TO ALL NEW RABBIT OWNERS!! I’ve been a rabbit mama for about six months now and love having my baby bun with me all the time. I also know how many of you say that you’re rabbit hates being picked up and tries to escape or run away. I had that problem as well when I first got my rabbit. He wouldn’t let me pet him, let alone grab him. The secret to them calming down and letting you hold them and let them is time. They need to build trust and you need to show them that you’re there to take care of them. Just a month ago I could barely pick him up without getting scratched by him trying to get away. Now, he’s practically glued to me wherever I go 😆 It took me five months, for my rabbit to be calm when getting pet and picked up. Now, he doesn’t put up any fight and lets himself get picked up calmly because he knows that he’ll be okay. I didn’t do anything special besides feeding him, and making sure that he had everything he needed.
I have rabbits that I'm raising for school and they dont like being picked up yet but after only a few days the most friendly of them will stick its head under my hand like a dog to get me to pet its ears. Though I have to be able to pick them up and weigh them but they're pretty ok with it
my Dad did that too, i think parents/adults do this because they grew up on farms and it was normal for them to pick them up like that for meat rabbits.
Used to have rabbit farm and rabbits that were handled like that all lived longer than pet rabbits, yes it can stress them out but what vets say vs what is practiced is very different like how yu shouldn't feed cow milk to cats or dogs because "they can't digest it". I've been with cats and dogs since i was born, feeding them cooked chicken, bony fish(the ones with lots of tiny hair like bones), milk,etc. They have all lived longer than 10 years excluding some that got lost because they ran away.
@@atcera8714 Okay? Not all bunnies are going to react the same. Rabbits should be handled properly so that they are able to be comfortable and won’t be afraid of you, otherwise it’s just blatant mistreatment.
@@atcera8714 it's cruelty to be holding them up by their ears. It's literally not how they're meant to be hold. It's common sense... All the weight of their bodies is held by their fragile ears..
Same I actually have an outdoor cage for mine and I want to bring her out so she isn’t always cooped up but while she tolerates me petting and feeding her she hates being picked up so I’m trying to figure out how to get her in and out of the backyard without scaring her.
Thank You for this. Somebody's bunny wandered up in my yard and I can't find the owner. These handling tips may have headed off disaster, as I know very little about them.
We have come to accept that our rabbit does not enjoy being picked up. Maybe some rabbits don't mind, but ours will kick like a donkey if you even think about it 😆
When I was in a school working with rabbits, the ones we had were skittish enough to where they would bite and scratch. Some said just scruff it and others said to scoop them. We always got bit when we scooped them up though so how would we pick the rabbit up if it keeps running and biting? Sry if this is too long.
Not all rabbits are happy being picked up like that. One of ours wasn't and it took me a while to get confident handling him. He hated anyone touching him underneath and would bite if anyone touched him there. He was much happier being picked up by the scruff of the neck. Once he got used to us though he loved sitting on our knee and cuddles. He used to go in my childrens sand pit and dig knocking they're sandcastles down which they thought was hilarious. Last one was quite happy to be picked up from underneath.
I'm here on this video because heeeella people in another video were complaining that bunnies should NOT be picked up vy the neck because it's painful for them since they don't have a "scruff" like cats do. I'm just trying to find the truth, lol!
@@she_sings_delightful_things I think it depends on the rabbit size etc. The one we picked up by scruff of neck was bigger and did have one. The one we picked up underneath was smaller and never really had anything there to grab hold of. He was two when we got him though as we rehomed him.
If it has those big splotches and is a big rabbit (10-13 lbs) that is still rather lean in look, it could be a "Checkered Giant". However, more likely it is a "New Zealand" in a "broken" fur pattern, which can also be pretty sizable rabbits, but aren't as leggy. If your rabbit happens to have a stripe down it's back and little splotches on the sides, then it would be an "English Spot" :) Hope that helps.
Someone gifted me a pair of Rabbit yesterday .Been feeding them all day and let them roam inside my house , They let me touch them and they nudge me with their nose . BUt they hate when i pick them up 😂 I got scratch everywhere .
I like that they said straight up scruffing is acceptable. Hopefully all of those people who comment on videos saying it’s animal cruelty to scruff a rabbit will see this video and shut up.
Bunnies are ground animals they don’t likevto be picked up. Please do not do that unless it’s extremely necessary otherwise the rabbit will never trust you & will feel stressed out around you
I was a new rabbit owner since 2022, and at first, I thought that rabbits have no attack power since they were prey animals, but when I threatened it, it scratched me.
TO ALL NEW RABBIT OWNERS!!
I’ve been a rabbit mama for about six months now and love having my baby bun with me all the time. I also know how many of you say that you’re rabbit hates being picked up and tries to escape or run away. I had that problem as well when I first got my rabbit. He wouldn’t let me pet him, let alone grab him. The secret to them calming down and letting you hold them and let them is time. They need to build trust and you need to show them that you’re there to take care of them. Just a month ago I could barely pick him up without getting scratched by him trying to get away. Now, he’s practically glued to me wherever I go 😆
It took me five months, for my rabbit to be calm when getting pet and picked up. Now, he doesn’t put up any fight and lets himself get picked up calmly because he knows that he’ll be okay. I didn’t do anything special besides feeding him, and making sure that he had everything he needed.
