Good grunt, bad grunt?

[AutoDaFe]

Whenever I’ve got Kitty out, doing pretty much anything that involves her hopping about, she makes a low grunting sound that almost sounds like a wheeze. She’s not ill, and its definitely intentional/of the vocal variety. When she does it, I’m always sitting still (which is all the time anyhow), and she’ll run back and forth right by me. Sometimes I fear I’ve made her upset somehow. She also jumps slightly and twists her head, but its never as dramatic as the binkies I see in videos or read about in comments. Is it still a binky, or is she upset? I’ve not invaded her space or done her any known injustice. I’ve youtubed bunny sounds, and I haven’t heard anything quite like it. I thought at first she was doing it because she was happy, but I don’t want to be wrong about that and continue making some error that pisses her off. I read it can be because its mating time, or because she’s annoyed, but she isn’t performing any other mating ritual, and I still just don’t know what I could possibly have done to make her angry….

[MissGabbster]

I really don’t think you’ve angered her. In fact, I think that she’s the opposite! The low grunting/humming sound that rabbits make is typically a sign of happiness, contentedness, and/or bliss. Ox loves to sprint around while humming. I think it’s hilarious. The head twists and small jumps are essentially mini binkies.

The Language of Lagomorphs (http://language.rabbitspeak.com/) is a good site to visit if you want to know more about your buns actions. I believe she also goes into speaking rabbit yourself.

[AutoDaFe]

Thanks for the reply! I’ll feel much better laughing about it now that I know she’s not unhappy! Earlier I put some towels down on our hardwood floor, and I realized they may only be “mini binkies” because she slips when she goes too fast! I think I’ll invest in a plastic mat we can keep grounded so she can binky to her little hearts content.

Right before she was given to me, I read all the pages on that website. It was very very helpful!

[Elrohwen]

It might be honking, which is generally positive thing. It’s kind of a mating thing (circling around a female and honking) but even spayed and neutered bunnies will do it to show excitement or love. One of mine will hop around his bonded friend while honking/humming, and will do the same around our feet when we have food. It’s just his way of being excited and happy.

Small binkies are fine too! One of mine rarely binkies more than a head shake. Adding rubs or grippier flooring will help a lot.

[AutoDaFe]

That could be! She’s definitely a perky little bunbun. I’ve started getting a budget together so I can get her a better setup and some grippy flooring as soon as possible. After I made this post, I had her out for a bit, and she was doing full-on binkies, which I thought was really funny, and the poor thing was slipping and sliding everywhere. I was worried she might bonk herself on the head, but she was fine.

[Pipje]

It does sound like honking! Before we got Pip neutered he was honking constantly like a clown car. At first it scared me because it was quiter and I couldn’t tell what it was, but as the weeks passed it got more pronounced and honky so I knew it was just his crazy bunny hormobes! He would also circle me and honk louder, then if I put my had down to pet him he would shake his ears and twist and honk and run away then back again to do the same which I assumed was all good natured play. Now he has been neutered a month he only honks every so often and I miss it! It was cute to hear the honky clown car approaching lol

He honks now when he is excited about treats or when he nudges us or wants moAR PEtS! Or when he grooms his stuffed toy girlfriend, he gives her a little honk. It’s a cute and happy noise
I bet when you have grippy flooring Kitty will do crazy binkies and races and honking

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