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Hi!

I'm a new bunny owner, have 2 bunnies who i have had for just over 2 weeks now, they're both 18 months old and are rescue bunnies who previously lived outside.

I've been noticing that Coco (my female bun) has been making a sort of grunting/snorting noise when running around and playing, she doesn't make this noise when relaxing or in her pen, ive put my head close to her chest as well and she doesn't sound like she's wheezing or her chest is rattling, is this something I should be worried about? When should I become worried and take her to the vet??
 
Rabbits grunt when excited or territorial, I think. Hopefully an expert will be along later to tell you all about it.
 
My bridge bun Cleo used to grunt at me,usually when she wasn't getting her food fast enough! Or when I went to clean out her house.Girl buns can be more stroppy than boys sometimes,her husbun was totally laid back.
 
Our girlie bun was a grunter, as per the previous poster it was usually due to us not being quick enough with the food though not something she'd do while running about. One of our boys is a buzzer, which he does while he's running about playing. Its quieter than grunting, a bit like a quiet bee. 'bzz bzz bzz bzz'. He doesn't make this noise when he's relaxing, just when he's running about. I think its an excited noise, he is neutered but apparently still gets excited about running about!

This is buzzing (our boys buzzing is too quiet to catch on camera): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UoXlQwN2jU
This is our girlie grunting because I disturbed her attempts to dig to Australia via her bed https://youtu.be/v3nT01CxKjs?t=2m2s
 
My Zucc makes little grunting noises when he's happy he's about to get fed! He also grunts in a slightly more aggressive territorial way if I dare to touch the food after I've given it him too :lol:
 
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