bunnies purr? is this true for those with bunnies? I thought it was really funny cuz the other night I had a dream about a big white bunny laying on my chest purring and I was telling my BF how strage this was and how I didn't know they purred (in the dream).
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I just read that bunnies....
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my bunny doesn't purr
, but i haven't had the chance to sit her on my chest!
so I really have no idea if they do
lol
I've never heard anything like that before. I wonder what other animals might be able to purr...
I heard that they do a teeth chatter thing..not purring, but the same idea. they do it when they are happy.
I raised a few litters of dutch rabbits - none that I know of purred. However, baby raccoons DO pur when being bottle fed
Rabbits will let out a high pitched scream if they are in danger - I've heard it. But purring....nope.
Rabbits will let out a high pitched scream if they are in danger - I've heard it. But purring....nope.
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I had to go look it up of course, some said about the teeth chatter thing and a few said it was like vibrations. Also it said Guine pigs too, but i think that was the teeth chatter thing. Also those with bunnies do you let them run around with the cats? I've been thinking about getting one in the near future, maybe 2 if it happens that way
Maybe in your dream it was one of your cats in Easter drag setting on your chest?
I have never heard of bunnies purring but I haven't known many bunnies.
None of mine ever purrred. They do growl though.
I used to let my old guy, Sammy run around with the cats. They didn't really know what to make of him but they didn't try to hurt him.
Elephants purr like cats, to communicate. I don't know about rabbits.
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that's a good one! now I'm seeing all of them in little white bunny costums!!!Originally Posted by Bonnie1965
Maybe in your dream it was one of your cats in Easter drag setting on your chest?
I have never heard of bunnies purring but I haven't known many bunnies.
i kept rabbits since i was little and never heard them purr.
our rabbit snowy RIP a few years back used to get on with the cats , but you really have to watch them , if they get freaked out they will bunny kick which can be very leathel to an animal , not to mentune there bites.
our rabbit snowy RIP a few years back used to get on with the cats , but you really have to watch them , if they get freaked out they will bunny kick which can be very leathel to an animal , not to mentune there bites.
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Guinea pigs makes a purring SOUND when they are happy or courting,
but it isn't really a purr the way cats purr. It's like my Ferris and his brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr sound.
I have no idea about bunnies, though...
I have no idea about bunnies, though...
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Originally Posted by GingersMom
Guinea pigs makes a purring SOUND when they are happy or courting,but it isn't really a purr the way cats purr. It's like my Ferris and his brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr sound.
I have no idea about bunnies, though...
Grinding their teeth is the rabbit equivalent to a purr, though rabbits may also grind their teeth when in pain. Jaybee only “purred†as a baby and is the only rabbit I have had that ever did it. It kind of creeped me out. Binkies and flops from a happy rabbit are much cuter anyways.
Both my rabbits are allowed to run loose with my cats and are respectful of each other, though it is a pretty controversial topic on the rabbit groups I belong to.
Both my rabbits are allowed to run loose with my cats and are respectful of each other, though it is a pretty controversial topic on the rabbit groups I belong to.
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how many cats do you have? Any of those groups something I could check out (online?)Originally Posted by Yorda
Grinding their teeth is the rabbit equivalent to a purr, though rabbits may also grind their teeth when in pain. Jaybee only “purred†as a baby and is the only rabbit I have had that ever did it. It kind of creeped me out. Binkies and flops from a happy rabbit are much cuter anyways.
Both my rabbits are allowed to run loose with my cats and are respectful of each other, though it is a pretty controversial topic on the rabbit groups I belong to.
Yes, some bunnies do a teeth grinding thing that sounds a bit like a purr. My bunny never did it, but my friend had one that did. It's a sign of total bunny bliss. (Though, as stated before, they also grind their teeth when they're stressed.)
My bunny, Hunny Bunny (RIP
), was a free-running house rabbit, and we got Tailer while she was still with us. They were the best of friends...and Hunny was definitely the boss in that relationship. Before we got Tailer, we used to leave Hunny with my parents, who have two cats, when we went on vacation, and she got along great with her cats, too (though they were never left unsupervised). My friend with the purring bunny also had five cats, and they never threatened the rabbit either (though the rabbit did sometimes threaten the cats).
I'd just advise to, please, be really sure of what you're getting into before adopting a rabbit. I used to do volunteer work for the House Rabbit Society, and we got dozens and dozens of calls every week from people who wanted to give up their rabbits because they were more work than they had planned on. They're wonderful animals and definitely worth the effort, but they are significantly more work than cats.
A good resource for information about rabbits is the House Rabbit Society web site, http://www.rabbit.org/.
My bunny, Hunny Bunny (RIP
I'd just advise to, please, be really sure of what you're getting into before adopting a rabbit. I used to do volunteer work for the House Rabbit Society, and we got dozens and dozens of calls every week from people who wanted to give up their rabbits because they were more work than they had planned on. They're wonderful animals and definitely worth the effort, but they are significantly more work than cats.
A good resource for information about rabbits is the House Rabbit Society web site, http://www.rabbit.org/.
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Originally Posted by Tari
Yes, some bunnies do a teeth grinding thing that sounds a bit like a purr. My bunny never did it, but my friend had one that did. It's a sign of total bunny bliss. (Though, as stated before, they also grind their teeth when they're stressed.)
My bunny, Hunny Bunny (RIP), was a free-running house rabbit, and we got Tailer while she was still with us. They were the best of friends...and Hunny was definitely the boss in that relationship. Before we got Tailer, we used to leave Hunny with my parents, who have two cats, when we went on vacation, and she got along great with her cats, too (though they were never left unsupervised). My friend with the purring bunny also had five cats, and they never threatened the rabbit either (though the rabbit did sometimes threaten the cats).
I'd just advise to, please, be really sure of what you're getting into before adopting a rabbit. I used to do volunteer work for the House Rabbit Society, and we got dozens and dozens of calls every week from people who wanted to give up their rabbits because they were more work than they had planned on. They're wonderful animals and definitely worth the effort, but they are significantly more work than cats.
A good resource for information about rabbits is the House Rabbit Society web site, http://www.rabbit.org/.
Any personal experience/personalities with bunnies would be great to know
My little Sophie doesn't purr...but she will let out one devilish scream if she sees her little treat container in your hands about to give her a treat
She even dances around for her treat
it's cute! But no purring.
