Trancing a rabbit - Why you should never do it
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- Опубліковано 27 гру 2017
- Have you seen youtube videos with hypnotized rabbits. What is known as trancing a rabbit is in fact not good at all for your bunny, as it can cause them serious stress and heart issues. Learn more about trancing rabbits in this AnimalWised video and why you should never do it. For more information on the subject, please visit our article: www.animalwised.com/why-you-s...
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Im a grown ass man, im a bodybuilder and my furry little girl is the onlu thing in this world that melts my heart, i have read and learned so much abnout rabbits, and i have never dome this to her. I mean her no harm and hope she stays with me for 10 more years.
respect
you're a winner
How are you lot doing?
I agree. Trancing seems very unnecessary! You explained it very well. I like that you mentioned that this could be something that a vet could do if deemed necessary.
well sometimes you need to turn a rabbit over to check it's underside.
given the choice between slicing off its toes while trimming its nails or having it a little spooked, ill have it spooked.
I think great care and gentleness should be used for doing this, I agree about clipping nails, for safety for the rabbit. It makes me sick knowing people turned this into something to laugh at.
For skiddish rabbits it's great for trimming nails
I had a bunny when I was six and one day I was playing baby with it and holding it like a baby and it "mysteriously" died. Now I know why... 😞
Omg that’s so said.
Janet Jane pretty sure they know dumb ass that is why they said “now I know why”. You don’t have to shove it in their face
I hope you don't hold guilt over that. It's very sad but being so young and not knowing what you were doing please know and remember that it's not your fault.
Curpin u seem to be a very understanding person thumbs up to u dude a great personality trait
So sorry for your loss. Knowledge saves the animals we love, and we could all use more of it.
Oh, I did not realize it was so stressful! I used to cradle my boy and he would fall into a deep sleep, complete with lip smacking and almost snoring. But when he woke up, he was ready to bolt. I wish I'd known this was bad for him.
"cuddle and soothe the rabbit as best you can"
Way ahead of you
I read this comment at the exact time she said it in the video
so it's "BUNNY.EXE HAS CRASHED" basically.
Dang, never doing it again. Man my boy must be mad at me lol
#savethegamingbunny
#Saveit
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The good thing is you learned. Hopefully in time to mend your relationship with the bun.
If you do it often you've probably conditioned the rabbit to be ok with it. Just make sure it can flip over when he wants to
As a new rabbit owner I cannot tell you how glad I am I found this information out. I’m definitely subscribing
Thank you and welcome!
tbh Im guilty for tracing my rabbit once but after I found it was bad I stopped. obviously I've never do it again
First time I had ever seen that was last week. Had to take my bun into the vet for an X-ray & when they brought him back he was like that & they even proclaimed how calm he was the second he was back in my arms I realized he was close to the scaredest he had ever been in his little life. It was heart wrenching actually, but likely better in his very senior age (13 yo) than anesthesia for the X-ray. Thanks for the video, now I know what happened, he was put into this state.
I wish this video provided demonstrable evidence to the claims about the stress; for example, taking a set of blood pressure, or a pulse prior to the trance, and another set during the trance to show an increase. At least a link to the evidence that back-up your claims would be appreciated.
MR. SOLID ARISEN yeah, its really hard to believe such things without evidence. If there is no evidence, then there is a 50/50 chance it may or may not be true.
Yea... Studies have been conducted, even twice, revealing the same results.
I dug deep for this one though.
www.hopperhome.com/Trancing%20Rabbits-Tonic%20Immobility%20.pdf
The studies in question were pretty shoddily done
Go to the RWAF website. Loads of great info there on rabbits including trancing and why it's a bad thing to do :)
Utter horseshit
Thankyou so very much this helps me understand why Bin Bin dislikes being on his back at any given time . He was neglected by my sister as she wanted a female and now he is pretty much my bunny boy . I'm watching videos to help me keep him as comfortable as possible
My bunny barks at strangers (my friends who occassionally visit me:), he hate touch or hugs. And he's fantastic as he is.
Are you sure it's a bunny?
Your friends are strangers?
