mokelembembe666
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Are the smaller rabbit breeds easier to pick up and hold even during their adult and full grown size?
Are dwarf bunnies easier to pick up and hold?
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This question has been answered multiple times already, including as quoted above.
Honestly, if you are looking for a pet that you can pick up and hold, then find something other than a rabbit.
Handling your rabbit is something you have to learn anyway. I like big breeds because they are more sturdy, and less likely to get under my feet. How difficult your rabbit is to handle doesn't just depend on size, but also on character. Sure, a small rabbit doesn't have the sheer power to slash you from shoulder to hip (=exaggeration, it's not that bad 
, but I lost some T-shirts and blood) like mine have, on the other hand they are more fragile.
There's another breeder down the road who focus on pet rabbits - once she tossed 3 or 4 of her rabbits into my arms and they all were just "uhm, hi?", no issue at all. Only rabbits with such an attitude I ever met. My 10lbs farm rabbits on the other hand have a very strong opinion about being picked up, and it took me some years to get it right. Also met dwarfs that were virtually untouchable.
To pick a rabbit up you first have to get to it - if you force it on a rabbit, big or small, that will not work well. If you think that small rabbits are easier to pick up just because they are more easily overpowered, I don't think that will work, it will scare the rabbit, and break trust. Imho the size doesn't matter much in the end, there are bonuses and drawbacks to everything, you have to work with what you got.
I consider handling them one of the smaller topics concerning keeping rabbits. It's one of the things you'll have to learn anyway.
, but I lost some T-shirts and blood) like mine have, on the other hand they are more fragile.There's another breeder down the road who focus on pet rabbits - once she tossed 3 or 4 of her rabbits into my arms and they all were just "uhm, hi?", no issue at all. Only rabbits with such an attitude I ever met. My 10lbs farm rabbits on the other hand have a very strong opinion about being picked up, and it took me some years to get it right. Also met dwarfs that were virtually untouchable.
To pick a rabbit up you first have to get to it - if you force it on a rabbit, big or small, that will not work well. If you think that small rabbits are easier to pick up just because they are more easily overpowered, I don't think that will work, it will scare the rabbit, and break trust. Imho the size doesn't matter much in the end, there are bonuses and drawbacks to everything, you have to work with what you got.
I consider handling them one of the smaller topics concerning keeping rabbits. It's one of the things you'll have to learn anyway.
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Moonshadow
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Small rabbits are full of energy, and prone to squiggling and squirting away from “capture” fairly easily and quickly. It takes a lot of practice to safely handle and hold them as well as a lot of patience. It also depends on personality on if they’ll tolerate it.
It usually takes me 10-15 minutes of coaxing/tricking/bribing before I manage to get my free roam bun Min-Min (a netherland dwarf) in my arms. That’s both by using a pet carrier or just doing it freehand. He’s extremely energetic and smart and knows when we want him so it takes that long in either case. And if he doesn’t want to be caught at all, he usually won’t be unless I get the whole family involved.
If he’s being held in my arms a short length being carried from one room to another, I always use the football hold. It’s his favorite position because I have my arms supporting his legs fully, he can burrow his head under my arm, and I can stroke his head at the same time. It’s also one of the safest ways to hold a bun while carrying them and bunnies can usually sense it. Getting my bun to feel safe being held like that took a few months and a lot of patience but now he immediately goes into that position when I need to pick him up manually. If you do decide to get a bunny (any breed) I definitely recommend learning the football hold.
It usually takes me 10-15 minutes of coaxing/tricking/bribing before I manage to get my free roam bun Min-Min (a netherland dwarf) in my arms. That’s both by using a pet carrier or just doing it freehand. He’s extremely energetic and smart and knows when we want him so it takes that long in either case. And if he doesn’t want to be caught at all, he usually won’t be unless I get the whole family involved.
If he’s being held in my arms a short length being carried from one room to another, I always use the football hold. It’s his favorite position because I have my arms supporting his legs fully, he can burrow his head under my arm, and I can stroke his head at the same time. It’s also one of the safest ways to hold a bun while carrying them and bunnies can usually sense it. Getting my bun to feel safe being held like that took a few months and a lot of patience but now he immediately goes into that position when I need to pick him up manually. If you do decide to get a bunny (any breed) I definitely recommend learning the football hold.
Depends, I’ve never personally had dwarf bunnies, but I feel like it’s not good to want dwarf buns if you’re tryna hold them by overpowering them. We need to remember that we are humans, bunnies are bunnies. Holding the by overpowering them is NOT good.
It seems like you rather have a stuffed animal than bunny.
It seems like you rather have a stuffed animal than bunny.
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