Chin rub.

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Jolliman

New Kit

• Nov 13, 2007

• #1

Lately Iv noticed my bunny running her chin on everything she sees. It sooo cute when she runs up and does it to my legs and head.

I was wondering if anyone knew what it meant though? She has only started doing it in the last week or so, and was wondering if it means anything in particular, or if its just one of those weird bunny quirks lol

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• Nov 13, 2007

• #2

Rabbits have a scent gland under their chin. If you feel you might find the fur is a bit rough there. When she's rubbing her chin over objects she's saying 'that's mine'. Is she quite young? It might be her hormones are just starting to kick in and she's marking her territory

Tamsin

 

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Jayms_fallen_angel

Mama Doe

• Nov 13, 2007

• #3

hehe I used to think it was a bunnies way of getting strokes when you weren't paying enough attention, but yeah. What Tamsin said

 

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madysmummy

Mama Doe

• Nov 13, 2007

• #4

its a way of saying 'thats mine....... and that...... that too........mine, mine , all mine........... you're mine too' :lol:

 

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ecudc

Warren Veteran

• Nov 13, 2007

• #5

Poor chloe gets chinned all over by my neutered male bun if she pops round. He's probably somehow smelling her rabbits but he does it so much it's almost embarrassing .......he doesn't do it to anything or anyone else.

 

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toffee

Mama Doe

• Nov 13, 2007

• #6

It means "that's mine" or alternatively, "I'll eat you later!!"

 

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Jolliman

New Kit

• Nov 13, 2007

• #7

Yea, she is quite young. Im also quite sure she isnt a she haha. When i got her from my friend she told me it was a she, thats what she was told from the place she got it.

But i was checking "her" our the other day and she bounced off my bed and i though i saw testicles. On closer inspection im all most certain that they are testicles. So i guess elliot was a good name, seeing as its a male + female name. lol