equestrian<3
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I recently got a 5 month old Holland Lop. His name is Aubie. I am a first time rabbit owner, and I am planning on showing him as my FFA & SAE project. He can be so sweet! He loves being pet, and he hops up in my lap and nudges me all the time. But I have a problem when it comes to picking him up. I work with him everyday, but he's not improving. I've had him for almost a month now, and he is still just as scared as he was the day I brought him home. I have read over & over again about how rabbits are prey animals so they don't like being picked up, and I have read articles & watched videos on the proper way to hold them & pick them up, by placing one hand behind their front legs and the other supporting their bottom, then holding them close to your body so they feel safe. But I can't pull him into my body before he freaks out and kicks, bites, or jumps away. :shock: I'm really afraid that he is going to hurt himself one of these times. I could really use some advice, because everything I have seen shows a calm rabbit sitting there letting someone demonstrate with them, but my rabbit won't dare let me get farther than placing my hand under his chest.