Bunny lifts paw when I pet around his cheeks?

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- 08/16/2017 at 2:10 PM
  liza
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  I just adopted my Tucker a few months ago from a shelter. He is a normal happy lionhead mix about a year old. Whenever he is in a loaf position with his paws out in front of him and I go to pet his cheeks and pet a little lower by his paws, his little front paw will lift off the ground and shake it just slightly. He seems to like it when I stroke his cheeks and he is very relaxed. Is this just some sort of bunny reflex they have? Has anyone ever experienced this before? I tried to google and nothing came up.
- 08/16/2017 at 7:05 PM
  Muchelle
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  Yep it’s a reflex they have mine does it when I scratch the good spot below his ear and on the jaw
- 08/17/2017 at 6:37 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  This made me smile because my little Olivia, whom I sadly lost a year ago, used to that when I pet her on the cheek and behind the ears. It was so sweet.
- 08/18/2017 at 2:11 PM
  liza
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  Thanks! Glad to know he’s all good
- 08/18/2017 at 2:22 PM
  liza
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  Aww sorry for your loss. My first bunny I had never did that, so I was curious. Glad this made you smile
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