The first time I stood stock still, then flopped myself over on my side and closed my eyes like in this picture, my human mom had a panic attack. "Oh, no! She's dead!," my mom thought as she came over to me immediately to check for breathing.   Well, of course I was okay and woke up startled.

A couple of weeks later my mom took me to see my doctor veterinarian because it was time for my annual checkup.  While we were there, my mom asked the doctor about me laying on my side.  She, of course, expressed concern while she was telling my doctor this.   My doctor veterinarian chuckled and patted my mom on the shoulder.  My mom knew that he wasn't laughing at her, so she smiled and asked, "What's so funny?"  He chuckled a little more and said, "The fact that Wascal sleeps that way means that you're a good bunny mommy."   "Huh?" my mom asked.  My doctor veterinarian explained patiently to her that only rabbits who are secure and feel safe will spread out and expose themselves that way, especially when they're asleep and the most vulnerable.  The fact that my mom had given me a secure environment with a lot of love to live in meant that I felt safe enough to get comfortable and spread out that way.

Other weird stuff ...

Sometimes when I sleep I like to scrunch my head against something solid, like the corner of my mom's desk.  I know why I do it (I think!), but no human has ever been able to explain it.

I like to clean house.  For instance, when I lay under my mom's desk, I like to lick the dust off the spokes and wheels of my mom's desk chair.  They're quite spotlessly clean, if I do say so myself.  You could almost say they're "spit shined"! My mom thinks I'm weird when I do that.

The "Tornado" in her favorite place to flop sideways!

A picture from Wascal Bunny's photo album

Yes, I am the same color as the carpet.  I have a little bit more white on me than the carpet, however.  That's how mom can find me.  Otherwise I'd just blend in to the decor.