wow that is a great idea. to say down jsut before putting them down cool. cotton is fussy about beign picked up I usually have to hold his scruff then lift from under him.   feda she does not like it and I don’t do it everyday so she won’t think everytiem she sees hands she is going to be picked up. however you have given me good idea here say pick up and down pick up once I got them cornered and down when well you know. and good going that class msut have been excellent. I want one.

Great progress and I’m adding this to the FAQ’s section!!!

This is a great thread! My daughter is still quite nervous about lifting her bun, even though Pip comes from a pet store and is very ‘hold’-able. Mimzy is much more skittish and I actually have a constant routine first thing each day when he’s removed from his pen for xpen play. Three times around the bottom of the cage at least. If he’s feeling particularly uppity, once up and down the stairs as well. I get those thumps regularly. But he really likes when I let him down on the bed for his monthly checkup, then he’s hard to catch.
I would add, the attitude of the person doing the picking up is very translatable to the bun. If you’re going into it scared, bunny is most likely going to give you a real dress down on handling. I was truly surprised, being a new bunny mum this year, just how sensitive they are to our feelings. (Not that they can’t be insensitive to them as well…as in the ‘bunny butt’ situations.) ^^

lol.  how true mimzmum.  great thread sagecat! 

i have had some success in picking up pinky bun but have not maintained a consistant schedule like yours (or like i originally planned).  reading this has inpsired me to get cracking.  it’s never too late.  i had to corner baby bun for years to pick her up and now i can walk right upto her and scoop her up and have her jump the last step out of my hands when putting her back down.