when I pick up my rabbit it squirms and then I almost drop it but I don't her name is baby girl
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to be honest. if your bunny doesn't like being held..don't.
rabbits are very fragile animals.to much fear or excitement can cause them to go into shock, which they can die from. it's kinda like having a pet w/ a heart attack button.
if you NEED to pick her up. support her under her tummy and under the back legs, and hold her CLOSE to your body.they don't like being held out away from the body it makes them feel like they are falling.
it might calm her down if her eyes are covered first. so she cant SEE what is stressing her.
other than that.leave her be on the ground.i know it's tempting to want to cuddle, get on her level, on the ground to cuddle.picking her up might just stress her out, and that leads to a very nervous rabbit!
You pick up a rabbit by the back of the neck near the ears. Then slide your hand down its back and use your other hand to help support it.
the best way to pick up a rabbit is to stand on a street corner and make noise like a carrot.
Seriously, I think you're supposed to pick them up by the back of the neck.
I LOVE BUNNIES! They're my favorites.
take baby girl by the neck they put your hand under here leg and hold it softly and it will work but remember always pet her
I think you pick it up by the neck very gently and use your other hand to support it.
You don't pick up a bunny by the back of the neck. She is squirming because she feels unsafe. Cradle her in a very stable way. Let her sit on one arm and secure her with the other. When she begins to feel safe you can even put her on your shoulders and lay her on her back and rub her belly. I had a bunny and held him all of the time!
Check out www.rabbit.org. It has instructions. you basically scoop them up. They caution that you should never stand up while holding the rabbit though as even a short fall can cause serious injury (apparently rabbits have very weak bones). My rabbit doesn't like to be held (according to the site, many don't), but he enjoys hopping onto my lap if I sit on the floor with him.
pick up with the scruff of the neck(where mom lifts them at) and the other under the rump(butt) making sure all weight is on the rump! hold in arms like a baby! i showed rabbits in 4h as a kid! this is how the teach you to handle them! works with most, but some will still squirm! lots of luck!:)
p.s- never pick them up by the ears!THIS WILL HURT HIM BAD!!
pick it up by it's butt
then pick up it's front
I pick mine up at the grocery store
with ur hands, u could try it with ur feet but that would take a long time.
I believe you should try grabbing her from the back of the back of her neck or by her ears, but gently. I like rabbits too.
Just make sure they ain't wild rabbits or you could be fined by the wild life officers.
Don't 'grab' it anywhere, that will just make the poor thing more nervous. Calmly slide one hand under its belly and the other under its butt. Make sure you have its butt supported at all times, including before you actually lift it. That will stop it kicking and wriggling so much because it feels more secure. If it is kicking make sure you put it back down. The structure of a rabbit's muscles and spine mean that it can break its own back struggling.
you pick them up by grabbng the skin on the back of her neck then placng here in your arms
Ok, well first, never pull baby girl out of her pen forcefully, if she has a pen on the ground, then open it up, and let her come out herslef, or just gently pick her up by the bakc o fthe neck close to the ears, then you can still keep ahold of her neck, and place your hands under her back feet to support them, and then hold baby girl against yourself, ohh, and one last thing NEVER PICK UP YOUR RABBIT BY THE EARS!!
Hope this helps, and good luck with baby girl!
Dont pick her up by the back of her neck, that hurts and is cruel, pick her up under his belly and support his rear legs, hold her close to you, she needs to feel secure this way she wont squirm and fall out of your arms. Be gentle. PLEASE DO NOT PICK HER UP BY HER EARS, YOU WILL HURT HER BADLY
Rabbits don't generally like being held/carried. They are ground dwellers. But it is necessary sometimes and they can get used to it. If you are doing it to hug the rabbit then I suggest sitting with the rabbit in your lap. Otherwise NEVER pick the rabbit up by its ears. You can really hurt her. I don't like the idea of picking up by the scruff of the neck either. I use one hand around the chest area and one behind the bottom. I then hold the rabbits close to my chest with one hand on its back holding it firmly but gently and the other hand still behind its bottom. Remember to be firm but gentle. But please never by the ears.
Most rabbits don't like being picked up. Its because they are a prey animal and they equate being lifted to being in danger. Besides if you pick her up and she wiggles then she can very easily break her back. http://www.rabbit.org
Picking a rabbit up by the back of the neck doesn't really hurt it, but it does tend to stretch the fur/hide in that area. Normally, only the largest breeds of rabbits are partially picked up by the back of the neck (a hand on the rump supports a large portion of the weight) because it can give a person a little more control on a larger rabbit if they start kicking.
Most people who show rabbits prefer to pick them up by placing one hand under the rabbit's chest, just behind the front legs. The other hand is placed on the rabbit's rump. The reason a rabbit normally kicks is because if feels off-balance, so keeping the rabbit balanced while picking it up is very important. As you pick the rabbit up. About 1/2 to 2/3's of the rabbit's weight should rest on the the hand that supports the rabbit's rump. As you pick it up the chest should be a little higher than the rump so that slightly more weight rests on the hand holding the rump. Bring the rabbit's head up to the armpit of the arm holding the rump of the rabbit. You want to stick the rabbit's head gently into your armpit. This gives the rabbit a sense of being able to hide and will make the rabbit more calm. After you have the rabbit held up against your body and its head in your armpit, you can remove the hand from under the chest and start petting the top of its forehead between the eyes. Petting a rabbit between the eyes on the forehead will also help calm it down.
Unless your rabbit is a very calm rabbit and used to being held, the worst way to pick your rabbit up is like you would pick up and hold a baby. This makes the rabbit feel unbalanced and when you hold it like a baby it allows its back feet claws to be right on your chest/stomach. A rabbit that isn't very calm will often start kicking its back legs and can leave very large long scratches on your chest and stomach.
One last note, if the rabbit starts to bite your side while you have its head in your armpit, move your arm tightly against your side. Tight enough that the rabbit cannot turn its head to bite you, but not so tight that it tries pushing its way back out of your armpit.
Several other people mentioned about not picking them up by the ears. They are correct in that regard. Never pick them up by the ears, it can dislocate the ears of the rabbit.
I hope my advice helps! I used to show a lot in rabbit royalty/showmanship contests.
I advise taking you rabbit to the vet. They will teach you how to handle them properly, and you get care tips.
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