How I hold the bunnies to trim their nails. I put them in position, stroke them and allow them to calm down and understand I am not trying to hurt them and then do what I need to do to trim their nails. Most bunnies arent happy about being on their backs but quickly calm down when they realize that you arent trying to harm them that you are just trying to take care of what needs to be done. All of our bunnies understand that being handled is part of farm life. Be that moving them from one hutch to another, or taking them out for medical treatments, or simply handling them to keep them used to being held. We try to make sure all of our bunnies get handled on a regular basis. Some are calmer than others and Sophia is a real baby doll who actually enjoys being handled and held. She will seek out human contact and likes to be stroked and petted but even our wildest ones quickly relax in this position and let us do whatever we need to do once they realize that they cannot escape it. Just remember that bunnies have very fragile bones. A firm but not overly harsh grip may be required until they settle into the rhythm of having their nails trimmed on a regular basis. But have found that the nails on some grow more quickly than on others regardless of how long their nails have grown since the last trimming I handle their feet and check and check all of them every time I have to trim nails.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:42:25 +0000
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