acts like he is over heated

[lozinit]

The other day I noticed that my buck was stretched out laying on his side asleep. I opened the cage and the female came to me but he just remained there. I reached in and he jumped up and became active. He ate, drank, groomed himself. I had taken a picture and sent it to the guy I got them from and he called me telling me the rabbit was over heated. He told me how to check their ears and use ice cubes to cool them next time. Since then I have observed him doing this several times. Weather was 64 one night he was doing this. Today I brought them both inside in the AC. The temperature was down to 60 or colder and he still stretched out on his side and went to sleep. She went about her daily routine of pulling all the hay out of the hay holder and piling it in the corner then eating it and he just stretched out and went to sleep. Is there something wrong with him? Or rather am I doing anything wrong?

 

[Demamma]

Sounds to me like he is just resting. If he was overheated I do not think he would of got up and acted normal. You should check out the dead rabbit thread (no dead rabbits). Some of our rabbits lay around quite weird.

 

[LindseysWoolies]

Some rabbits are just very relaxed and like to sleep. He just sounds like he was resting.

 

[ladysown]

some rabbits, in particular I find the bucks do this, get so relaxed in their sleep that they are completely zoned out. he sounds like one of them.

 

[OneAcreFarm]

Totally normal....I find mine doing that ALL the time....

 

[MaggieJ]

Normal. If the weather was very hot, there might be cause for concern, but as you will see in this thread, rabbits often look dead.

dead-rabbit-picture-thread-t9923.html?hilit=dead%20buck

 

[MamaSheepdog]

If he was overheated, he would be breathing very rapidly, if not panting, with his head tilted up, and he might have saliva on his chest.

Flat, immobile bunnies are either dead, or want you to think they are. It is their endearing little way of checking to see if you really love them! :roll: