LumLumPop
Well-Known Member
So I have a rabbit named Lewis who DESPISES being held. He will buck and kick and try to leap from my arms. I try to avoid picking him up very much but sometimes he gets stuck in the upper layer of his cage so I have to carry him to put him back in the lower level. I have heard that when you scruff a rabbit you grab the loose skin on the back of their head(NEVER the neck)along with cupping their ears. Then you NEVER hold them by only the scruff. You need to scoop your hands under their hindquarters and support them. Done correctly this immobilizes them so I don't have to worry about Lewis leaping out of my arms and hurting himself. I tried to but he still bucked and kicked so I had to set him back down. I pave tried turning him over on his belly. Once he's belly up he can't move but getting him there is a real struggle!(I've had to go to the counselors office because they were worried with the cuts on my arms and I had to explain that it was a rabbits doing! -.-). I really need to learn how to pick him up fast and easy...er. I've tried holding him against my chest. It used to work but lately he's gone through long bouts of paranoia so it doesn't really work anymore. (My Dad couldn't help but point out the irony that Meriweather Lewis had paranoia and now Lewis seems to be paranoid...)