Why Do Rabbits Thump?
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- čas přidán 23. 03. 2020
- Most of the time rabbits are very quiet animals... until you hear one of their loud THUMPS! Where did this loud rabbit behavior come from and why do our pet rabbits still thump sometimes. Find our what to do if your rabbit thumps for attention and how to comfort them when they thump because they are scared.
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My name is Amy and I am the Bunny Lady!
I am a lifelong rabbit lover and have been specializing with rabbits at my local animal shelter. I am here to make sure all of you rabbit lovers have everything you need to have a happy and healthy bunny in your home.
My mission is to help you fellow rabbit lovers get all the resources you need to help your rabbits thrive. A happy bunny is the best companion, and they worth all the trouble those little fluffballs cause.
My rabbit once thumped at me, so I looked him right in the eyes, and thumped my foot on the ground as hard as I could. My rabbit then got SUPER angry, and tried to tip his entire litter box over.
Oof, so stomping at the rabbits really offends them.
Gotta write that down
lol If I stomp back at my bunny, he gets even more excited/energetic in a playful way.
@@keenawireheart7238 He's probably getting ready to fight you. In a herd, rabbits thump at each other to challenge one another to a fight for dominance. When you return his thump, and he starts getting REALLY energetic, then that means he's usually sizing you up for a dominance fight.
So cute
Captain Obvious Dang she thought her rabbit was ready to play nah he ready to throw hands
bunnies are the cutest animals. i would always laugh when my bunny thumped and went to comfort him.
Lmao if my rabbit thumped at me, ill puch it
@@rasyhabintangoutlaw3593 lmao
I have misophonia so when I hear my rabbit thump I get really irratated but I try to ignore it lol. I love her regardless.
And there good to eat
@Leonardo PreciousRb ok that HAS to be sarcasm
My rabbits always thump at me when I don't give them bananas
some deep euphemism there...
Mine too.He got so mad at me
Bananas are okay to give rabbits but be sure not to give them too much.
@@Broockle please no
Yeah this happened to me with hay sticks not gonna lie I got scared a little bit cause she thumped behind me while I was shaking her jar.
Oh yea when I stop paying attention he thumps and looks at me
😂😂😂
Bunnies are so fun each one with their own personality! I SAY Hippty Hop! Mine does his 360º 2-3 times and lands in front of me. Also he loves to play, peek boo
My daughter's bunny thump every night when she tried to catch him to put in his cage for the night. I would laugh at her, the little Netherlands drawf could move faster than her with all the thumps
Same he thumps at my bf when he comes in the room to pet him
Karens and toddlers when angry: *Screaming like demons while wiggling on the ground like maggots*
Angry rabbits: *S T O M P*
*Thump
I think the toddlers are more way more pleasant and more self controlled than Karens.
@@ebbiebean9385 you haven’t met my nephew yet.
sort of off topic but maggot is my all time favorite insult, almost no one knows or expects it, i normally par it with little to make little maggot as if they’re not as the same level as me. it’s just great watching people’s reactions lmao
@@somedudefromapharmacy or mine 🤔
i just watched one bunny video today and now the algorithm has put me in literal rabbit hole
But it’s such a fun hole to be in
Algorithm: You're welcome
I had a cat and a rabbit at the same time when I was little. I swear they took turns stalking each other. I can understand the cat stalking the rabbit, but watching the rabbit stalk and pounce on the cat was hilarious.
My rabbit chases the cat out of my room and growls at her. 😂
@@riquipoo5578 LMAOOO
Mine did too, they were the best of friends. Slept together and played all the time. My cat started jumping up like a rabbit when he greeted the rabbit.
@@MK-hz2bn That is too cute! 🥰
My chihuahua hated being around the bunny. The bunny relished not being on the bottom of the food chain.
