Handling your rabbit

Rabbits enjoy human companionship and are very affectionate animals. They often prefer to sit by the owners than be handled. However, they have a trainable and very playful nature which means they love to play. Rabbits rarely ever bite, and most can become used to handling within a very short time provided that they are handled carefully and regularly. To help a rabbit get used to being handled it is always good to feed it a piece of vegetable or fruit by hand, it will soon become used to this and will feel comfortable letting you stroke it whilst it eats.

At some points you will have to pick up your rabbit, once your rabbit is happy you will have nothing to fear, it will accept it being picked up and stroked and will usually accept being picked up carefully. The best way to pick up your rabbit is, by placing one hand under the chest of the arm and the other one over the rabbit’s body and other under its bottom, so that you can support its hind legs and then lift it. You should never lift your rabbit too high in case of wriggling and falling, and a rabbit must never be lifted by it ears either. Once you have lifted your rabbit they should then be sat on your lap or held against your chest.

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