Thank you!
This helps, thank you!
I have rabbits that I'm raising for school and they dont like being picked up yet but after only a few days the most friendly of them will stick its head under my hand like a dog to get me to pet its ears. Though I have to be able to pick them up and weigh them but they're pretty ok with it
Omg! Thank you!!💕
It’s been 3 months with mine. She hates me when I try to pick her up.
My uncle held my bunny by the ears and I told him not to and now I am going to show him this. DONT TOUCH MY BUNNY UNCLE.
my Dad did that too, i think parents/adults do this because they grew up on farms and it was normal for them to pick them up like that for meat rabbits.
@@lydiadontu3794 same...my dad did that too... but luckily my cousin told him how to carry a rabbit properly
Used to have rabbit farm and rabbits that were handled like that all lived longer than pet rabbits, yes it can stress them out but what vets say vs what is practiced is very different like how yu shouldn't feed cow milk to cats or dogs because "they can't digest it". I've been with cats and dogs since i was born, feeding them cooked chicken, bony fish(the ones with lots of tiny hair like bones), milk,etc. They have all lived longer than 10 years excluding some that got lost because they ran away.
@@atcera8714 Okay? Not all bunnies are going to react the same. Rabbits should be handled properly so that they are able to be comfortable and won’t be afraid of you, otherwise it’s just blatant mistreatment.
@@atcera8714 it's cruelty to be holding them up by their ears. It's literally not how they're meant to be hold. It's common sense... All the weight of their bodies is held by their fragile ears..
Looking after my sisters rabbit tonight and I wanted to know how to pick it up, now I'm scared it's gonna break it's fucking back!
🤣
Same lol
I bloody love and appreciate the making and post of this video, thank you once again!
My rabbit will let me pet her , she’ll come up to me and eat out of my hand. But when I tried to pick her up she freaked out
Same
Same, but rabbits think you're a predator so it makes sense😂
I’m the one freaking out
Same I actually have an outdoor cage for mine and I want to bring her out so she isn’t always cooped up but while she tolerates me petting and feeding her she hates being picked up so I’m trying to figure out how to get her in and out of the backyard without scaring her.
@@mitchyangel2 u could put a carrier in the cage and once she walks in you can bring her inside so she doesn’t run away
Thank You for this. Somebody's bunny wandered up in my yard and I can't find the owner.
These handling tips may have headed off disaster, as I know very little about them.
Hey can you tell me how to get my rabbit calm cause when I pick it up for like 4 sec it just goes crazy and starts moving and tries to escape
Mine does that too, she hates being picked up
Hold it close to you tightly
wait until it becomes 1 or 2 years old it will become calm
We have come to accept that our rabbit does not enjoy being picked up. Maybe some rabbits don't mind, but ours will kick like a donkey if you even think about it 😆
that's pretty normal actually
My rabbit's name is Pepper and he has claws! I would struggle to pick him up without him scratching me, thank you!
I didn’t realize how sensitive rabbits backs can be!
Thank you!! I don’t know how to pick up the rabbit, I get the rabbit tomorrow!
Thank you! We are thinking of owning a rabbit. Now I know how to safely pick mine up!
When the rabbit came out of the carrier is exactly how my rabbit reacts when I take him outside
When I was in a school working with rabbits, the ones we had were skittish enough to where they would bite and scratch. Some said just scruff it and others said to scoop them.
We always got bit when we scooped them up though so how would we pick the rabbit up if it keeps running and biting?
Sry if this is too long.
Not all rabbits are happy being picked up like that. One of ours wasn't and it took me a while to get confident handling him. He hated anyone touching him underneath and would bite if anyone touched him there. He was much happier being picked up by the scruff of the neck. Once he got used to us though he loved sitting on our knee and cuddles. He used to go in my childrens sand pit and dig knocking they're sandcastles down which they thought was hilarious. Last one was quite happy to be picked up from underneath.
I'm here on this video because heeeella people in another video were complaining that bunnies should NOT be picked up vy the neck because it's painful for them since they don't have a "scruff" like cats do. I'm just trying to find the truth, lol!
@@she_sings_delightful_things I think it depends on the rabbit size etc. The one we picked up by scruff of neck was bigger and did have one. The one we picked up underneath was smaller and never really had anything there to grab hold of. He was two when we got him though as we rehomed him.
@@Justabitnosey Thanks for the info!
My rabbit breed is a blanc de hotot lop eared I think it’s very rare because I don’t see any photos of this breeed
“If I find a patient“
🤣
Well i have so many scars on my arms so i need this XD
When in doubt, a rabbit burrito is a good way to check out the abdomen lol
It was very helpful Vedio because rabbits are very sensitive
Is it ok if I pick up my rabbit from underneath its belly?
