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Why was somebunny thumping at 5 oclock!?

bensonlola

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Why would they be thumping?

I just happened to be awake, heard the thumping, went down to see what the emergency was and was greeted with a 'hi ya Mum! Nice to see ya! Can we get out?!'. There was nothing wrong!! They sleep in a locked shed at night so I can't see them having been frightened.


Why else might a bunny thump?
 
The smell of a Fox or a Cat maybe ?

Rabbits will react to the smell of a predator long before they can actually see danger.
 
Or it just could be that now the mornings are much lighter they want their breakfast earlier ;)

(They probably smelt/heard something that wan't usual around them).
 
My lionheads always seem to be thumping about 5am ish. Not sure if it's the milkman who I heard also or the bird song or what.
 
I think its a breakfast thing :lol: Im off today and looked forward to a lie in, but somebunnies decided that it wasnt a day off and because I was still sleeping ten minutes later than normal they would race around the bedroom, crash onto the bed and climb all over my head until I got up and gave them breakfast :shock: they are both now sleeping it off on their mat, while I am wide awake :roll:
 
maybe they dont like mornings... Alvin often thumps at 5am, i don't even go to see whats wrong with the demon anymore :roll:
 
Mine were thumping like crazy the other night, then I heard a fox outside...

This seem like the first spring my buns haven't woken me up at 5 every morning wanting breakfast...
 
I usually give my buns their supper of greens about 9.45pm, and last night I was downstairs and heard one of them thump :? I went to see what was wrong and they were absolutely fine, but the time was 9.40!! Someone was obviously saying 'come on mummy it's suppertime!!' :lol:
 
Thomas used to thump constantly through the night and I swear it was for attention as there was never anything wrong (and he is inside). Now we have Daisy I never hear a peep out of him :)
 
Hmm. So many different possibilities. There were loads of birds around so maybe some landed on the roof of the shed - or maybe a cat. Its the fact that they didn't look frightened when I opened the door. I wonder could Benson have been getting amorous and Lola was telling him to clear off? :?
 
Hmm. So many different possibilities. There were loads of birds around so maybe some landed on the roof of the shed - or maybe a cat. Its the fact that they didn't look frightened when I opened the door. I wonder could Benson have been getting amorous and Lola was telling him to clear off? :?

yes thats a possibility, Joejoe thumps when Jessie won't stop humping his head sometimes, i'll hear a thump, go out and see what the matter is and find them siotting opposite ends of the run looking miffed.
 
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