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I personally still stick to the old methods of pick a rabbit up and hold on to it. My rabbits love their cuddles and I have picked them up from day one. I do however just sit with them when I'm holding them the first week or so and if they seem to be getting frustrated and want to be free I let them. I still do that now. I like my rabbits to believe that being held is a good thing and that they are not trapped into it. With Molly I took things a little bit slower because she had been tormented by children and was terrified of being picked up (I think she had been dropped a few times). It took me a month to get her used to me and now she circles my legs and scratches at me to be picked up and cuddled! Molly was also four months old when I got her so she's the oldest I've ever gotten a rabbit. I do believe that some of the knowledge on the internet is false and it is up to the owners to decide on what they will listen to. I for one do not listen to the advice of only giving rabbits vegetables after a certain age. It is just not heard of here in Australia and I do not know of one rabbit that has ended up sick from it. I do introduce vegetables to my rabbits slowly just incase but have never had a problem feeding an 8 week old rabbit a piece of carrot. anyway getting off track here!
In the end with Molly I had to pick her up and sit her on my lap cause she wasn't going to do it herself! I would not move while I had her there except to give her re-assuring pets and she got used to me very quickly. So while I do not belive in allowing small children to pick up a rabbit until it is used to being held (cause if it kicks out and scratches they are likely to let go) I don't believe in never holding a rabbit either! Just my opinion....I know other people will totally disagree with me but it works for me.
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