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Forum BEHAVIOR I starting to think that my rabbit can tell time

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    • Angela
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        Strange behavior, does anyone else’s bun do something similar?

        I usually wake up at 5:00 am in order to go to the gym before work. I never found it strange that right after my alarm went off, my rabbit would come running into the room and jump on the bed. I figured that he equated the alarm with his feeding time, since that’s the first thing I do when I get out of bed. However, I don’t ALWAYS go to the gym. If I’m up a little late, or wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get to sleep right away, I set my alarm for 6 instead. Regardless, my bun still jumps on the bed at 5:00. Not around 5, say 5:15 or at first light. When he jumps on me (directly on my chest) I look at my clock and sure enough it is dead on 5:00. Is this normal or do I need to start recording this for the sake of science?


      • Sarita
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          I think they are used to a routine and it’s more of the routine rather than actually telling time (okay, they probably can tell time, so yes, start recording it for science LOL).

          Unfortunately my current rabbits cannot tell time but they do have their routine, although I think they are lazier about it than your bun.


        • Stickerbunny
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            Normal. They love routine and will try to keep you on your routine, even if you don’t want to be! I get double alarm clocks in my house… well, actually triple. I usually get up at 9:30 so every morning Powder is up in the bed asking to play and Stickers starts banging her baby gate asking for her salad – my cockatiel is also used to his schedule so he starts singing and asking to be uncovered. Sleeping in is so impossible! lol


          • Angela
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              thanks for the feedback. I’ve never had an animal that did this before, and I thought it was just nuts. On weekends I actually sleep with the door shut 🙂 Glad to know that he’s normal and it’s not a “Rise of the Planet of the Bunnies” scenario.


            • LoveChaCha
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                My dad wakes up early, and he gets a binkybunny running toward hiim for her morning pellets (this has happened EVERY morning for a month! LOL) and if I do not feed Chacha her evening greens at 9:30, I get thumped at. Yeah, rabbits are indeed creatures of habit They don’t like changes.


              • Elrohwen
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                  Rabbits love routine! Though mind often think it’s time for dinner when it’s at least an hour early – I think that’s just wishful thinking.


                • TaraMichele
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                     If Im not up by 7:30 I get full out attacked which usually involves lots of jumping on my face and tons of noise making, and if I am up and have yet to feed them my pajama pants get attacked and I get lots of sitting up begging, theyre like furry sharks!


                  • TriBun
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                       Lol, that’s really funny.  I know mine knows when it’s close to bed time because she’s always out playing and then when I go to put her to bed she’s no where to be found.  I figure she just sees us getting ready for bed (ie: turning lights off, brushing teeth).  The jumping on you in the morning is funny though.


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                      • Angela
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                          Nice, I was wondering where my plaid jacket was at!

                           


                        • LittlePuffyTail
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                            I’m pretty sure Bindi Loo has a little clock in his condo somewhere…On Sunday, my only day off, he’s my alarm clock. There’s no sleeping in with that guy.


                          • Misspixie
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                              I’m glad to know that it is not just my buns that are secondary alarm clocks! Hatter jumps on my chest while Alice does binkies all over my bed.

                              Unfortunately, they are both restricted from the bed at the moment since one of them peed on it 3 times in one night. I don’t know who so we are back to the basics of litterbox training. I’m also sad because Hatter is my snuggle bun and I miss him laying next to me or on my chest at night.


                            • mint
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                                for those of you who have free bunnies who wake you up, do you bunny-proof your whole house all the time? What about the furniture?


                              • Stickerbunny
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                                  Powder my male has been free run since the day I got him – he had a sleep cage for 2-3 days but he freaked out so badly whenever he was caged I just did away with the idea. He never bothers anything – first week he nibbled a few books and the baseboards, but a “no” when he nibbled something bad taught him what he could chew and what he couldn’t. He also came completely litter trained, even though the shelter wasn’t using litter boxes and he’d been there six months! He’s such a good bunny. I have chew sticks scattered all over the rooms (3-4 in each room) and he chews those, or the cardboard he has in each room and never touches furniture or tries to go for wires.

                                  Stickers isn’t allowed free run – she has two rooms which are bunny proofed. She’s a bit destructive and they aren’t bonded yet, so she’s only out while he naps in the afternoon. She’s slowly learning what she’s allowed to chew and what she isn’t… but I wouldn’t trust her without supervision on carpet… or with baseboards… or books…


                                • Angela
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                                    Most of my house is bunny proofed; the rooms that aren’t are kept shut. I’m not overly concerned with most of my furniture. So if he nibbles the foot of a table I’m not so bothered by it. I have TONS chewing baskets, a huge cardboard condo, and a smallish kitty condo that he climbs all over so he’s well occupied. I haven’t had issues with him peeing in the wrong spots. My biggest issue in the early days was with the remote control. If I accidentally left it in within reach most of the buttons would be missing by morning. I’m glad Comcast doesn’t keep records on how many replacement remotes it gives out. All in all, I’ve had cats that were way more destructive and I’d never even consider keeping them in a cage. The only time I actually shut the door on the bunny cage is if I need to keep him in there for safety reasons. Like if I’m moving furniture or expecting maintenance to stop by.

                                    I just love waking up to bunny kisses in the morning. Starts my day off right.


                                  • Zombie-Sue
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                                      xD when you are not looking, he moves his head from side to side like a metronome, keeping perfect time x)

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