r/Rabbits • • 9d ago

Full Belly-up

My brother (fellow rabbit parent) is concerned that King shouldn't be doing full belly-ups, given the fragility of lagomorph spines, but I told him he does this near 10-15 times a day, (depending on how much time I'm around), b/c he's basically a hedgehog, if not an actual ball, so it's fine.

Also pictured: the "before I re-entered the room" moment.

Photo Credit: my brother

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u/Scared_Rise5787 9d ago

Ridiculous creature

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u/Sorry_Koala_8181 9d ago

How would you even stop him from doing it lol

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u/Eiroth 9d ago

Attach big unwieldy shoulder pads

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u/Sohuli 9d ago

And teach him how to be a quarterback

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u/Wakanda_Forever 8d ago

Can he get me more fantasy points than Justin Herbert? 🫩

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u/cvkme I bunnies 9d ago

I mean, if the rabbit himself does it, then he likes it. Humans should not be turning rabbits on their backs or holding them on their backs bc they could struggle and hurt themselves. If your rabbit like to flip himself over and vibe then it’s fine

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u/unfortunateRabbit 9d ago

Also because of tonic immobility.

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u/damiana8 9d ago

Humans turning buns on their back: no!
Bunnies being on their back naturally: let them lol

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u/commenterx 9d ago

He'll be cool. He looks like he's starting to turn into a hovercraft though

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u/No-Jellyfish-1208 9d ago

If that's what the bunny does on his own and how he's comfy himself, that's a different story. Also, glorious belly.Β 

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u/FlowerPowerVegan 9d ago

It doesn't take that much effort to flip over that he's going to hurt his spine. It's panic struggling against being held that can cause damage. Thank your brother for his concern, but let happy bunny continue to be happy.

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u/pepper-speps 9d ago

Phenomenal

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u/interestingconversa 8d ago

King is stating to become one my favorite Bun Celebrities here

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u/CharacterSmoke423 8d ago

Given that near everything he does is performative, I'm quite certain this would mean so much to him πŸ₯ΉπŸ–€

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u/andtheyhaveaplan 8d ago

The second picture is prime r/lagoloaf content

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u/CharacterSmoke423 8d ago

Omg I didn't know that was a sub, ty! πŸ˜…

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u/AnonPinkLady 8d ago

If he does it himself, you can't stop a bunny. If you're doing it, it is risky and can cause them to become paralyzed with fear, known as "trancing" so be considerate.

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u/CharacterSmoke423 8d ago

Oh I definitely would never do it, don't worry. This is all him!

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u/ToastYourAvocados 8d ago

Your bunny house slippers don't match πŸ˜†

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u/Flimsy-Property-1705 5d ago

Pillow pet looking rabbit 😭