol… no feet flick this time… although thats her fav reaction after i pick her up for a forced ‘hold & cuddle’.  the feet flick is just unmistakeable & utter disgust isnt it?

Most definately yes. LOL

 

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