mine used to sleep with his eyes closed. now he doesn't close them at all. why?
2007-07-10 18:08:10 · 7 answers · asked by Nicole 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
wth, how did it close its eyes when it slept, thats crazy
2007-07-10 18:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by Hurry! I Have To Take A Dump! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not unusual for a rabbit to sleep with one eye open. They are prey animals and are always alert for possible predators invading their space. They have a very thick coating over their eye so dust and debris that would bother a human eye will not bother a rabbit as often, thus they also don't blink as often as we do. So don't worry if it looks like she might be sleeping with an eye open, once she's comfy she'll usually close both her eyes and sleep.
2016-05-19 02:51:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits mostly sleep during the day. They often sleep with their eyes open so its hard to tell when they are sleeping. However a giveaway is that when they are sleeping rabbits often twitch, and their noses stop wiggling. Other rabbits will close their eyes and totally flake out, looking like they are dead. This can result in quite a fright!
more info at this site
http://www.fuzzy-rabbit.com/behaviourfaq.htm
2007-07-10 18:28:57 · answer #3 · answered by henry c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not normally. Normally they sleep with them closed.
2007-07-11 04:55:08 · answer #4 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine always blinked and closed its eyes when it slept
2007-07-10 18:16:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uhh, maybe thats cuz he's probably not sleeping....and you dont knpw it cuz you're probably sleeping when he's sleeping so you'll never know if he's really sleeping or not.
2007-07-10 18:20:00 · answer #6 · answered by nai <3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can.
2007-07-10 18:55:22 · answer #7 · answered by george 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