rabbits

United States
January 5, 2007 9:36pm CST
I just love rabbits, I have a dwarf whose 2 years old, with a great personality, even though rabbits don't make any sound she has a great way of comunicating with me and asking what she wants. How do your rabbit comunicate with you?
4 responses
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
8 Jan 07
We breed Dwarf Bunnies. They are such loveable little animals. When they get scared, all you have to do is hold it close to your heart and they will calm down. We used to breed other kinds of bunnies also but find that the dwarf are easier to get rid of.
@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Oh that's a wonderful reason to breed, to "get rid" of them! By the way, I've fostered several dwarfs. They STILL end up in shelters. People think they are cute initially, but then still dump them later. Maybe you need to check out www.petharbor.com and see if there are rabbits in shelters near you. How about just be happy having them as pets and not breed animals as commodities you can "get rid of" so easily! Sheesh!
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
6 Jan 07
Well ours Mr. Bobbers loves to let us know things. Like for example if his food dish is empty, he will make a racket by flipping his igloo over so it's on top of it. You go to fix it and go "Oh you need food". He will also stand up on his back legs whenever he wants his nose rubbed. He likes to be petted. Overall he's just a great rabbit with a lot of personality to him. We've had him about 2 years now. My niece just got him a harness so he can go for walks. Can't wait to see how that goes.
@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
6 Jan 07
Oh huh, I've never tried the igloos with rabbits! I have them for guinea pigs, so I refer to them as "pigloos". I have a double wide igloo for guinea pigs, but it's not large enough for either rabbit. :( Where do you find a large enough one? Or are they not the SuperPet kind that I'm thinking of? I'd be very very careful with that harness! If he struggles, take it off. Many rabbits break their backs trying to kick free from a harness. They just aren't the type of pet to be walked like a dog.
@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
6 Jan 07
My newest rabbit (probably 2ish), Floppy, communicates in a variety of ways. In the morning when I wake up, she chews at the gate of the puppy pen so that I'll come in and feed her (even if she has food, then she wants pets on the head). If I pet her when she doesn't want it, she'll grunt at me. If I keep trying, she'll lunge too. And yes, she's spayed! And actually somehow was before I got her... but I didn't know that, so she's been opened up twice. At night if I'm watching TV and she wants to sleep, she will thump and be annoying until I turn it off. My 10 year old rabbit, Sunny, is much more subtle. He will stand up as you walk by his pen if he wants some other type of food (they always have hay). Sunny will also thump, but he thumps more as a warning. If a wild animal is near the front of the house, he'll go to the window and thump.
• United States
16 Jan 07
My rabbit actually growls at our dog to tell it to get away from its hutch haha. To get my attention my bunny throws its toys, food bowl, or water bottle around. When he starts making alot of noise I know he's hungry or wants me to talk to him.