| Handling |
| Bunny Trail Farm |
Rabbits require careful handling! They can easily experience
spinal injuries so it is very important to always support your a
rabbit by its ears. A child struggling to hold a wiggly bunny
could be badly scratched and the rabbit injured so for this
reason and others, children should always be supervised with
rabbits. Have a child sit on the floor to hold the rabbit. Smaller
children should only hold bunnies on the ground and not carry
them around because one accidental drop could really injure
Rabbits are ground-dwelling animals and usually become
frightened when lifted into the air. If your bunny doesn't like to
be held, desensitize him or her slowly and carefully. With time
and gentle handling, he will come to trust his human
companion and relax more readily when being held. For this
being handled if on their backs and their cheeks stroked.
I suggest that during the first few days home with your new
bunny to leave him/her alone until the bunny gets used to it's
new cage/hutch. . This is a very stressful time for your bunny
because he is in a new place, with new smells, & around new
people. I recommend leaving your bunny alone for the about
three days to allow him/her to adjust to the new surroundings.
After a few days then you can hold & play with your bunny to
get him used to you. Never leave children or other animals
unsupervised with a bunny as they are fragile and a disaster
can happen quickly.
spinal injuries so it is very important to always support your a
rabbit by its ears. A child struggling to hold a wiggly bunny
could be badly scratched and the rabbit injured so for this
reason and others, children should always be supervised with
rabbits. Have a child sit on the floor to hold the rabbit. Smaller
children should only hold bunnies on the ground and not carry
them around because one accidental drop could really injure
Rabbits are ground-dwelling animals and usually become
frightened when lifted into the air. If your bunny doesn't like to
be held, desensitize him or her slowly and carefully. With time
and gentle handling, he will come to trust his human
companion and relax more readily when being held. For this
being handled if on their backs and their cheeks stroked.
I suggest that during the first few days home with your new
bunny to leave him/her alone until the bunny gets used to it's
new cage/hutch. . This is a very stressful time for your bunny
because he is in a new place, with new smells, & around new
people. I recommend leaving your bunny alone for the about
three days to allow him/her to adjust to the new surroundings.
After a few days then you can hold & play with your bunny to
get him used to you. Never leave children or other animals
unsupervised with a bunny as they are fragile and a disaster
can happen quickly.
© 2006-2011 Bunny Trail Farm.
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