A rabbit was nibbling on my finger, it didn't hurt, was it trying to hurt me?
No , your rabbit is trying to tell you that he appreciate you
It means they are hungry
Me and my sister have been trying to pick up a rabbit for the past hour what the hell do I do
me too but she doesn’t let me pick her up like damn what am i gonna do to you
@@jocelynaleman5628 SAME
After the end of this video,
the rabbit picks him up
Omg that rabbit looks exactly like mine
Put hay instead of NEWSPAPER
T50DB that is true! Hay should be everywhere for them!
Lol
This is for a vet visit. It’s a temporary kennel.
Not hay, straw, hay is feed straw is bedding
@@avacrawford3175 so? I still put hay and litter...
What kind of rabbit is this?! It looks almost identical to mine and we don’t know what breed she is!!!
The first black and white bunny
If it has those big splotches and is a big rabbit (10-13 lbs) that is still rather lean in look, it could be a "Checkered Giant". However, more likely it is a "New Zealand" in a "broken" fur pattern, which can also be pretty sizable rabbits, but aren't as leggy. If your rabbit happens to have a stripe down it's back and little splotches on the sides, then it would be an "English Spot" :) Hope that helps.
Someone gifted me a pair of Rabbit yesterday .Been feeding them all day and let them roam inside my house , They let me touch them and they nudge me with their nose . BUt they hate when i pick them up 😂 I got scratch everywhere .
It looks like my old rabbit creepy
Haha Creepy I like that name
that name is creepy ngl ;)
My rabbit is so skiddish. She never lets me touch her feet and I have to put lotion on them. I don’t know how I can do it
Lmao the rabbit like where tf am I lol
can you hold them by their ears
thats gonna hurt them
@@myahhz yeah I think so thank
*rabbit continues to growl at me*
What happens if the rabbit won't let you pick it up
I like that they said straight up scruffing is acceptable. Hopefully all of those people who comment on videos saying it’s animal cruelty to scruff a rabbit will see this video and shut up.
cute things about rabbit/ fun fact about rabbits: its soo funny that the bunny always spam there noise up down never stops
He should have a non slip surface
There should be the bonded rabbit
THere should be hay inside the carrier
Had to replay because i clearly wasn't focused on the rabbit
Autismo Maximo LMAOOOO somebody has a crush 🤧
my bunny boba always freaks out
Do rabbits have rabbies?
Bunnies are ground animals they don’t likevto be picked up. Please do not do that unless it’s extremely necessary otherwise the rabbit will never trust you & will feel stressed out around you
What’s the point of buying a bunny if you can’t even pick them up 🤣🤣🤣
@@jakeadams4621 what's the point of picking up a bunny if it's not necessary?
fruit is great 😂
Fruit is great pick it up to hold it obviously?
@@jakeadams4621 and why would you pick it up if you know it'll be uncomfortable and not like it?
my rabbit keeps running
I am too scared to touch a rabbit that, it has been 2 years that there are rabbits at my home I never touched them but good video 😊🐰😉❣
My Brothers Rabbit Loves Being Pet In the Head Hes Very Calm And Friendly
Thank you! ♥️
I have a baby bunny pancake. :D i waned to know now to pick them up :D
Cutie Gamer what breed? I did the same thing lol
he is a Holland Lop
I got a rabbit that got out of cage chewed trough the wires and ate all the plants we have lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣
that is the double of my rabbit
My rabbit does not like to be touched anywhere near her chin
Useful thank you
I was a new rabbit owner since 2022, and at first, I thought that rabbits have no attack power since they were prey animals, but when I threatened it, it scratched me.
I found a rabbit in my backyard
Come here bunnies 💕💕💕
thank you
Watching this after I got slashed on both hands
And you don`t sit them on a slippery surface.
I searched how to hold a guitar pick properly
Wth is this youtube?
I cout have sworn that Himalayan Rex was my rabbit Timothy
Don't pick them up by the ears.
Understood.
That’s harsh why are you keeping it in a harsh carrier
It’s training for veterinary staff. This is for a vet clinic.
I'm only 9 years old i really want to play with the bunny outside
I killed a bunny in the past by accident so I don't want to kill another one
Cute
😍😘👍👌
i have bought a rabbit and i will name it elizabeth alexandra mary windsor II after the queen of england
bruh u could NEVER touch mine like this...
Lmao
Thanks… I’ve been trying it all wrong o.o
I put my hand under the rabbit
Put a sock in it David
👍🏾
Gurl 🤨
Emma Workowski what
IN STEAD OF TALKING ABOUT fRENCH THINGS WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT RABBITS.
shhhhhh. I'm picking up wabbits
squish that rabbit
Aren’t rabbits considered rodents. Can they even even bond. I doubt it! Kind of like a cat
Rabbits have not been considered a rodent since 1912.
pet or slave :D?
I hope they not testing rabbit
Um no.....my bunny does not like that lol