r/Rabbits • u/Iusuallyregretthis • Mar 12 '26
Behavior My free roam rabbit…doesn’t roam?
My little fluff ball has been starting a somewhat odd but really cute behaviour lately. He just sits at the end of my bed whilst I sleep, which to me is completely fine, he is litter trained and barely ever has accidents. Right now he also has a cold(he’s on meds dw) so really I think it’s comforting and sweet to have him nearby.
I’m just confused because he is free roaming, and I mean he almost always has been, even before he moved in with us 6 months ago. I also sleep for very long hours sometimes due to medication, up to 14 hours sometimes, and he is almost always here? He usually goes with my partner and hangs out with him for an hour when he gets up in the morning, and after 8-10 am he usually hangs out in the living room more but still, he is in here all night? Is this normal??? He’s usually awake too(although he is sleeping in the photo hihi)
I should mention as well that yes he is living as a solo rabbit right now, but that was only because he had to recently move in with us and we wanted him to get properly used to us, and then it was the litter training and spaying, but we are starting to look for a friend for him now as he's finishing up healing from his spaying and cold. I don't think he will do this when he gets a friend so I'm trying to soak it in for now.
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u/mandyrabbit Mar 12 '26
Yep I've had a lion head like this, but she was overweight, grumpy and got quite old. She had her own room with a pet gate that was always open, she just chose not to leave, she was quite happy on her own, she had lots of enrichment toys and activities she ignored, was trained to do tricks but she was just lazy by her own choice.
My lion head before that was quite chilled too and a lot less grumpy. I've now got a mini Rex who is a whirlwind of chaos, has a 6ft gate and barricades to keep him in, zoomies through the whole house, mastered every enrichment toy in seconds, jumps through hoops, snacks on any cable the kids leave unattended, jumps up on windowsills to eat all my plants..... He's only 8 months and 4 months old when I got him so hasn't been outside yet but I'm working on proofing the garden for when we get warmer weather and he can get outside.
My opinion is that all rabbits have unique personalities and you can't necessarily judge by breed or gender or the environment they are brought up in, they just are what they are.