I don't know if he is happy or annoyed?

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- 08/18/2016 at 10:53 PM
  Ami
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  So Finn and I have moved out of home and I left Finn in his cage since that was more familiar to him for about an hour.
  Now I have let him out and he explored and did a few binkies then he made a weird noise, almost like blowing your nose sounds?? And thumped his foot a couple of times which I know he does when he is annoyed and the next second he is flopped on the ground looking totally relaxed 0_o
  I’m so confused…
- 08/18/2016 at 11:45 PM
  Mikey
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  Sounds like the little bun overworked himself then thumped to show his discomfort. Since he binkied and flopped, i would assume he was overly happy to have a new home
- 08/19/2016 at 6:29 AM
  Bam
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  It’s not always easy to figure out what a bun means by thumping. It can be discomfort, excitement, for attention or a warning that predators are nearing. If it starts with binkies, then there’s thumping, then it ends in a full flop it doesn’t seem like he’s too annoyed =)
- 08/19/2016 at 7:50 AM
  tobyluv
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  The noise that Finn made sounds like a honk. Unneutered males can make that sound when they are wanting to mate. Even spayed or neutered rabbits can honk when they are excited or trying to get your attention. It sounds like the honking and thumping, coupled with the binkies, were because Finn was excited.
- 08/19/2016 at 4:59 PM
  vanessa
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  Sounds exited to me. Or mayve he is just as xonfused as you… A binky and a floppy are two happy indicators. A snort and a thump could be exited or annoyed. The sbort could mean more things than the thump. Thump is exited or annoyed, most often it is annoyed. Snort coud be exited, annoyed, happy, content. So I’m going with overall exited since he ended confusion with a flop!
- 08/19/2016 at 9:46 PM
  LBJ10
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  Thumps must be interpreted by context. I agree with the others. He’s probably happy and excited to be in his new home.
- 08/19/2016 at 9:49 PM
  Ami
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  Haha thanks guys I’m guessing he is pretty happy I was a bit confused because usually he thumps when he is annoyed at me like when a pillow is in his way and he wants me to move it XD
  Today he has been doing heaps of binkies so I think he is pretty content.
  
  One funny thing from today he wants to go behind my bed head but I won’t let him because I can’t keep an eye on him there so when he tries to go behind it I push him away. So now he knows he can’t go there he just stares at the bed head longingly and thumps his foot XD but he won’t go behind it now, it amazes me how fast he catches on XD
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