Salt?

[qtipthebun]

My two, especially Qtip, have been obsessively licking the carpet recently, especially around baseboards. I know house bunnies don't need salt wheels but could the licking be a sign of that? Nothing has changed in the house, but the licking is new.

 

[BunnySilver]

Hmmm I don't have an exact answer, but I wanted to say that my bun all of a sudden started doing this one day and still does. He will lick our dining room chairs a lot and sometimes other random things in that room. I don't know what this means, but I had a salt wheel got my bun when he was a baby and he never even touched it.

 

[foxhound]

Is it fabric? My rabbit licks my pillow and sheets as well as some piece of furniture that's covered in fleece that she always licks. I kind of wonder if they like the texture on their tongue. I've been licked by her and her tongue feels rough

 

[whiskylollipop]

Merlin licks curtains and carpet. Not sure why, but as neither have a salty taste I'm sure it's not because they're looking for salt. Maybe they're cleaning their tongues by wiping them on rough surfaces? LOL.

 

[sonnyjim]

Awww they like to groom things... my princesses favourite used to be jeans. Sonny licks what he can especially when im rubbing his ears at the same time!

 

[BigBunny]

Boomer licks cushions and my clothes... sometimes leaving a little wet patch... hahaa it's cute. I just say he is grooming the cushions. because he does the same thing to me!

 

[qtipthebun]

No, it's not fabric... It's the carpet in a bunch of places, but often right up against the baseboards. I wouldn't find it odd except that they've never done it before and we have lived in this same place for a year.

 

[Blue eyes]

Mine also will lick carpet occasionally. One kept doing so in one particular area for awhile. Eventually she stopped. Just seemed like a random behavior to me.

 

[foxhound]

Of only they could speak our language. They would have so many questions to answer to us silly humans

 

[Azerane]

I haven't got an answer for you either. Bandit has licked carpet, couch fabric, clothing, walls, tiles, plastic etc etc. As long as they're not ingesting anything problematic, shouldn't be an issue.