Rabbit keeps standing on two legs

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- 04/30/2017 at 5:44 AM
  dev0077
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  Hi. I have tried searching my query on the forums but couldn’t find the solution there.
  
  My rabbits gave birth to 5 rabbits, they are not about 2 months old. Now the weird thing is one of them keeps standing on two legs, ears pointing upwards and arms in air. It looks funny because it stays like this almost all day, it feels like he is one of those queen’s guards who have to stand all day. Is something wrong with him?
  
  Also, one of them keeps licking my legs or toes.
- 04/30/2017 at 7:44 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  That’s called periscoping. It’s normal.
- 04/30/2017 at 8:56 AM
  BanditCamp
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  From what he’s describing that doesn’t sound normal. Are you talking about he stands on his back legs for long periods of time without rest? Is there any way you can get a picture and put it on imgur? Have you tried interacting with him while he’s doing this?
  
  The licking means they love you.
- 04/30/2017 at 10:13 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  “Standing on two legs, ears pointing up, arms in air” sounds like periscoping to me.
- 04/30/2017 at 10:22 AM
  Bam
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  There’s nothing wrong with periscoping per se, but a bun shouldn’t be standing in periscoping position all day long. Pictures or a video would be much appreciated!
- 04/30/2017 at 10:29 AM
  Q8bunny
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  Can you please be more specific and prvide more details esp. describing the circumstances when bunbun is doing a prolonged periscope?
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