FatRabbit
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I've had Cadbury for 2 years now. From the timeI bought her, she hated to be picked up but I figured, the more I didit the more she would become use to it. For the first two or threemonths, I picked her up every day, held her against me and petted her.It became increasing difficult to catch her as she became morecomfortable with me and the apartment layout. The daily pick-upsgradually faded. I now only pick her up when it's time for the nailclipping, done by the girl I bought Cadbury from. This involvestrapping her in her big cage then making the cage smaller and smalleruntil she goes into her little house, where I reach in and pull herout. Once she's picked up, she's fine- in the car, she's terrified soshe freezes, which makes it easy for the girl to pluck her off me, clipher nails and hand her back without her moving at all. Once at home, Iplace her on the ground and about twenty minutes later (witha snack), she has forgiven us.
Her nails needed clipping abt 2 weeks ago and I failed to trap her inthe big cage. I read that I could calm her by placing a blanket overher head, but it unfortently didn't even slow her down. When shefinally ran into her cage, I followed and all of a sudden, she lungedat me and bit me for the first time ever. I yelled and locked her up.We didn't get her nails cut that day.
Yesterday, I went into her cage to clean up and she randomly lungedagain, this time on her back legs with her paws trying to scratch me,although I wasn't even very close to her.
Her nails desperately need cutting. Tonight, my boyfriend and I triedto do it with one of us petting her and the other with the clippers butshe ended up sitting on her paws, looking annoyed. Now I'm worriedshe's going to lunge again every time I go near the cage. She keepsgiving me the same look of anger.
I read everything on here, from the bunny burrito to turning her on herback (yeah, right. Cadbury laughed all the way to the other side of theapt while I desperate chased her.)
Suggestions... please!
I feel as I must be failing in some way (or Cadbury is being especiallyspiteful all of a sudden). I've had her since she was 8 weeks old-nobody has dropped her or abused her or even accidently hurt her. Shehas no reason to think I'm going to.
Her nails needed clipping abt 2 weeks ago and I failed to trap her inthe big cage. I read that I could calm her by placing a blanket overher head, but it unfortently didn't even slow her down. When shefinally ran into her cage, I followed and all of a sudden, she lungedat me and bit me for the first time ever. I yelled and locked her up.We didn't get her nails cut that day.
Yesterday, I went into her cage to clean up and she randomly lungedagain, this time on her back legs with her paws trying to scratch me,although I wasn't even very close to her.
Her nails desperately need cutting. Tonight, my boyfriend and I triedto do it with one of us petting her and the other with the clippers butshe ended up sitting on her paws, looking annoyed. Now I'm worriedshe's going to lunge again every time I go near the cage. She keepsgiving me the same look of anger.
I read everything on here, from the bunny burrito to turning her on herback (yeah, right. Cadbury laughed all the way to the other side of theapt while I desperate chased her.)
Suggestions... please!
I feel as I must be failing in some way (or Cadbury is being especiallyspiteful all of a sudden). I've had her since she was 8 weeks old-nobody has dropped her or abused her or even accidently hurt her. Shehas no reason to think I'm going to.