Whenever my rabbit thumps I thump back and it turns into a competition and she always wins bc she's too cute--
A fight for dominance in your herd
when i got a rabbit i didnt know how diva they act
It's no wonder why Doomguy was so pissed when the demons killed his pet bunny Daisy. These creatures are adorable
If rabbits sometimes thump in anger, would that make it a grump thump? I’ll leave now, lol.
eeeeyyy
Pls walk out
The medical term is "Grumpious Thumpious"🤣🤣🤣 Wait for me, I can ride with you.
It shall be now known as the grumpster thumpster. If I am going to get shanked for my bad jokes, might as well make it worth it I guess, lol
@@77Asilaydying A grumpity thumpity as some say!
Don’t own a Rabbit, never watched any Rabbit videos. But this got recommended to me so here I am. Actually learned something too. Good video.
CZcams: this guy looks like he wants to know about bunny thumping
"Me watching only gameplays"
Its 5am and I don’t have a rabbit
😆 Lol same here, but I'm here at 4 am
😭
It's 8:52 pm and I don't have rabbit
Yo same sorta, 4:15 am for me tho
It's 3:49 AM I don't have a rabbit either..
i think bunny's are proof the world isint completely hopeless
Dog: new friend!
Rabbit: *thump*
Dog: *gasp* BEST FRIEND
Ours only thumped 1 time initially when we said he couldn't chew on the wooden furniture. Another time when one of us stomped, he thumped 10 times as if to say "Hey, I'm the thumper here." For 6 years now, no thumping, just lots of peace and love.
She's cuter than the rabbit! The bunny impressions made me sub. "you better come over here"
A gentle reminder, the amazon and mailing boxes are being sprayed with anti covid spray in mail centers, pet birds are dying, I don’t know about rabbits being affected but it’s worth looking into.
As cute as thumping is my bunny literally thumps at nothing, I can be laying in bed reading a book and he will be just chilling out, nothing will change in the room and he will just start freaking out and stomping his feet super loud, this only happens during the evening and I always just ignore him or just ask him what's wrong every time he does it, I dont get up I just call out to him from where I am, and when I do check out what's going on there's literally nothing wrong, but when I start talking to him he stops, he will stomp a few more times but the more I talk the less he does it.
Hes a wierdo, my cute lil wierdo
my old rabbit would do it to an extreme. to the point where i couldn’t get sleep. he was very spoiled and i loved him a lot, so i don’t know why he did it. i has to surrender him because i needed sleep, but i kinda miss him. he’s got a good new home, though
@@veeeter8402 I think it might be because he just really wanted attention? You mentioned spoiling him so that may have been somewhat a reason why
You got ghosts
Neighborhood cats outside?
Rabbits have much stronger senses than us. Maybe it was something you couldn’t hear or smell, but your rabbit could.
When my bunny thumps because he senses danger, I pet him real quick, then search for the danger with him by calling out loud the mischief who dared scare my bunneh, before petting him a longer when the excitement died down a little ! 😊
Rabbits also thump when they are horny, excited, feeling playful, annoyed, frustrated and rarely, when they are scared. A rabbit on alert is not looking to be pet and the first thing to do is investigate the situation.
My rabbit is a massive diva on all accounts and does not thump in fear ever. However, one night she did and was on full alert, eyes big, ears pricked , tense body. I heard the sound that was triggering her and picked her up and took her to go see....it was a mouse stuck in a bucket. The sound of it trying to jump out was what triggered her. 😂
My old bunny stomps as a display of excitement. If i come near, he'll get really energetic, and if I give him attention, the stomping and binkying starts. I can't seem to find an example of this online or anyone saying that it has nothing to do with fear, annoyance, or being spoiled. I know for sure it's purely a habit of playful expression, but I don't know exactly how it started. It's not a bad habit as you mentioned either, because when I leave him alone, he doesn't continue to stomp for attention even if I'm in the same room and in view. He's 14 years old, so it's possible he gave up on bad habits that weren't encouraged but kept the temptation to stomp? Whatever the reason, it's adorable. (I know what his fear/pain stomping looks like and can tell the difference.)