It's fantastic to read your joke:)
@@manuell3505 XD That's so funny
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My rabbit went into a trance after scrambling around the house out of fear of something outside. I had him on my chest just petting him when he suddenly went limp and almost rolled off. I had him in a small pillow/couch on his belly next to me for 2 hours and he would just breathe and watch me. Eventually he started eating the small greens I placed with him and got back up slowly. He never did that again but had some gut issues a few months later and succumbed to them. RIP Leo
Thanks for this video i got a baby bunny at the age of 11 weeks and he did this at the age of 5 months i thought he has passed but then he woke as i layed him gently on his frount. With this info ill make sure to keep him healthy!
Thanks for the information. I don't own a rabbit, but I feel so sad for all the stressed out cute rabbits! :-/
I have had three rabbits; Lila is my only remaining rabbit.I lost my first Ruby- to my own inadequacy in knowledge and care.I lost Emma very recently as she went into a coma,probably due to her not eating because she had consumed carpet fibers in 2012 which probably had putrefied over time...I chose not to get her surgery.Lila is doing okay.She is around 6 years old..I have had them all since they were kits...Emma was older when I brought her home from the pet store: wherefrom I got all of them..Emma used to push a rubber beach ball around the house and in the yard..She was the most well balanced of the three.Ruby was my sweetheart,content to kiss me as long as I would avail myself to her grooming me.Lila is reticent.She is healthy.Her best friend here is not me as much as she adores our cat Olivia. I love rabbits ..." the eyes of god"..That is what my rescue rabbit friend informed of as being their folklore name???Did you ever hear that before? I merely wanted to share my enthusiasm for the rabbits with you...Be blessed.
karen crowe I think Emma's metabolism was not right, for which she couldn't choose what to eat and she ate carpet fibres. This happened to my rabbit too. Her name is totally silly so i can not tell you. She ate my phone's back cover which was not usual. So, i took her to the vet and he gave some antibiotics and a medicine which i don't know and she's now again health. (BTW My rabbits are just 5 months old.) Hope Lila live long. (sorry long comment)
Make sure you get your rabbits some apple tree branches no leaves though.Make sure you give em plenty of hay...all kinds of vegetables...dandelion kale collard mustard greens..a little at a time..a little banana peaches plums apples NO GRAPES. GET SOME PAPAYA FOR THE HELP FROM ANTIBIOTICS...ENJOY YOUR LITTLE RABBITS!
BE BLESSED.
KAREN#1 CROWE NOBODY CARES DAMN THIS LONG ASS PARAGRAPH! NOBODY WANNA READ THIS LIKE DAMN I HATE WHEN PPL USE THE COMMENTS FOR THERE OWN STORY LIKE IF YOU WANNA SHARE UR STORY DO A UA-cam VIDEO!!
Kriptonicgamer200 Lol otw
I give my two rabbits one or two grapes a month (yes, a month). They can handle it. Certain ones probably can't.
This was such a good video. Sometimes my Bunnie's nose is going up and down very quickly, which was not good. I took him and started giving him love and restored back to his healthy life.😊
I’ve never heard of this and I’ve had my rabbits for a while! Thanks for the tips!!
A very informative video. Thank you.
Aww poor things. I do not own Rabbits, wasn’t aware of this.
Thank you for this great video!
Thank you for this info.
My rabbit used to lay on her back with me for hours while I slept on the couch so I dunno. I have no idea if she just relaxed the whole time or slept but she never moved.
This was most informative.
Except rabbits tend to throw themselves on their back all the time when they're sleeping. My rabbits looked dead on their back but it was just because they were super relaxed, both lived almost 10 years. It's only dangerous if you don't prop up their spine and do it for prolonged periods of time. It can't kill them if you do it for a minute to clip their nails lol. This is misinformation honestly, even the house rabbit society, which throws a fit over dumb things like rabbit stew, said you can trance them to do medical treatments to.
I have done this several times to my bunny (when I cut her claws and when I have carried her like a baby in my arms) and I will never do it again,
this is so cool thanks for showing me i never knew they could do this! can't wait to try it out!
I love rabbit but they're just too fragile 😢
This video is ridiculous. There is literally only one study done on rabbit trances. The study involved 6 animals, all that had been in the lab less than 3 months. (if I remember correctly some were there less than 2 weeks.) They found that putting rabbits in a trance state can increase their heart rate and they are indeed acting out of fear. However, a researcher in a laboratory knowing a rabbit less than 3 months is a far cry from the bond of a pet lover who keeps their pet for years and years. So you take a prey animal who is with a fairly unfamiliar human and put said prey animal on their back and were expecting what exactly?
