Do baby bunnies that are teething tend to grind their teeth?

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- 04/09/2017 at 11:16 AM
  Eve
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  Kit is three weeks old, and so his teeth are brand new, fresh out of the gums, teeny tiny. I know tooth clicking is good and grinding isn’t as good, but I’ve been reading mixed things. When I researched it said grinding was bad, but when I look on some forums they say grinding is a sign of pleasure?
  
  So I am just having two questions:
  
  1- The difference between clicking and grinding (I know grinding is louder, but how quiet is clicking?)
  
  2- Do baby bunnies that are still getting/getting used to their teeth tend to grind/click them a lot?
  
  Thank you!
- 04/09/2017 at 1:48 PM
  Bam
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  The main difference between tooth clicking (or tooth purring, as it’s also called) and tooth grinding is in the bunny’s appearance. A tooth grinding bun is in quite a lot of pain and tends to look unhappy, the fur might be ruffled and dull, the appetite is gone or very much reduced and the bunny might be pressing its tum against the floor or restlessly shift position like it can’t get comfortable.
  
  A bunny that’s relaxing happily tooth purr or tooth click. The sound can be loud so you hear it from yards away, or it can be very soft, more like a vibration that you feel in your fingers when you pet the bun’s head. Young bunnies often tooth purr spontaneously, more mature buns tend to tooth purr when they’re being pet. The bun has a hearty appetite and looks relaxed.
- 04/09/2017 at 6:15 PM
  Eve
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  Thank you!
- 04/09/2017 at 6:59 PM
  LBJ10
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  As far as I knew, lagomorphs shed their “milk teeth” before birth and are born with their adult teeth. So I don’t think the clicking you’re hearing has anything to do with them not being used to having teeth. My guess is that they are simply content. And as Bam said, young bunnies often tooth purr spontaneously.
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