Appears as if they are itching their chins...

[CorkysMom]

Whenever I have my 2 out in their playpen...theydo this weird thing on certain items...almost as if they are itchingtheir chins. I put an old dog toy in there that has all sortsof soft rubber bristle like things sticking out of it, they love to usethat in particular.

Is this a normal behavior, or a sign of something?

Thanks!

 

[Bramble Briar86]

It's totally normal, they're using their Chin Glands, it's a form of marking their territory.

Ellie

 

[CorkysMom]

Interesting!! Its actually quite funny towatch!!! I put in some new cardboard for them to playwith...its like criss crossed, like glasses are packed in to keep emfrom breaking...first thing they did was run in and do that.



Thanks for the info!

 

[Paulo]

I wish my buns would do that instead of pee pee every where



--Have you ever seen when they stand on their botoms and and they fall backwards ? Its HALARIOUS!

 

[Bramble Briar86]

PuterGeekGirl wrote:

Interesting!! Its actually quite funny to watch!!!I put in some new cardboard for them to play with...its like crisscrossed, like glasses are packed in to keep em from breaking...firstthing they did was run in and do that.



Thanks for the info!

LOL, it is cute and funny to watch...Briar even PERSONALLY chinned me, i'm now his "official" slave

Ellie

 

[CorkysMom]

Guess the same goes for me with Corky too..cuz he's "Chinned" me as well! HAH!

 

[Pet_Bunny]

Bramble Briar86 wrote:

Briar even PERSONALLY chinned me, i'm now his "official" slave

I would lay on the floor and chin Pebbles. All she does is get up and lick mynose.

Rainbows!

 

[dajeti2]

Apollo chins everything lol. He chinspeople and couches alike lol. I actually have a picture of him chinningthe couch.

Tina

 

[Sophie]

Do rabbit tend to do one or the other? Either"chin" things or spray to mark their territory? Mushrooms onlyever chins things outside his cage.

 

[Sophie]

dajeti2 wrote:

Apollo chins everything lol. He chins people andcouches alike lol. I actually have a picture of him chinning thecouch.

Tina

Apollo is just the most gorgeous bunny ever (besides Mushrooms of course *wink*)

Although I have a weird phobia about long ears... and white rabbits! Anyone seen 'Wizbit?'

 

[dajeti2]

I think it depends on the rabbit andtheir temperment and personality. Apollo chins everything literallylol. He only peemarks my husbands couch and floor just whenmy husband is home. So every two weeks it's a battle of the wills butit's nothing my little Green Machine can't clean up.

Apollo is just the most gorgeous bunny ever (besides Mushrooms of course *wink*)

Although I have a weird phobia about long ears... and white rabbits! Anyone seen 'Wizbit?'

Thank you. What is Wizbit? I have no clue lol?

Tina

 

[rabbitgirl]

Sophie wrote:

Dorabbit tend to do one or the other? Either "chin" things orspray to mark their territory? Mushrooms only ever chins things outsidehis cage.

Both.:X:X:X:X

I wish it was one or the other, specifically the first one.....had towash my rabbit coat AGAIN because the stinker got me this morning.Chinning just wasn't enough to make me smell like him, I guess!:X

Rose

 

[RaspberrySwirl]

Sebastian even has to chin his indoorcondo after being outside for a few hours in his other cage! I guesssome other bunny might have snuck in and chinned everything in hisabsence and then ran off real quick while he wasn't looking!

Heaven forbid if I clean anything! Then it has to be extra chinned! :shock:

Raspberry

 

[rabbitgirl]

RaspberrySwirl wrote:

Sebastian even has to chin his indoorcondo after being outside for a few hours in his other cage! I guesssome other bunny might have snuck in and chinned everything in hisabsence and then ran off real quick while he wasn't looking!

Heaven forbid if I clean anything! Then it has to be extra chinned! :shock:

Raspberry

lololololol

You've hit it on the head, Raspberry--could be describing my herd!

Rose

 

[Jenniblu]

Heaven forbid if I clean anything! Then it has to beextra chinned!

That'sexactly what my bunny does!