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rabbit not moving alot

M

merlinthebunny

Young Bun
my rabbit will sit still not moving quite a lot, I guessed he likes sleeping sitting up but idk.. is that it?- I mean he will be sitting up, not laying down with his eyes open not moving
 
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Can you post a video of him doing this? He may be resting but without seeing him it is difficult to say. He may be ill.
 
Is this new or different behaviour?
Rabbits are most active early in the morning or in the evening, ours spend most of their day snoozing and resting in various positions

Richard

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I cant post a video but he will look like this, he naturally keep his eyes open a lot when hes sleeping, and sometimes he will sit like this and then go into a loaf so idk if hes just sleeping or not
 
many rabbits sleep with their eyes open & in a relatively upright position - makes sense with them being prey animals they benefit from appearing alert. a good indicator is their nose twitching - if its still Merlin will be asleep
 
joey&boo said:
many rabbits sleep with their eyes open & in a relatively upright position - makes sense with them being prey animals they benefit from appearing alert. a good indicator is their nose twitching - if its still Merlin will be asleep
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so if his nose isn't twitching he is or isn't sleeping,,
 
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