Teeth Grinding

[beccashell]

Cuddles my daughters lionhead spends all dayout of his cage in my sewing room,so I have been spending alot of time with him. Today when I was petting him he started to grind his teeth. I was just wondering is that good or bad??? Hes not shy at all, he comes running or I should say hopping when ever you call him. Thanks

 

[Pipp]

:inlove:A w w ww w...That's a bunny purr. He's a happy little bunny and he loves you. :adorable:



sas :biggrin2:

 

[~Bracon~]

He's happy, yey

 

[TK Bunnies]

It's a good thing!! It means the bunny is happy or content. It's called tooth purring!!

It's so cute when they do that! i love it!! :inlove:

 

[Phinnsmommy]

Yep, thats good!

But, if you here a loud gashing, that means he is in severe pain. Don't worry, you will know the difference right away between the purr and pain when you hear it .

But congrats on getting your first tooth purr, you have a very happy bunny bun!

 

[gentle giants]

I love the tooth purrs, I get them from Ben when I rub his ears just right. Usually with the tooth purrs bunny has eyes half closed and a look of total bliss on his/her face.

 

[beccashell]

Im glad that it is a good thing, I thought it was but wasnt sure( never had an indoor rabbit before)

 

[Tokiedokie]

I was reading this thread and I never knew rabbits purred/grinded their teeth like that out of happiness! that is great!

I have a question, is it just a noise of grinding teeth? or when you pet their head can you feel the vibration? I was picking out a new bunny for myself and my family and I felt a vibration on this lionhead (ironically) head i was petting.

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Tokiedokie wrote:

I was reading this thread and I never knew rabbits purred/grinded their teeth like that out of happiness! that is great!

I have a question, is it just a noise of grinding teeth? or when you pet their head can you feel the vibration? I was picking out a new bunny for myself and my family and I felt a vibration on this lionhead (ironically) head i was petting.

It depends on the bun, like you say, a Lionhead, a smaller bun, smaller head. So, yes, you would feel that before you'd feel it on a bigger bun. I had a minirex who grinded when I would pet her, or talk to her for that matter, but yeah, you can feel it on their head if it's a smaller bun, depending on the agression of the grinding. If it's just barely, you most likely won't be able to feel it through the fur. You might be able to feel it through the grinding though, if you are used to the movements of the jaw.

 

[Tokiedokie]

thanks for the information angelnsnuffy :] that does make sense about them having smaller heads and the vibration. that is pretty cute :]

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Tokiedokie wrote:

thanks for the information angelnsnuffy :] that does make sense about them having smaller heads and the vibration. that is pretty cute :]

Yep, you're welcome! Some buns do it, some don't. The size of the bun can come into play as we've noticed in our dicussion here. So, definitely take note, if the grinding becomes a bit louder at anytime and your bun might be acting off, time for a vet visit.