That said the study itself concluded that since animals developed an increase heart rate, they should limit tracing to nail and teeth clippings.
I can understand not wanting to encourage trancing rabbits in pet owners since we don't know for sure if the rabbit human bond would be enough to not cause stress to the animal, but FFS if the veterinarians and researchers behind the paper can conclude that trancing can be used for grooming purposes on rabbits that barely know them, then don't you think it's a little overboard to tell pet owners don't ever trance ever?
and for the record that was just the conclusion that can be drawn from that study, but it in itself is too small of a sample size to be conclusive.
Are the control rabbits also being handled in some way?
Or they just comparing the heart rate to the normal heart rate of a rabbit
I mean correct me if I I don't know shit about rabbits but scratching your ass in the same room as a rabbit will increase its heart rate
Maui Randall LMAO
The same thing happens in sharks, big sharks.
I always considered them to be fearless creatures.
I would not expect fear has anything to do with the phenomenon.
Rocket Man sharks have plenty to fear. like getting stuck in small caves , making ram ventilation impossible, other sharks, dolphins, etc.
sharks are far from fearless super predators
Wow! Never heard of this. I have two bunnies, but have never held either of them in such a way. I never wanted them to feel scared.
What if my rabbit is used to being held on his back? I didn’t now it was bad for the, when I got my rabbit when he was a baby. He has never fallen in a trance when I pick him up and bites me if I pick him up in another way. I know not to pick him up often and only do so if I have to. Is this ok?
It it possible for my rabbit to trance himself? He occasionally gets really excited and flops straight onto his back and stays there for a about a good 5-10 seconds with his eyes squeezed shut and his paws tucked close to his chest before rolling over onto his side and relaxing
I believe she said he lays on his BACK!! Do you know or can you see every rabbit in the world? You can't speak to what other people see! Just because you haven't experienced it and you've read some BS study done by some low level scientist doesn't mean you know ALL! The same type of misconception was formed when a study about vaccines causing autism in humans was done. I'm in the medical field and I can tell you that is BS! And do you know how many children were caused undue harm because of that study? TOO MANY!! Just because someone puts something on the internet, doesn't make it true. That being said, I am sure trancing is a real thing, however, I believe some rabbits can be on their backs without being scared stiff (literally). My sweet baby goes on her back all the time, and today I took a video of it, and no I didn't do it to her, she does it all by herself! I'd be more than happy to share the video with everyone, just let me know. I just have a hard time believing that a beloved pet who trusts you would be that terrified if you put them on their backs. Now I can see how it'd be different if a strange scientist who is in a strange cold room did it to them, they're probably scared to begin with! My point is, I felt you were rude to Adrian Akabane, she has no reason to lie. So, just because someone refutes your argument, doesn't make them wrong.
Uh mine did this to cuddle and he was not completely immobile because if someone who wasn’t me did it he’d freak the fuck out wriggling and screeching like someone is killing him but if I’m the only one in the room he relaxed next to me on his back
MrZapparin...Im a troll?? That’s funny coming from an internet gangster/keyboard warrior! I think you need to reread what I wrote, then after you finish, you can stop by my house and see how “abusive” I am to my rabbits!! I’m in Las Vegas, NV…let me know when you want my address! Lucky for them, my rabbits are better cared for than most people in the world! Like I said, I RARELY put them on their backs, one of my girl rabbits does it herself when she sleeps! The only time they’re put on their backs is at the vet and when I cut their nails I flip them over, but I keep their heads slightly elevated & protect their spines. And they don’t go into a trance when I do it!! Do they like having their nails cut? NO, but they trust me, and it needs to be done! What animal flips themselves over and says "please cut my nails!"? NONE!!