14 yrs old? Wow!
My 8 month old bunny thumps when he’s happy excited too!! Also when he’s angry lol I thought maybe because he’s not neutered yet that he has a lot of hormones and too much energy but I actually have no idea. I think it’s so cute though I love when he does it !!
huh...I think my bun might be doing this too? Recently she's in the cage for her safety because my sis brought a big dog ( was working on going full freeroam with her in my room but it was paused for now) and whenever I let her out, after a bit, she starts thumping and sometimes as soon as I look at her she starts the zoomies and binkies :)
@@katechaste Yup, sounds like it! ^^
Exactly my female just did that and started binkying I think it was because I had certain sections blocked off because I didn’t want her chewing cords
I have to confess with the history of this place and all the paranormal stuff I have watched, every time I heard Boris, my bunny thumped, that maybe there were ghosts in the room. He thumped alot before my kitty died. Those two got along well together.
8:43 “Ok I chonk now”
I CNT BREATHE EHHAGAGAAGAGAGAGAGAGGAGAHWHHWHSHWHAHAHHABAHAHAH
My rabbit thumped for the first time today and I seen it said something about danger and I wanted to come find a video and this was helpful.
I loved the part when the rabbit was throwing a tantrum with the box.
Amy thank you for your thoughtful and informational videos! I am a Kindergarten teacher and I sometimes bring my pet bunny into the classroom to share with the kids and help teach them about the sweet and special nature of rabbits. Watching your videos with my students has been a fun and informational class-pet session. Thank you!
That is awesome!
Your way of doing things is just as adorable as the rabbit, here's an adorable 'like'
fascinating & comprehensive--thank you!
Thank you!
My rabbit used to get so mad at me when I took (stolen) paper plates of goldfish crackers or animal crackers from her.
She used to grunt and thump _so hard_ and then look me dead in the eye and try to take it out of my hand. XDDD
She had such sass. 🐰
I had my bunny Cuddles on my lap when I was really young, and our other rabbit came around the corner Cuddles thumped on my lap. Legit got a bruise on my thigh omg they are strong lol.
Bunnies thumping: im wewee mad! 😤
Hoomans: haha awww.
My guinea pig brought me here. He didnt thump. He popcorned. And i thought the sound of his little self hitting the ground was cute.
Which made me think of that bunny i had. 💔😭 I miss you, Gibson. You were so cute
while watching this i flashed my light at my bunny while eating and she started thumping, a lot of the time i do notice when my bunny thumps she seems happy, she likes to thump hard before she jumps up on something or she will tend to thump before doing a binky
this video was actually helpful thank you for this!
i've learned a lot more about my bunny's behavior and being able to understand her
I went Awwwwww when the rabbit gave her a high five!
I hung my overalls to dry in the lounge room because of the rain, my bun thumped for an hour. Didn't put the two together before. Even I was taken aback once, when I forgot I hung my work clothes inside. I guess it does look like an intruder. Keep up the good work Bunny Lady.
3:53 Feisty fluffy 🥰
"High five"
Ellie: *Sniff* yep, this is a hand *high five*
I'm not a big rabbit fan, just stumbled across this randomly, but just wanted to say your rabbit is adorable and so are you - keep making excellent content!!!
Every rabbit I’ve seen thump is the physical embodiment of someone going “hmph!” when mad.
I love how it thumped when see said “Thump”
I had a bun called Verity who used to thump whenever I brushed my really long hair with a paddle brush in the upstairs bathroom. It took me a while to work it out, but she pretty much hated the sound of hair brushing.
I had to remind myself to brush my hair downstairs, but if I forgot she was luckily easily comforted with treats and a cuddle.
I miss my little V.
