Bunny scared of sweater?

[Mocha And Barkley]

Hi Everyone!

I had a strange thing happen to me last night. I attempted to cut both of my bunnies nails (totally failed – will have to call the vet to help) but after that my two bunnies ran into my brother’s room and hid under the bed. I figured it was because they were upset with me for trying to clip their nails.

After about an hour Barkley came back to my room and was acting totally normal – she would run back and forth between rooms but always come out when I called for her. Mocha on the other hand was hiding the entire time – anytime he saw me he would run and hide. I have been nervous because he does have teeth problems so I thought maybe he was in pain. He ended up staying in my brothers room all night.. I was very worried as this was extremely unusual. 

This morning I changed my sweater into something not so baggy, and he came running over to me Binkying! He has been normal ever since – has anyone else ever had something like this happen? First time for me so I want to make sure there wasnt something I was doing wrong. 

Thanks!

[LBJ10]

It probably wasn’t the sweater. Some bunnies do hold grudges longer than others though.

[Bam]

If they get scared or you do sth unpleasant to them (cut nails, syringe-feed etc), it’s normal for them to keep their distance from you for a while after. There’s no telling if Mocha somehow associated the sweater with the unpleasantness, but my guess he probably just hated the nail-clipping-attempt.

I’m sorry you didn’t get the clipping to work though. I always take help from another person who holds the bun in his lap while I clip. I have the bunny in a burrito. The person holding the bun should try to cover the buns eyes with his hand or a piece of towel, because buns tend to calm down if you let them hide their face.

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