Rue hates being picked up. i try not to, andgetting her back in the cage was soooo hard when i first got her. so istarted going behind her with a broom, not touching her, but putting itby her bum. and i only did this when it was time to go back in thecage. now when ever she sees the broom, she goes straight back into hercage. i think it's better for her to get that signal then me trying topick her up. (a magician owned her before, and i think he handled hervery badly)
to get her nails cut, i pick her up from inside the cage, and she hates it, but i give her lots of treats after.
Kweli my other rabbit i have had as a baby, and she gets picked upregularly for her to get accustomed to being held. but, she stilldoesn't like it very much... so I only hold her for a minute or two,like Lissa said.
good luck!
Nicole