Racing heartbeat!

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After one month of having my rabbit with no problems with it whatsoever, for the first time i decided to let it out in the backyard, He got excited he started jumping around and eating the grass for about 20 minutes,There was a really big insect flying over the backyard, then pepper just came back near me and he sat there like a baby his legs where straight out and he seemed relaxed and i was petting him and he was teeth grinding in the pleasure way, then i lured him in the cage and took him to my room with no problem, But his heart is beating so quickly till this moment he is still just laying down! I can see his ears move from how hard his heart is beating, can that be from the bug? or did he just run around a lot and had fun that he needs to take a little break now and relax? Please i’m worried.

Ps. if i get another bunny to mate with the one i have now, will his attitude change?

Ps. My rabbit seems to always look for food, do i give it food until it stops eating or should i only give him a limited quantity?

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I’ll start with the last question first. You need to give specific types of food and quantities to your bunny. Details that are very helpful can be found in the BUNNY INFO. section under diet. You can get to that via the menu above or from the Home page.

Attitude changes with age, hormones, and neuter. But a bunny is hard to bond with just any bunny, so you want to be comfortable with your bun and learn a lot about taking care of him before taking on another. If you read the Bonding section, you can learn what’s involved. Bunnies can be single pets (mine is) and perfectly content. A mate for him takes planning, including being sure you can handle the expenses for both.

Finally, his heart was racing or his breath was coming very fast? Bunnies will breath really quickly often, and their heart rate can be fast but still be fine. However, if they are frightened (like if a hawk attacked him in the yard) they can be so afraid they can have a heart attack. I this case, it sounds like he had some fun and exercise, and like us, needed to cool down to a resting heart rate. If it happens often or continues while at rest a while, get him a check up with a vet.

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