Can Thumps mean good things?

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- 04/15/2016 at 2:42 PM
  jespy1
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  So my new bunny Phoebe seems to be thumping a lot! Everytime I let her out of the cage she thumps at least 10-20 times while she runs around her floor area. Is this because she is happy? She also does a few binkies after she has gotten all of her thumps out, so I want to say that its because she is happy she has floor time. But I really dont know that for sure. Is this something anyone else has some insight on? Or is she just mad at me? I mean 10 thumps I feel like is a lot of thumps. Is she trying to tell me something? I usually let her out and clean her cage, then I sit on the floor after I am done cleaning. I dont think that this is anything to thump about but maybe someone else can explain to me why it is happening?
  
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- 04/15/2016 at 3:11 PM
  Gina.Jenny
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  Both Gina and Jenny thump when they run round and round, they finish off with a few binkies too. They have a specific spot on each loop where they thump, then another lap and another thump. I put it down to play being a practise survival thing, like it is for kittens (cats), where they play fight. In the wild, if a bunny can thump as they run, they warn others and get away from a predator, so more bunnies survive.
- 04/15/2016 at 4:10 PM
  FloppyBunny
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  My rabbit rarely thumps, but when he does, it means one of two things – either he’s scared, or he wants attention NOW.
- 04/17/2016 at 9:58 AM
  Sialia
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  Yeah, my Sebastian thumps just to express his displeasure that I’m taking too long to feed him. So maybe not “good” from his perspective (because, obviously, I’m being a very very bad human and not moving quickly enough for His Highness) but not bad either. He’s just irritated.
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