simplesophiaa
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Occasionally my rabbit lets me pick him up and he doesn't seem to be bothered. But when its time to put him down, he squirms and tries to jump out of my hands.
My method:
I hold on to his chest and legs and slowly lower myself to the ground, but by the time my knees hit the ground he tries to jump out. So then i stand up again and try to soothe him, because his struggle to jump out obviously makes him very stressed.
This repeats usually about maybe 5 or more times before I can finally get him onto the ground without him jumping out. But after I put him down, he is scared of me for the rest of the day.
Is there a better way to train him? and a way where he doesn't get so mad at me.
He is already really shy and doesn't like me much, but I feel like if i just dont practice picking him up for a long period of time he will forget the feeling completely and I will also have to retrain him to let me pick him up, let alone put him down.
Thank you,
Instagram: mrbeansthebun
My method:
I hold on to his chest and legs and slowly lower myself to the ground, but by the time my knees hit the ground he tries to jump out. So then i stand up again and try to soothe him, because his struggle to jump out obviously makes him very stressed.
This repeats usually about maybe 5 or more times before I can finally get him onto the ground without him jumping out. But after I put him down, he is scared of me for the rest of the day.
Is there a better way to train him? and a way where he doesn't get so mad at me.
He is already really shy and doesn't like me much, but I feel like if i just dont practice picking him up for a long period of time he will forget the feeling completely and I will also have to retrain him to let me pick him up, let alone put him down.
Thank you,
Instagram: mrbeansthebun