Project 30: Can We Train a Rabbit to Like Being Picked Up?

In this video, we embark on an experiment to see if we can train our rabbit to like being picked up. We know that rabbits are prey animals, so they naturally have a fear of being picked up. But we're hoping that by picking him up regularly and gently, we can help him to associate being picked up with positive experiences.

At the end of the 30 pick ups, we'll see if Pigpoke has become more comfortable being picked up. If so, we'll share our tips with other rabbit owners. But if he still hates being picked up, we'll admit defeat and swear off picking him up altogether.

This adopted rabbit hates being picked up. The rabbit hated being picked up the first time, and the rabbit has hated it every time since - being held or picked up basically makes the bunny become a mad rabbit / angry rabbit / enraged rabbit. It's kind of like what happens to the Incredible Hulk, except more intense. What do rabbits do when they fly into a rage? They pretend bite at you and angrily take bites of carrots just to fling them at you, and then spit them out all over the place. Rabbit teeth are very sharp and can be very scary! Fortunately the rabbit does his best to restrain himself and not actually bite humans. Thank you, bun!

Are you wondering how to hold a rabbit? This is one way to hold a rabbit, but there are others. The rabbit hates them all. Why does the rabbit have such a problem making a rabbit picked up and rabbit held video? We have no idea, but it must stem from his troubled past. (He was found abandoned outside in the snow and the shelter said it took three weeks for him to be caught.)

The rabbit has gotten much better being around humans, and does not mind humans petting him anymore. After you set him down from being picked up and held, he engages in an epic protest, and definitely holds a grudge, usually until dinner time. However, the length of these protests is lessoning, fortunately.

We have received differing rabbit care advice on holding a rabbit. There's one school of thought that perhaps it's better for him to get totally comfortable in his new home with his new humans before picking up the rabbit or holding the rabbit. On the other hand, the sooner we begin the process of getting him used to being picked up and held, perhaps the easier it will be. We certainly do not want to bother the beast, but he has to be held when his nails are cut, and when he goes to the vet for his checkups. So it's much better, and safer, if he can calm down and get used to it.

Here's some additional background: We adopted a rabbit! We've given him a few gifts so far so that maybe he stops hating us. The rabbit is scared of lots of things, but is slowly warming up. Adopted Rabbit is still a skittish rabbit / scared rabbit, but we remain undeterred, and will redouble our efforts to win his love!

We thought we were good at rabbit petting, rabbit feeding, and rabbit holding, and most other rabbit care activities, but we have now realized that we are actually not that good with rabbits, we were just good with Pipkin rabbit. To be blunt, after adopting this new rabbit, we realize we have no special rabbit skills, but we will do our best, and endeavor to get Adopted Rabbit to love us as much as we love him! Maybe one day we can even make a rabbit learns he is adopted video.

We are still trying to get the rabbit to like us - bribing him with food and coaxing him with food. You would think the bunny would run out when coaxed with food, but he is still a scared rabbit. Maybe one day he will like making rabbit eating videos, or rabbit ASMR videos, or rabbit tries foods for the first time videos, or waking a sleeping rabbit by surrounding him videos, or a rabbit learns he is adopted video, but that day is not today :) However, the adopted rabbit is slowly warming up to us. He is sometimes a skittish rabbit and sometimes a mad rabbit / angry rabbit, but he does really like being a free roam rabbit / free range rabbit. He does rabbit binkies and rabbit 500s / bunny 500 (rabbit running like crazy around the house).

Thanks for checking out Pipkin, Adopted Rabbit, and our rabbit channel. We hope you think Pipkin and Adopted Rabbit are the the cutest rabbits ever. Pipkin really enjoyed making videos - ASMR videos in particular! We don't know what Adopted Rabbit likes yet, but hopefully he likes eating! Pipkin and Adopted Rabbit are both free range rabbit / free roam rabbit and we all enjoy making cute rabbit videos. If you'd like to see more cute rabbit videos, please watch some of our other work!

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