This is so wholesome! Keep up the great rabbit knowledge ☺️
You are such a kind hearted woman ❤ I wish you and your bunnies all the best 🐇🐇🐇
I dont even have a bunny nor im planning to have one, but her cute attitude its so genuine that it caught my attention.
My childhood rabbit looked exactly like Ellie! She used to thump when she was annoyed at something. She thumped at our new pet hamster before warming up to him and treating him like her baby.
My Duncan thumps sometimes when I clean his cage...he doesn't like when I move all his things around 😁
What an incredibly verbose approach to explaining that wild rabbits thump as a warning of potential danger.
Your videos are very informative and your website is very well designed! Good work!
That is so cute, they see you as part of their herd and try to warn you of danger.
This is so sweet, and also very interesting. I saw a video where a rabbit stomped because of the sound of a vacuum cleaner. I find it funny, because I didn't know rabbits stump and why they do. Then, CZcams suggested this video, and I clicked it right away as I was curious about the matter. You're so friendly, and I see you know rabbits very well. Thanks for sharing this curiosity about rabbits with us.
My word, you are knowledgeable AND adorable. Well done, young lady. Enjoy your rabbits.
I came here for research because we are new to the Bunny thing. We’ve had ours for two months and he’s spoiled rotten. But today he didn’t get his way. He got in to my book shelf which I have bunny proofed but since he Houdini and can’t get in to our out of anything he got in to the book shelf. My daughter took him out and he stomped for like 20 min throwing a tantrum. So I wondered if he felt scared or was angry and this video answered my question. Lol
Thank you! I love your channel and information. My daughter and I think you’re so sweet and nice. She said to say thank you too!
That glasses bunny shirt is adorable.
And hopefully this comment is good for the CZcams algorithm. Production value this good deserves more subscribers.
Ok subbed because the Bunny Lady is super cute 🐰
I understand it more like a signal that can be used for different reasons. Ever since I started seeing rabbit thumping on my recommenced, I really wanted to know so I clicked this video. It was very helpful thank you.
Hi Amy! It's Ruth from WOHS! This came up under suggested videos and imagine my surprise to see that someone I know has a popular rabbit CZcams channel! have 2 rabbits, Cleo and Sadie (a rex and a Californian) and love them to pieces. I'll definitely be subscribing. Hope you're doing well :)
So, in principle, thumping is a rabbit equivalent of expletive
Wow, I have not yet seen any person explaining rabbit behavior that 'speaks rabbit' as well as you do, I'm impressed and endeared. And I love your old girl there, she reminds me of my old Lady Luna, sadly deceased almost a year ago. Thankfully I still have a whole warren in little groups to take care of at the petting farm downstairs and two beautiful young sisters that I'be known from birth here at home. How did you get to learn rabbit language so well? Beautiful how you got to pick those snippets of video from your no doubt huge collection to perfectly illustrate what your telling us. They're great examples really
I love rabbits, they are such cuties.
Thanks for the insight
Thanks I found this video very informative.
Such a good video!
I've never seen a rabbit do a hi-5 before, and I've had 8 bunns. I know they can be trained for little tricks but I never thought I'd see that one! :-)
We once had a rabbit and we use to let her roam around in the garden for a while before putting her back in her hutch. She use to stomp her foot when she got put back inside and then we decided that it was best for her to live in the garden. She even dug herself a barrow. ❤️
Quite impressive quality video 👍 not too fancy but simple and deliver the ideas more efficient wity no nonsense
nice video,i had the doubt of why rabbits did that for a long time but vets mostly said they did it to show concern because they got scared or angry,this is a more complete explanation,thank you!
Very thorough explanation. You didn't miss a beat. I volunteer at my local Rabbit shelter and see these behaviors for all the reasons you mentioned. Very informative. Well done. Keep these video's coming. Best rabbit channel out there. And, you really have a nice Bun.
Thank you! and thank you for helping to care for all the shelter buns, I know they appreciate awesome people like you
@@TheBunnyLady Thank you. Keep up the good work. you have a new subscriber
GASP!!! YOUR RABIT IS SO SMART!!!!
