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I mean I haven’t been entirely negligent. When Dortmund is being a pain in the butt, or a bad rabbit, he goes back into his cage. And while he doesn’t really mind being there, he definitely prefers running around outside of it more.

I may have spoken too soon. I was taking dortmund out of his cage and he started flailing about — he doesn’t normally do this — and me managed to get away and fell about 3 feet, hitting his head on my nightstand before falling to the floor.

So I’ve been picking Dortmund up and moving him around a lot more recently. Three or four times a day. And he is struggling a lot less, often not at all. I think he’s learned that nothing bad happens when I lift him except that at the end of the ride he gets a bit of dried strawberry.

Maybe Lionel is feeling insecure. Have you considered getting him a dapper little hat to wear to make him feel better about himself.

Yeah. I know. Honestly I would find docile boring. I like how much he runs around and stirs up ****. That said, when it involves learning how to pick him up (which seems necessary) having him sit still would be useful.

How goes the bond8ng?

How do I get Dortmund to be docile. Nearly every video I see of someone picking up a rabbit, or carrying it around, or clipping its nails, looks like it is relaxed and in some sort of bliss. Dortmund on the other hand is constantly hopping around. He will sit still if I’m not around and he...

But you are right, I should learn how to do it for nail trimming if nothing else.

I kind of cheated and just took him to the vet to do that.

meh. We get along well enough. He doesn't like being carried so I don't carry him. When I want to move him, he goes into his litter box and I carry the litter box where he needs to go. Sure, he's spoiled but I like him that way.

Have to admit I still haven't learned how to properly hold Dortmund.

Curious because of two reasons. A friend of mine has a daughter who is just a bit older than 2 years old, when my friend found out about Dortmund she invited him over for a play date. Not sure about this one. the other case is a bit easier. I’m driving to Florida over X-mas. My niece and...

I got Dortmund these balls made out of wicker. I put one in his cage and in the middle of the night I heard scrunch scrunch scrunch. In the morning the ball was gone. So I though, the little guy must really like these wicker balls. Every day I would give him a ball, every morning or two the...

Though I'm not actually from Iowa. I was born in Chicago, my parents moved to Boston when I was 1, then to Montreal when I was 4, and Toronto when I was 6 and where I spent most of my life. Then I moved back to Chicago and spent 4 years there, 10 years in Washington DC, 2 years in Minneapolis...

I live in Coralville.

Alas, they don’t seem to have a branch in Iowa.

Dortmund still sometimes hides in his hole when I come visit. Usually I give him a few minutes and eventually he sees it is me and comes out to play.

Though it sounds like the other folks are recommending the vet, which is sound advice.

If your rabbit is an indoor rabbit and doesn’t get a lot of sunlight try giving her some pellets that have vitamin D in them. The only way humans (and I suspect rabbits) get vitamin D is from sunlight and from dairy foods. And low vitamin D levels cause depression.

Thanks, though if he doesn’t stop I may have to take away his bed privileges. I am a bit sensitive about my eyes — I’ve had 6 eye surgeries in the last 2 years.