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- 07/28/2017 at 12:06 PM
  Candi
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  When I tap on the bed around my 8 week old holland lop female. She will jump around and grunt some. Why is that? I am trying to play with her but, I don’t know how….
- 07/28/2017 at 1:08 PM
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  Rabbits are not like cats or dogs in the way that they communicate. Your tapping on the bed may be frightening her. Also, she would prefer to be on the floor- they don’t like heights. When you first get a rabbit, they need lots of time to settle in and get used to you. She will not be comfortable around you until she knows that you are not a threat. You should spend time on the floor, at her level, allowing her to come to you when she is ready. We call this “bonding”. Don’t try to pet her or be overly affectionate, you may in fact just make her afraid of you.
- 07/28/2017 at 2:49 PM
  joea64
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  I read today on one house rabbit site that when you bring your house rabbit to her new home, you should make sure her cage or habitat is well-stocked with food, water and hay and that the litter box is properly set up with bedding and hay, conduct her into the cage and then basically just leave her in peace for the first couple of days so that she can get accustomed to her new digs and mark the territory as her own, not ignoring her but also not bothering her with pets or cuddles, and waiting even to change the litter until 48 hours have passed so that the bunny has plenty of time to establish her ownership of the litterbox.
- 07/28/2017 at 5:34 PM
  Mikey
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  That is a fear response in most cases.
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