There is a few reasons a rabbit/bunny thumps.
They can give a warning thump, as in "Don't come any closer" type thump.
They can thump to say they are annoyed or angry.
They know that if they thump, they can get attention (My oldie did it every night, because he wanted attention, then he was happy once he got it).
There is more, but would be quite a list, it is very important to read and understand your family member on what he or she is telling you.
A nice video ^^
Oh I never used to notice because I most of the time my rabbits would be on my bed or on the couch
Very informative :3
Nice and useful video!
I saw a majestic white bunny, I clicked, stayed for information and left a little bit more educated!
Rabbits are so freekin cute
It's 1am but I must know the secret of the thump
Rabbits are so cute, they can’t be intimidating when they thump. My wife and I just saw aww when our little Holland Lop thumps
Excellent videos
the way you say rabbits... eases my anxiety....
You should listen to asmr then.
Calming video
They really are super smart
Bunnies is my childhood pet it was so great and lovely
When I was in middle school my rabbit would snort and thump at me when I got home from school and she would ignore me for a while. She lived in my bedroom and only liked me. If my mom tried to come into my room she'd chase her out. Greta looked a lot like the rabbit in this video except she had longer fur. Miss her. Had her for about 10 years after adopting her from a rescue in 6th grade.
Dis is good Ms b0ss. Please keep taking care of Hop's extended family.
Please do not send mail this Easter. Hop still does not understand the egg thing.
First time my rabbit thumped scared me. I was alone at night out in the country. At the time didn't know why she was thumping but got the idea probably something outside scared her. So I was a bit scared myself - possibly a bear was prowling. Fortunately, her cage was in the house with me.
That shirt reminds me of that TISM song. You know what I'm talking about.
so cute bun
I have cats so I probably won't ever have a rabbit, but I'm gonna sub anyway because bunnies are adorable
Got a pair of rabbits in the Yuard here and see them around work to.Mostly nocturnal see them when I come home.Work afternoons and nights.Haven't seen them during the day much.
BUNNY!!!! i like rabbits, so cute and fluffy
Everytime I try to put my rabbit back into her cage she thumps 😂 it so cute but I feel bad cause I let her out to explore it's just whenever I have to put her in to go somewhere I put her in the cage she thumps 😂
This is an old post but just came across it and felt compelled to reply. My male rabbit does the same thumping and it annoys the crap out of me. I have 2 rabbits and one thumps if I show the other the slightest affection but more irritating is when I have to put him back in his hutch...he stomps then runs off and a long chase ensues around the yard (not for the faint-hearted) I feel like rabbit are more spoiled divas as some folks commented. I'm so over it!
Amy is so nerdy cute!
Learning the language of all types of animals is so much more important, to me, than the drivel we see in modern entertainment. When people say things like, "Rabbits are stupid", or, "I hate cats because they're jerks", or "I can't handle having a dog; they're too needy and noisy", it drives me bonkers. Learn the language first, Skeeter, and maybe you'll start to really appreciate them.
Ellie is so beautiful!!!
Thanks
I heard a bang noise in my closet and when I opened it, my bunny thumped and her ears were very forward and a minute later she thumped again. Its weird how I was scared by the noise and so was she, but it wasn't loud or startling, it was just a weird noise that made no sense, and my bunny isn't scared of loud noises
Ellie is such a pretty rabbit
That's interesting, it's like stomping your foot when you're angry. XD
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Everyone gangsta until Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog thumps.
Subscribed.
My bonded pair used to switch who was top rabbit. The top rabbit would only thump when he sensed danger and once when he was mad at me for eating lox. The scout rabbit (the submissive rabbit would always be the first to hop up to me while the other watched and expected me to come to them with the treat) would only thump when they were excited by a treat - on the level of "I'm so excited I could pee," especially when they heard me loading up the treat ball.