# Why does my rabbit lick my face? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 30, 2000, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124 "2000-06-30T05:17:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spluurtaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@spluurtaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spluurtaf)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/1 "2000-06-30T05:17:28Z")
especially my nose? ---
**Author:** ![JBurton99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@JBurton99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBurton99)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/2 "2000-06-30T05:29:41Z")
Are you sure the rabbit isn’t tasting you instead? Trying to decide if maybe he wants to eat you or not? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tcburnett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@tcburnett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcburnett)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/3 "2000-06-30T05:30:14Z")
Because you taste like a rabbit pellet. Especially your nose. ---
**Author:** ![tcburnett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@tcburnett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcburnett)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/4 "2000-06-30T05:33:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Because you taste like a rabbit pellet. Especially your nose. > \*\* I’m sorry, that wasn’t polite. The real answer is that you have either grease (in the form of body oil probably) or salt on your face. Especially your nose. Or else you have had your mouth on the old carrot again and the rabbit smells it. ---
**Author:** ![spluurtaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@spluurtaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spluurtaf)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/5 "2000-06-30T05:38:20Z")
He only does this to people he knows for a long time who are nice to him. Is this some sort of affection? ---
**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/6 "2000-06-30T06:15:32Z")
My ex-rabbit used to lick the grease off my bicycle chain. She also used to run up to me from across the room and bite me on the toe without warning. Chewed every electrical wire in the house. Destroyed walls and carpets. And was generally unpleasant to my friends. God I miss her. ---
**Author:** ![bunnymom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/7 "2000-06-30T06:31:03Z")
I am currently down to three rabbits(go figure 😛 ) but in the past I’ve had up to 16 at a time.The ones that got the most handling and attention almost all licked me.My oldest bun,Mopsy, also likes to lick my eyelids and across my forehead. Douglips:Yup, been there.Nearly every hanging cord in my house is now spliced together.They sure are sneaky, aren’t they? Wonderful furbabies. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/8 "2000-06-30T07:00:22Z")
Because you’re salty and delicious. Take pride in it. ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/9 "2000-06-30T07:50:56Z")
My little brother’s rabbit has been known to eat cat.5 cables and entire plastic bowls. ---
**Author:** ![AndYrAStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@AndYrAStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndYrAStar)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/10 "2000-06-30T09:51:35Z")
““**The real answer is that you have either grease (in the form of body oil probably) or salt on your face.**”” Nope. A rabbit that is fed an adequate diet does not need extra salt (or, um, grease). from [House Rabbit Society | Buy a Bunny a Little Time](http://www.rabbit.org/journal/2-8/honorary-rabbit.html:) > [@](#): > > Another rabbit-to-rabbit interaction is grooming. A bunny who licks and nibbles you is showing deep affection. If Flopsy takes on the awesome task of grooming a human head of hair, she is bestowing the high compliment of treating you like a rabbit. douglips: umm, well, that’s not exactly the safest thing for your (ex) bunny. next time, try taking a look at [FAQ: Rabbit Proofing](http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/rabbit-proofing.html) . The House Rabbit Society’s webpage is great for all your rabbit needs 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Myndephuquer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@Myndephuquer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myndephuquer)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/11 "2000-06-30T15:41:00Z")
I brought my bunny to work today (I’m heading to Wisconsin, so I’m leaving him w/ a co-worker), so this is a timely topic for me. (BTW, the wild rabbits in my back yard had babies, and the little babies have been hopping around the yard – very cute :D.) I think the bunny thinks you taste good. AndYrAStar, thanks for the rabbit-proofing web site. I needed it this past week, but, thankfully, the bunny’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-rabbit-lick-my-face/24124/12 "2000-06-30T15:48:21Z")
One of my rabbits has mites. Nuts. I wouldn’t let my rabbit lick my nose, not that I let them get that close cause have you seen how sharp their teeth & claws are?