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Sleeping Bunnies

Flowerlady

Young Bun
I hate finding my bunnies asleep it always gives me a fright why do they look dead? George has twice give me a fright over the past couple of days. I also had to give Gizmo a poke on Saturday just to make sue he was alive, he was not moving although Nala was climbing all over him. Do they not realise it makes my heart skip a beat each time :(
 
When my bridge bun Thumper was young he'd race around, & then keel over actually hitting the floor in a dead bunny flop. It had me worried for months that he had some form of epilepsy, but I eventually got used to it.

I think they feel very secure to do this, so there's a positive to it too.:D
 
So far I've never seen my two do a proper DBF. They flop down and relax but I've never seen them asleep. Thank goodness! I think it would give me a heart attack!
 
I'm SOOOOOOOO glad it's not just me!!! Blueberry is the only one of mine who will fall asleep and do a DBF. I have to rush up to him every time and prod him to check he's ok. Then I feel bad for waking him up :lol:

First time he did it, I was about to rush him off to the vets and put a post on here for advice and everyone was like "he's asleep" :oops::lol:

I'm so paranoid and protective of my buns :oops::lol:
 
I'm SOOOOOOOO glad it's not just me!!! Blueberry is the only one of mine who will fall asleep and do a DBF. I have to rush up to him every time and prod him to check he's ok. Then I feel bad for waking him up :lol:

First time he did it, I was about to rush him off to the vets and put a post on here for advice and everyone was like "he's asleep" :oops::lol:

I'm so paranoid and protective of my buns :oops::lol:

I did exactly the same thing!! Monty bunny was so over dramatic with his DBF's and seeing how he was my first bun I thought I had broken him, phoned up my cousin in tears thinking she was going to come and take him away, she just laughed and laughed and laughed :oops:
 
I love it when mine DBF, I think it's the cutest thing ever :love: although I do check they are still breathing :lol:
 
They sleep with their eyes slightly open because they are a predated species.

Looks freaky but is completely normal ;)
 
When my bridge bun Thumper was young he'd race around, & then keel over actually hitting the floor in a dead bunny flop. It had me worried for months that he had some form of epilepsy, but I eventually got used to it.

I think they feel very secure to do this, so there's a positive to it too.:D

Fiver does this when he is VERY happy. :lol: He did it for the first time only a few months ago, I was really worried, but then I realised he was just really excited and happy about being in the front room. He raced and binkied around and then FLUNG himself down into a happy flop on a towel, making a very large "thump". :lol:

I love seeing my buns happy flop, I never walk in on them in the "flop" position, but I think it would really panic me if I did. :roll:
 
Bailey does this daily!! Even when he does it in front of me I get a little panicked just in case running about has made his heart go too fast.haha. I fuss him when he's flopped, eyes fully closed and he doesn't even flinch! Have to put my head on his tummy to double check he is still breathing!haha.

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Bailey does this daily!! Even when he does it in front of me I get a little panicked just in case running about has made his heart go too fast.haha. I fuss him when he's flopped, eyes fully closed and he doesn't even flinch! Have to put my head on his tummy to double check he is still breathing!haha.

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Awww Bailey looks soooo relaxed x
 
My boy Max is king of the bunny flops! :love: I'm used to it now but there are still times when he'll lie totally still for sooo long that I have to go and check he's still breathing :roll:

 
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