Nipped when trying to pick up rabbit

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- 10/29/2017 at 12:26 AM
  sniffablecow
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  After petting my rabbit for a while, I decided to try to get her used to me trying to pick her up. I decided to give it a shot and she gave me a light nip on my hand. It didn’t hurt at all, but still something I noticed. Is this aggression?
- 10/29/2017 at 12:32 AM
  Mikey
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  Nips are not aggression. Nips are how rabbits communicate that they do not like something. She nipped you because she does not like that you are trying to pick her up all of a sudden.
- 10/29/2017 at 7:30 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  Bunnies communicate via nipping so no its not aggression. I rarely get nipped but the other day Buttercup nipped my hand cos she didn’t like where my hand was lol
- 10/29/2017 at 10:14 AM
  Hazelbunny
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  She could be trying to tell you she’s not ready or she doesn’t like to be picked up. If you try again and she does the same thing she probably doesn’t like to be picked up.
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