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Twitching when asleep?

emmiiee

Warren Veteran
Just saw Graysons face and front paws twitching when he was asleep! It was more bizarre! Could it just of been a bunny dream??
 
My Herbie does this and I always wonder what he's dreaming about. He also makes funny little noises and snores too. :love:
 
I've never seen any of my rabbits sleep properly. Well.. until earlier, we went to check on Leo and he was dreaming :love: ears, nose and feet were twitching. I woke him up saying his name quietly lol, and he got up, stretched and yawned. It was so cute :D
 
ooo phew! im glad its normal! was worried it was the start of a stoke or fit or something!! he was out cold asleep for about 20mins aha!
 
I love watching ours dream :love::love: Especially funny when they twitch so much they make themselves jump awake, or when Jessie twitched and kicked Oscar (not hard mind!) :lol:
 
Haha yeah, thats pretty common. They do have REM sleep (which I like to call "Rabbit Eye Movement" :p ). What do they dream, man...I've asked myself that so many times, would definitely be interesting to know :)
Aside from the eye and mouth twitch, Mandy's bum jumps all over the place and it looks like a washer out of balance, so maybe she is running in her sleep :D
 
I heard BB pass wind last night!! That was funny!! Fast asleep...and ** Trump**....:lol::lol::lol::lol:
 
Haha yeah, thats pretty common. They do have REM sleep (which I like to call "Rabbit Eye Movement" :p ). What do they dream, man...I've asked myself that so many times, would definitely be interesting to know :)
Aside from the eye and mouth twitch, Mandy's bum jumps all over the place and it looks like a washer out of balance, so maybe she is running in her sleep :D

I was surprised that REM sleep was rare in my bun. I only saw it 2-3 times in 6 years.
Like you I wondered what they dreamed about, & whether their dreams were visual or mainly in another sense eg. scent & auditory.
Thumper obliged my question about what they dream about on 1 occasion. He woke with a start and immediately humped his toy rabbit which he was lying beside.:oops:
 
Sounds like dreaming to me also. I think that Julie is my only bunny that sleeps with her eyes closed. She must dream of eating as she always looks like she is chewing.
 
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