As for the vaccine comment, you really don’t want to go there with me! I believe what I said was that the study links vaccines to autism, but your mind read something totally different, so let’s address your misinterpretation! Vaccines are created from the dead or weakened viruses/bacteria (antigens) itself, so of course they cause “sickness”! That’s why most of us get a fever and feel like shit after we get a vaccine! The vaccine is injected so the body can form antibodies to it. After the “threat” is neutralized the antibodies break down, but memory cells (immune cells) remain. So, the next time our bodies come into contact with the foreign invader (antigen), it knows how to fight it…and it does this VERY fast. A LOT faster than if you’d never had the vaccine…so fast that we don’t even know that it’s happening! I made that comment to prove that we shouldn’t believe everything that we read/see on the internet! That study was done on TWELVE children at a time when the autism spectrum was beginning to expand based on new criteria & research. Just like this study was done on a small focus group. We can find correlation between almost anything if our views are skewed, it doesn’t make it true! I was sticking up for Adrian Akabane because someone called her a liar and I know she isn’t because my rabbit does the same thing. So the next time you want to comment on someone’s post, make sure you read it thoroughly and make sure you know WTF you’re talking about! And BTW, "shame on you", you know nothing about me, so keep talking shit behind your computer screen in the comfort of your home like the BIG man you are!!
I am so appreciative of this vid. We gotta try to share it far and wide....the thing is, humans generally suck..lol...but, they do this kind of thing to their own offspring. I love it though and I love your channel, just earned yourself a new Sub. ! ;)♡
Never knew this. Very educational!
One day I checked on my bunnies outside and one of them, the oldest, was in a trance? You could say? Because he wasn't moving much, as if he was very sleepy, but it continued for the whole day. I thought he was dying, but he didn't. Weird. I tried not to bother him too much since I thought he was dying and giving him some peace.
I used to have chickens, and one of the chickens, when I put him on his back, would go into a trance too. Do you think it was the same reason? I feel bad now...
My rabbit ever goes into a trance and I’ve had her for almost a year. But I sometimes hold my rabbit upside down but I don’t think she goes into a trance because she moves every few seconds and her chin is never on her chest.
She is also very used to being held so she doesn’t really care when I carry her.
Should I stop holding her like a baby upside down?
I never knew about trancing, but knew rabbits generally don’t like being held. Mine used to be a show rabbit before I bought him, so he’s already used to being handled and groomed a lot. He’s generally very friendly and usually thumps his foot for attention. But he’s so used to me scooping him up and recently whenever I hold him like a baby he just lays his head back and moves if he feels I’m about to put him down, so I know he isn’t trancing or paralyzed from fear. My Momiji tends to act a little differently from typical rabbit behavior, especially trying to hump my legs when I’m standing. He’s unneutered, but thankfully doesn’t bite me.
Thank you so much for telling me that ❤❤❤
What do they feel like when tranced? Are their bodies tense with stiffened hardened muscles, or squashy as if relaxed?
I was holding my rabbit on her back but her head keeps bouncing back(she usually would put her head up) I took her to the hospital and she died a few minutes later so I think it may also be when there in pain
So glad people are talking about this its something people need to know about rabbits!
I had a friend that had a rabbit that would jump on their lap and roll over on their back on their own, not sure if it is the same thing but I have never seen another rabbit do that since...
I used to hold my bunny on her back like a baby and she never went into a hypnosis state? Every time you'd get remotely close to her belly or feet you'd get smacked
Luna The Grey Wolf Our rabbits were defective man
Luke did you not listen? DE-FEC-TIVE. Bitch, we already sent away for our replacement parts.
Fuhq Ewe LMFAOOOO
Same with my rabbit lmao
Same with my rabbit when we hold it on his back for the first time but he no longer claws or woken up by anything as he gets older. Even when I rub his belly directly, I can see him not reacting and his nose breathing calmly like a sweet baby. Was he defective? Anyhow, he is so cute when sleeping in our arms😍😍😍
As a kid when I did 4-H(livestock show), part of showing your rabbit was to turn him on his back. I wonder if they knew this then or if they still do it.
When i had my rabbit 🐰 my baby years ago, I never tranced or even knew about it. >,< I’m really happy I never saw my baby like that.
Weird, my rabbit lays on its back all the time. Mine has shorter ears, whiskers, and a long tail.
I´m so happy that FINALLY someone knows that tracing a rabbit is bad! TY!
I show them so i kinda have to and they never go into a "trance" or what ever they just go back right away and are never let go of when flipped over
May I add something?
I’ve raised, shown, judged, sold, and have taken care of rabbits ever since I was 11. I’m fresh out of college with a degree in Agriculture.
Rabbits can become stressed out when doing this.
While this video explains what it does, it doesn’t go into full detail.
