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rabbit tips?
hey! does anyone know any good tips for training a rabbit? my rabbit's really jumpy and i want it to relax and be calm when i'm around... i also want it to play a little bit, and maybe let me hold it.. right now he barely lets me pick him up... thanks so much!!
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~Lana
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go to www.rabbitsecrets.com and they have great tips
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i had the same problem with my rabbit, the key to solving the problem is patience. rabbits are very excitable and you have to earn their trust before you can interact with them. try just sitting next to the cage for awhile, and let it get used to your presence. talk softly to it, and don't make any loud noises or sudden movements. gradually open the cage, and leave it open for awhile until it gets used to this. then try stroking it on the back--not the neck, as that will traumatize it more. eventually, it will realize you aren't going to hurt it and will start to trust you.
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I totally agree with anonymous 1, Just work with your rabbit a lot. it'll get used to it's surroundings and everything, hes' just nervous. dont' go disiplining it just cuz it' juumpy
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DO NOT THROW IT AGAINST THE WALL OR STARVE IT! dont listen to what these other idiots (srry but they r) r saying..theyre retards who dont have a clue of how to take care of rabbits. rabbits do have brains! all u have to do is spend alot of time with it..put it in ur lap and read or something..rabbits only like to be picked up when theyre relaxed. dont only go to its cage to pick it up..have an "understanding" with it..go to it to feed it a treat (grapes or bananas) and just sit there for a while and look relaxed and look it in the eye..good luck! (anymore questions ttme, these other ppl dont know what theyre talking about) good luck!
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hmmm training it not to jump is hard. positive reiforcement works best, when hes clam give him a treat. when hes noit calm dont feed him at all. well of course not to the point of starving him but you get the idea.
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Rabbits aren't as dumb as other people are claiming. Remember that they're hunted in the wild (and humans are hunters in the wild), so they're going to be skittish by instinct. It takes some time, but if you make him feel safe he will eventually begin to trust you. I don't know if this would work for rabbits, but I sewed a little fleece "sleeve" for my guinea pigs to crawl into, and they feel safer being picked up and held in that.
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Heh, sorry to dissapoint you but rabbits don't have a brain big enough to understand what a carrot is. They think: "Hey it's long and skinny. I'll eat it." And yet they do. Rabbits are just there. They're not to be trained or handled. Leave the thing alone and pet it on the head ever so lightly. Don't mess around with the thing, please.. they can bite off your fingers..and more. Danger will await you. Child.
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rabbits are like that. they jump and aren't that easy to pick up and hold. i suggest u buy/build it a nice big hutch outside. otherwise, if its an inside rabbit, make sure it has lots of room to run and just spend time with it... good luck! :)
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ok you are not gonna like this but you are gonna have to teach it disapline. when it wants to get too jumpy your gonna have to tell it to stop if it doesnt stop your gonna have to give it a time out.eventually it will get trained to do what you say in cases like saying "no" but you still need to praise it when it does something right. hope i helped
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