Wabbit Hypnosis (DU Warning)

I thought some of you guys might find this interesting. :) In order to do basic grooming of which the bunnies are not at *all* fond such as toe-nail clipping and cleaning the scent glands we have to put them into a trance state in order to get anything done. They'll kick the living daylights out of you and no nail clipping will take place otherwise.

Karen took a couple of pics of hypnotized house bunnies this week. I scoop them up, flip them over, then tilt them back slightly in my lap to put them under. I don't know why this works, but it does. They kind of zonk out. Karen grooms them while I hold them.

Here's Daphne in la-la land.

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Bowie is harder to put under because he's bigger, and it doesn't work unless I tilt him back a little further. I'm just cradling him gently in my lap.

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Out like a light!

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This technique is also a life saver when they need any kind of medication. I wish it worked on my cat! :rolleyes: Here's a pic of them looking normal too, just cuz.

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It's weird when they do that, isn't it? I did that with my cousin's dwarf fuzzy lop thing. Clipped her nails that way.

Cute bun buns.. though I prefer mine in the freezer. :)

Too funny, and VERY cute!

What a cool trick...does that work on all rabbits? ....and yes, theys such cuuuute bunnies!!!

ahhhh we loved our bunnies when we had them. they destroyed the room they were in... very smelly and ate the carpet, bed etc... :( yuck

Must have something to do with blood rushing to the brain...? Hehe, they're so cute. =)

Wow, that is nuts! Very cute...

That's sooo cute. Oh, and Bowie looks like a Devil Bunny in that second-to-last picture. -Pout.- I miss having bunnies. I used to have one of your "run of the mill" white ones.

No idea why it works, but it does! And yup, on all rabbits... except maybe giant french lops or Flemish Giants or something which would crush your lap I imagine!!

They're quick to forgive me, not an hour after that Bowie gave my foot a lick then bounced away happily, lol. He always looks a tad demonic in pics, he redeyes like nobody's buisness! Even in person his eyes (one blue and one brown) have a reddish gleam to them. I wonder sometimes if he has some mild form of albinism?

We've bunnyproofed the livingroom bigtime and sure they've destroyed some carpet and nibbled on some of the wood furniture they shouldn't (our coffee table was worth $15 to begin with though, so no big loss there lol), but overall they're good buns. They have lots of toys to chew on and space to run around, but I also am able to supervise them all the time since I work at home. Very sweet and personable pair, especially Bowie! He is the most relaxed and friendly rabbit I've ever encountered! Daphne is snuggly but has her moods. She is also Bowie's boss, lol.

I don't find them at all stinky, but I change their litter box every other day since Bowie came along. TONS less stinky than the mice I had for a while, holy cow! I also make ample use of Healthy Habitat spray and Febreeze tho. But I find them to be at least as clean and personable as a kitty *shrug* We really want to get another, but need to get them a bigger "bedroom" first and possibly ourselves a bigger place first. A dwarf hotot or mini lop. :)

Amusingly their favorite place to lounge is under Neptune's cage. I think he would be offended if he knew what fuzzy cuteness lurked below. We've learned we love the quieter critters though, Karen and I are all about the snakes and wabbits!

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Originally Posted by MedusasOwl

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wooks wike a sphynx(sowwy i couwdnt FUDD-ify this word and stiww be abwe to undewstand it) in this pic. aww wegaw and stuwff. hahahha

PS. DID U KNOW THAT ON GOOGLE U CAN SWITCH THE LANGUAGE TO FUDD! like french, chinese, russian, fudd, german. it hilarious!

I'm curious...you have a male and a female...and they're rabbits...why aren't they breeding like...um...rabbits? =)

You can neuter/spay rodents too y'know. ;)

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Originally Posted by Shelby

You can neuter/spay rodents too y'know. ;)

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Oh...right...snip snip. =)

They're spayed and neutered, which also extends their lifespan. Female rabbits are very prone to ovarian cancer if you don't spay them, and their behavior is also better when they're altered. Pet rabbits should be spayed and neutered just like dogs and cats.

And hehe, rabbits often do the sphinx thing. I honestly never in a million years expected to be a rabbit person but after we rescued Daphne we fell in love and are now hooked.

They're also technically not rodents but lagomorphs. ;) They're not included in Rodentia.

i noticed that western fence lizards do that hypnotize thing too. its an awesome way to snap a pic of their blue, lol. very cute wabbits, BTW.

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Originally Posted by MedusasOwl

They're also technically not rodents but lagomorphs. ;) They're not included in Rodentia.

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Eh sorry. If it has ever-growing teeth, a small brain, and is a rapidly reproducing prey item, I think 'rodent'.

Oooooh sooooo cute I love bunnies ^__^

I do the same thing to my bunny, Lucky....too bad you can't do while trying to bathe them!

lol! I actually haven't had reason to bathe them yet, they keep pretty clean just washing themselves and each other so I haven't had that delightful experience yet. We did get a few washclothes especially for buns from petsmart tho for the cleaning of feet and scent glands tho. :)

It's funny because I always used to think of rabbits as just food, and not really pet material. These two are family, and I can't imagine being without rabbits around now. Incredibly unexpected. Clever devious sweet little monsters who rule over the livingroom. We might keep an eye on the local rescue after Easter (sadly there's a LOT of throw-away-pet rabbits, chicks, and ducklings after Easter) and see if anybody's meant to join our little warren.

If we get a male dwarf or mini rabbit, I am *totally* naming him Keyser Soze.

Cool pics. I knew you could sort of hypnotize rats by holding them upright behind the front legs and gently making their hind end and tails move in circles, but I had no idea you could put a rabbit in a trance by holding them in your lap like that.

i had a friend with a water dragon and bearded dragon who he claimed he could hypnotize, after a 2 second google search I told him he was suffocating the poor thing. Do your research :P