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- 12/28/2018 at 8:50 PM
  Pep the bun
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  No matter what if she’s in the cage or not, Pepper, my 2-3 month old bunny, seems to shake her head around like she’s a bull or something. Is this normal behavior? For context, Pepper is a unspayed mini rex- lion head mix and is a fairly sweet but energetic bunny.
- 12/28/2018 at 9:39 PM
  LBJ10
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  Is she REW?
- 12/28/2018 at 10:58 PM
  Pep the bun
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  No she’s not, she’s black and white spotted with brown eyes.
- 12/28/2018 at 11:41 PM
  LBJ10
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  Hmm… I was wondering if she was REW since scanning is common with red eyed rabbits. Brown eyed rabbits do it as well sometimes, but it isn’t as common. Scanning behavior can be faster or slower, depending on the individual. If you look on YouTube, there are videos of rabbits scanning. Let us know if your bunny is doing something similar to the videos online. If not, then it might be something else.
- 12/29/2018 at 10:40 AM
  Pep the bun
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  No, I watched a video of what you described, she doesn’t do that. Hers is more of a head twitch/ shake. It kinda looks similar to a dog shaking its fur out. I’m not home, but later in the day if she does it, I’ll video it and post it
- 12/29/2018 at 12:44 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  Is she currently molting around her ears? I know Wick can get a bit head shakey from fur tickling his ears. Also, if your environment is dry at the moment, there may be some dry skin irritation. How does her ears look?
  
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- 12/29/2018 at 7:54 PM
  Pep the bun
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  I can’t figure out how to post a picture, but from other posts, I think she’s partially binkying, since her ears do not show signs of mites.
- 12/29/2018 at 8:56 PM
  LBJ10
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  Oh, like a head binky.
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