You can safely do this to rabbits! It’s completely okay.
You just have to only do it when completely necessary.
Like judging or grooming, you have to!
Only do it for a short amount of time, and give the rabbit time to relax afterwards.
That’s it! It’s simple.
I wish people in the comments would calm down, and understand that rabbits are hardy animals.
True! But you always have to remember the rabbit may get more stressed if they are in a unfamiliar environment.
What you say is right. I use to have a rabbit in grade school and my rabbit loved to be carried like this in my ares like a baby. He gets so relaxed like a baby and goes to sleep.
Seems like it's a good thing that at the shelter I would always hold rabbits in a "cuddling" position, where they were right-side up just cradled and supported in my arms. I somehow never knew about trancing.
Fifteen years with bunnies, nearly eight with my current goofball. The only time that I choose to do this is for a rabbit that won't allow claws to be trimmed otherwise. My current bun will SOMETIMES allow the handling of his paws for trimming, but usually he thinks it's some sort of game, licks me, pulls his paw away, and makes me catch it again; that means I could cut the quick. So, he gets tranced for just long enough for claws to be trimmed and then he gets all the cuddles in the world.
I'm a new rabbit owner (I rescued 2 little fluffies) and their nails are getting very long. I'm scared to clip them and accidentally hurt them if they move. What should I do? Is trancing them the lesser evil here?
I remember when i was 6/7 my school had a petting zoo and there was this one aggressive bunny and the people told me that the bunny likes to be held like a baby. Now i know how horrible it is to do that
My rabbit has a habit of coming up to me and flopping on his back for pets. He complains till I pet his sides and tummy. Is that normal or out of the ordinary
Pretty normal actually, it just means you have one heck of an adorable affectionate rabbit that loves being around you. :)
Thank you for this video. Not enough rabbit owners are aware of tonic immobility.
Once, my rabbit's tail got really matted and couldn't be brushed, so I tranced her and put a towel over her eyes to help calm her. It wasn't easy to get the tangles out. It took a really long time because I was afraid I might cut her tail. So I worked the matted fur in my fingers until the fur was flat and not a solid mass, so I could feel there was no tail there. Then I cut the fur and do the same to another section.
I also tranced her when I needed to trim her nails so I could focus and not accidentally cut the quick.
I didn't like trancing her, I knew she was aware of everything, and I would only do it when it was reasonable to do so.
If you have a rabbit that is comfortable with you picking them up and trimming their nails, then there's no need to trance them. But my rabbit was not comfortable being held.
I know this is not common but mine just flips over like this on its own and mimic how I sleep. Morning nap, noon nap, night nap, you name it. Which is why I often cuddle it sideways and hug it to sleep. Sure enough it cuddles me back.
I imagine this would be okay to do in an emergency situation like a deep gash or poisoning to help imbolize in route to emergency vet?
super cute omg!
What are you referring to?
Awww little bunny
I have a an American fuzzy lop and he will voluntarily flop onto her side or back for belly rubs and grooming but remains conscious and aware the whole time, sniffing and licking my hand and such, sometimes thumping a foot. Kind of like a cat. I have not always allowed her to be on her back this way as I know this is distressing for rabbits but once she reached maturity she acquired the behavior herself. I wonder why she is different!
I have a rabbit that like to be like that, when I carry it she starts leaning back till I put one of my hands in its back. She is also really weird
I have a Mini Rex and it scratches my leg all the time to be picked up and held upside down like a baby, with my left arm cradling its body and my right arm holding the outside of its body and my right hand scratching its head. Sometimes it licks my hand while I'm scratching it so....at least in my case...it's pretty clear the little guy is neither afraid nor tranced -- it just really enjoys being held like a baby.
my hamster sometimes freezes like this when he hears new noises or gets surprised by something and it once happened in my hand and i just cuddled him and pet him softly until he felt better. its extremely worrying and I can't believe that people actually find trancing rabbits amusing...
What about when clipping nails
Oh no, As a kid My bunny went to a Trance and I thought it died
Rabbits are prey animals. Trancing is a last-ditch effort to not be killed. It is akin to playing dead. Doing this to a rabbit is cruel and unnecessary. You can justify it all you want; you can say that there is no 'evidence' that it harms the rabbit. But at least admit that it may harm them. Also admit that it is unnecessary. Since it is unnecessary, and there is the possibility of causing harm to the rabbit, why do it? You do it because you are selfish and callous. In nature, rabbits don't get their bellies combed. Come up with a better (which will still be lame) for doing it or, better yet, just don't do it.
