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Deaf?
- Thread starter sgprescue
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doorkeeper
Mama Doe
I have several deaf lops. I think it may be quite common among them. It's great, you can sneak up on them and catch them :lol: They can't see behind them like uppy eared rabbits either. The only trouble is they can't hear a food tub rattling. I have to make sure Clover sees that I have it when I want her to go to bed, otherwise she carries on tootling about, threatening the other rabbits with certain death should they even think about setting foot in her territory :roll:
could try russling the food bag if they dont move probably deaf or in stasis :lol: :lol: :lol:He doesn't respond to me calling him, his food plate rattling, Poppy eating or Poppy thumping. I've also made him jump a couple of times by stroking him from where he can't see me.
Occasionally he appears to hear things but his ears don't twitch (although he's a lop) to sounds, although they do still twitch. I think it might be certain frequencies that he can't hear.
And now I know what to look for I can see that Zinniea her daughter is deaf too as she doesn't come when she's called unless one of the other bunnies is next to her and hears me. It's a pain if I'm trying to get them all in, because Zinniea's head is usually down her latest tunnel, so she can't see her sisters, and by the time I've tapped her on the bum to get her attention, everyone's confused :lol:
