What does it mean when my bunny sprawls out on the floor and her nose is twitching really really fast?
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buttercuplover
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Human bodies regulate body tenperature by sweating. Obviously animals cannot sweat. Dogs pant to regulate body temp. Rabbits breath fast to regulate temp. Nothing to worry about.
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just learnt sumthin new from Janine :) i also thought adaptin to smell of their surrondings
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Mike Huckabee
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Sprawling means he is either very happy and relaxed or very very tired from running around. As for his nose, consider a rabbit nose like a little gauge of how excited or interested he is. The faster the wiggling, the more attentive or agitated the rabbit is. Nose twitching is generally only used by rabbits that are already moderately relaxed. A fast wiggle doesn't necessarily mean a rabbit is upset. It may just signal interest in something being witnessed, or some passing thought. A slowly wiggling nose indicates a calm rabbit. Rabbits usually use nose wiggling to indicate fine gradations in their mood. If you start moving around or doing something odd, that nose will start moving faster, and the rabbit may also turn its ears to focus more upon you. If a rabbit is considering fleeing, though, it will usually stop wiggling its nose completely. You may also notice a rabbit will suddently stop wiggling its nose, and this is a signal too. It seems to mean either that the interest level has gone beyond the highest wiggle rate, or that what is being observed is somehow confusing (either or both, depending on the context).
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