Thank you! Couldn't have said it better myself!
What the hell is playing dead going to do to keep a hungry animal from tearing you into shreds? My Maltese took out an entire litter of those things for fun.
Ӽan-chan җ it's a last ditch effort to get away in the hopes that the predator will think the prey is dead and loosen it's grip on them, thus giving them a possible chance to escape.
Max McIntosh
It just said in the video that they're unable to move for an extended period of time. Any predator, including my seven pound Maltese, would fatally injure their lifeless body far before they're able to recuperate.
Ӽan-chan җ well for one, pet rabbits might not be accustomed to being in a predatory situation, so playing dead is induced because it is hard-wired in their brain, but the pet might not try to escape during that time because it isn't accustomed to trying to escape death or being in danger. They actually use this to test the welfare of certain animals by recording how long it takes for them to start moving after tonic immobility is induced.
As for your statement that any predator would fatally injure the apparently lifeless body on a prey that is playing dead, that is just simply not the case. While yes, it's not guaranteed that the predator will lose interest just because the prey plays dead, there are many instances where a predator may lose interest/ deem it not worth the risk to continue attacking something that they perceive as already dead. Eating an already dead animal comes with the risk of disease, the "dead" animal may be seen as the prey of a bigger predator lurking around that doesn't want to share, the predator may just be defending their territory and might not see a need to further ward off a "dead" invader. These are just a few that I found and I'm sure there are more.
Like I said before, this is typically a last resort defense mechanism, which is also involuntary, meaning they've already tried to do everything else in their power to escape death. Your Maltese might still go in for the kill every single time, but this is not the case for every single predator and predatory situation and the rabbit doesn't really have the option of googling on their phone whether or not this will work in the animal chasing them.
Don't know if you know this or not, but if you are attacked by a brown bear and don't have bear pepper spray, it is advised that your first course of action is to cover your neck and play dead instead of running or fighting back, whereas it is advised that you don't play dead and just immediately try to run away if you get attack by a black bear. Different predators/ situations call for different defense responses, and while we can look up information on different predators and choose which defensive strategy will give us the best chance of escape, wild animals don't have either of those luxuries, so they have to rely on the defense mechanisms that they know and hope for the best.
I have a hard time clipping my little buns nails, and someone referred to me about laying him in his back to clip his nails. After seeing this video I’m quite confused and unsure if I should try this... is it harmful if I only keep him there for a short period of time to clip his nails?
Carla J a lot of people think it is safe for rabbits and even though it is hard to clip their nails you shouldn’t ever do it you can experiment with different ways to trim your bunny’s nails!
Lauren Fiecke this is my last resort, I’ve tried every way possible, even the most popular of wrapping him in a towel with his legs out, he just won’t comprehend and it’s not like I’m being impatient, I have tons of patience especially for my little bun but he’ll never cooperate and this is honestly my last resort
Mairi M stop giving shit advice when you don't know about rabbits.
No, all the vets i've gone to and the house rabbit society does it. As long as you're supporting their spine and being gentle it won't hurt them. The reason people say you shouldn't do it is because rabbits spines are delicate, stress isn't as common so doing it for a few minutes isn't hurting them.
Janet Jane and how do you know?
Huh, learned something new. Forgot how fractions worked for this.
I sing to my rabbit beautiful songs then he stands still without even moving his nose does that mean he's in a trance?
It also happens when I rub him really slow or scratch under his ear or on his neck.
ǰąɲƹŁŁƹ ɦɨŁŁɨąřȡ - no he’s probably just confused other rabbits don’t usually start making loud noises! My rabbit freaks out when she hears someone talking any louder than a whistle!
Lauren Fiecke xD ok well your rabbit has to get used to loud noises
I was worried about loud noises when I first got my bunny, but it turns out he doesn't care at all. He even loves some of my music and does binkies while listening to his favourite song.
EXACTLY!!!! The only time it's okay for a rabbit to be on its back is if they put themselves in that position. My rabbit trusts me a lot so sometimes he flops over and throws himself onto his back to relax!
i only did this with my rabbit in order to cut her nails. I always had her safe inbetween my knees, with a towel around her sides. I didnt know she was terrified the whole time.. ;-; but how else could i have trimmed her nails, ya know?
