Handling and lifting Rabbits - an expert guide - Part 1 of 2

Handling, lifting, health checks, claw clipping rabbits. An expert guide, with Rabbit behaviour expert, Dr Anne McBride.

This is part one of 2.

This video is produced for Hopping Mad Bunny Magazine ( http://www.hoppingmad.org ) and is part of a wider article on handling and lifting:
http://www.hoppingmad.org/E3/handling.htm

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Pets & Animals

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• flystrike
• cutting rabbit nails

[HappyHoppersForum]

@destroyer0700 go back to the basics - as demonstrated in the video, and be patient :)

[HappyHoppersForum]

@destroyer0700 You can stop giving him a bath! Rabbits don't like water, and bathing is unnecessary - if your just use a damp cloth and clean the relevant bits.

rabbits, like humans, build up a bank of positive and negative experiences. If he has associated being handled with being wet, then this is likely to have made him very reluctant to be handled, and hence the problems you are experiencing. He neewds to know that he's safe & that he can trust you.

[destroyer0700]

my rabbit is like 1years old, he is playful but when it comes to picking up or giving bath he jumps around because hes scared.. what can i do ??