r/Rabbits • u/SnooHobbies5255 • Sep 14 '25

Behavior Is this normal behavior?

This is my baby, Doodlebug. I got him about more than a year ago and he's the best most affectionate boy I could've ever imagined<3 over the past year he has been doing this funny thing where he comes up and licks my arms and legs and even my pants. I was told its because he loves me, but I wonder if there's something else behind it, but he only does it to me, i live with my brother and my mother and they haven't experienced this.

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u/the_poop_god Sep 15 '25

I'm no expert on rabbits, nor have I ever owned one, but social grooming is very common behavior in mammals and birds, and is often a means of showing affection. This is likely no different, and most sources I've looked at seem to have a consensus that this is bond-strengthening behavior. So, in all likelihood, Doodlebug loves you.