Wait wait wait the link they used is their website isn’t that idk kinda bias? Shouldn’t they use someone else’s?
Only time ai put my rabbit in a chance was the 1) look at some bunps on her belly (which turned out to be mammary growths) daily to make sure they arent getting bad and 2) to check out he spay sutures but I never do it for fun
Even though I place my rabbits on their back, they never go into trance mode and just look at me really pissed lol
My rabbit is the same as yours and he loved it so much to the point of daydreaming and talking in his sleep. It's like carrying a big fluffy spoiled baby sleeping peacefully in your arms😍😍😍
kinda wishd id known this since i or others done it for nail clip n groom :/
Okay but I put my bunny in a sack and threw it at a wall and now it’s screeching and spazzing about so what’s the problem there
it's called "tonic immobility" and is a weird automatic stress reaction to being flipped over. their heavy breathing and increased heart rate, and increased distress after they "snap out" of the trance, should be giveaways that they certainly do not enjoy it.
Glad I saw this. I am in the middle of rescuing 4 baby cottontails right now and had seen someone trance a rabbit and thought hmmmm I wonder if that really works. I will not be trying it after seeing this. I had no idea.
This video is very interesting. I have never had a pet rabbit but I did run across a few on the farm. I always figured they were as startled as I was. I would do anything to harm these beautiful animals.
reminds me of Watership Down kinda, where the bby bunny gets scared and stops running and the myth as to why that's a thibg
My rabbit don't do this you trying to do something like that to her and she will bite you she likes to have attention paid to her but only when she wants to she'll come to you if she wants to be petted but she don't like to be handled but I have to take her to the vet just to get her nails trimmed
I have never put my bunny in a trance. Am I a good owner?
We only did it once in my rabbits whole life, and if we had not, she would've died months before her actual death. She was an old girl.
So it basically triggers an anxiety attack?
Very interesting that it's entirely involuntary and can even happen when on accident they're just doing their thing. TI is such a strange trait, I get that it's a last ditch effort in rabbits, but you'd think it would at least be controllable so they could shut it off if it's not working or if some poor stupid owner thinks it's funny.
I had no idea rabbits fell in trances,, poor little things❤ they are too cute🐰🐇🐰
When it comes to animals in general there is always a big argument so let’s all just agree that people take “care” of their animals however they do and there isn’t really much you can do to change their opinion or mindset.
Baby deer do the same if they are on their backsl
I wonder at what frequency rabbits vibrate at
dream a little dream of me.... So sweet!
Recent paper on on this and suggest other wise and is in conflict with this Video.
Effect of tonic immobility induction on selected physiological parameters
in Oryctolagus cuniculus f. Domesticus rabbits
I’m here after watching videos about how to “relax” your rabbit by laying it on its back.
Kinda confused..
Why would a rabbit that trusts you have such a strong fear response from being put on their back?
Doesn't it make more sense that it's just off anatomy? Like a pinched nerve
The study was done on rabbit's by researchers who only had them for thee months.
Huh. Any idea if they always do that? Because that’s what it sounds like. The scientists were copying what rabbit owners did.
it’s a natural response, it’s nothing to do with trust. it’s a survival reaction, it’s like our natural response to being cold is for our hairs to stand up to trap more heat :)
I think my hamster did this. Does this apply to rodents?
My bunny would be scared and I would only soothe him. I never put him on his back ever because I never heard of that.
I took my rabbit to get his nails cute and she put him on his back. I was wondering why he wasn't fighting back at all. But, im guessing he's use to it since I bought him from the same lady.
The same thing happens in sharks, big sharks.
I always considered them to be fearless creatures.
I would not expect fear has anything to do with the phenomenon.
I do not like trancing rabbits. I do have a lop that kicks out of nervousness when clipping his nails and when he is on the floor. He feels safe on high surfaces. So to stop that, I hold him close and place him in an upright sitting position in my lap, and while he is not tranced, he does relax more with his nose twitching, and he will look around some. He pulls his feet sometimes but it’s nothing I can’t handle. I wish he’d cooperate more but I’m thankful I never have to trance him, because it really does screw with their mental states a bit.