Do any of your pets sleep with their eyes open?

@Hannihar (129616)
Israel
July 10, 2018 4:05am CST
I just now looked at my Sophie and she has her eyes open so I asked her if she sleeps with her eyes open? She didn't want to answer me. Sometimes she has one eye open. Does that mean that they do not want to sleep so they watch what humans do? I have been curious about that. Can anyone tell if animals can sleep with their eyes open.
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Emerald
@chavezrmc (6095)
• Philippines
10 Jul 18
My pet sleep closing his eyes. Even if he is not asleep he pretends to be hahaha. And when I'm not looking he'll open. He's smart, funny how they act like humans too.
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Emerald
@chavezrmc (6095)
• Philippines
10 Jul 18
@Hannihar our pet can be our happiness.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
10 Jul 18
@chavezrmc That is good and what kind of pet do you have? I hope all pet owners feel the way you do. I do.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
10 Jul 18
@chavezrmc My cat sometimes has one eye open and looking a t me and just a little bit ago she had two open so I asked if she sleeps with her eyes open and she did not answer me.
Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
10 Jul 18
Yes I think so... Fishes don't close their when they sleep..
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
10 Jul 18
@Jessabuma Thanks so much Jessa. That is interesting to know about fish. I am sure when my cat I had before Sophie ate the fish my ex had that they probably closed their eyes.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
10 Jul 18
@Jessabuma Oh, I did not know that. You taught me something new. Thanks.
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
10 Jul 18
@Hannihar hehehe!!! You're welcome.. Fishes sleep with open eyes because they don't have eyelids.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137238)
• Philippines
10 Jul 18
Most of my pets are in such a situation at random though.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137238)
• Philippines
10 Jul 18
@Hannihar They sometimes sleep with open eyes.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
11 Jul 18
@Shavkat It is really interesting to find out that there are some that do sleep with their eyes open.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
10 Jul 18
@Shavkat What do you mean Shavkat?
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S George
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
13 Jul 18
That's a new thing to me and not watched yet.
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S George
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
13 Jul 18
@Hannihar Yes it's interesting and new information also for me.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
13 Jul 18
@shshiju I was curious about if any pets do sleep with their eyes open so asked it and got some answers that there are pets that do. I found it very interesting.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
13 Jul 18
@shshiju I am glad you learned something new too.
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anamika
@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
10 Jul 18
I have read n article earlier. There are animals who can sleep with open eyes.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
10 Jul 18
@anamika161088 Thank you for that. I thought maybe it was a weird question but I was very curious.
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anamika
@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
10 Jul 18
@Hannihar Being curious is a good thing. It opens door for new learnings..
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
11 Jul 18
@anamika161088 Thanks. I have always been curious but sometimes I think people thought I asked too any questions.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78759)
• United States
15 Jul 18
I feel your pain. Our cat won't speak to me either. lol. But I have never seen him sleep with his eyes open. In a way that would be a little bit spooky.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
16 Jul 18
@porwest I was curious to see if any pets did do that. Thanks for feeling my pain. She doesn't always answer me but sometimes she does. When she wanted to be petted and comes on me she talks then.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
19 Jul 18
@porwest Does he let you take care of him?
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78759)
• United States
19 Jul 18
@Hannihar Yeah. Our cat is like that too. It's always on his terms.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (80023)
• United States
10 Jul 18
Both of my dogs sleep with their eyes closed. Occasionally they'll open one eye to see what's going on
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
11 Jul 18
@Marilynda1225 My cat also opens an out to watch me.
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Boingboing
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
11 Jul 18
I think Lizards might be able to do this.
DianneN
@DianneN (247219)
• United States
12 Jul 18
I know that animals without eyelids sleep with their eyes open like hippos, giraffes, snakes, insects, fish, and guinea pigs. I never saw Doodles sleep with his eyes opened, but he has opened one eye to see what’s going on.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247219)
• United States
14 Jul 18
@Hannihar You're welcome.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
13 Jul 18
@DianneN Actually I was curious so wanted to post that, but, I have learned some very interesting things in this post. Thanks for sharing that information. I did not know all that Dianne.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (307688)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Jul 18
My dogs never did. Their eyes were always closed.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
10 Jul 18
@just4him Thanks Valerie.
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Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
10 Jul 18
I think they can sleep with open eyes.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129616)
• Israel
10 Jul 18
@Icydoll Really, that is interesting.
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Netanel C
@Ntan822 (530)
• Israel
10 Jul 18
Babies and toddlers will do this sometimes. Also my Sendy (dog) sometimes sleep like that. Pretty creepy