How to Pick Up & Carry a Bunny! 🐇🥕

[@HooksHollands]

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[@felixandoscar540]

Aw

[@letslearn8034]

Loved the kitty intro!!! 😂 This was super helpful! Definitely will be a huge benefit to us. We have been trying to practice “being held”

[@kukivave]

I was lucky enough to get a mini lop that likes being carried, every couple minutes he will lick my ankles until I pick him up… he then snuggles and grinds his teeth for a few minutes while I pet him, then nudge my hand away when he’s ready to go back down… it’s so cute and he does it about 10 times a day and usually 3-4 times in a row (I’ll put him down, he’ll run around the house then want to be picked up again)

[@HooksHollands]

You definitely have a super sweet, mellow bunny! :)

[@jennbee6758]

I know the right way... thanks though as many don’t.... unfortunately my bunny hates being picked up and rarely lets me. My previous bun loved to be picked up and cuddled. She was my first bun and I didn’t realize how lucky I was !. Still miss her cuddles.

[@jessalinburchette1549]

I've been doing this all wrong! Thank you for posting these helpful tips. I've learned so much from your bunny videos that have helped our bunny crew. Putting bunnies back in their enclosure after playtime is when they always freak out. I will try this new method and I'm sure will have a better experience.

[@Bunnygirl2012]

Oh my gosh! The end of the video is sooo FUNNY!😂🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️🐰

[@katef9635]

I always carry my bunnies with my right arm/hand holding and supporting their bottom and my left arm/hand supporting their upper body. Great video Diane! This is a very helpful and informative video! :)

[@BabyLoufriends]

Awesome video my friend.What a cute bunny 🐰 Love your T-shirt 😊💗

[@HooksHollands]

Thank you 🤗

[@annacolman1427]

I am so glad you made a video on this topic, I love the ca- bunnies!

[@vegassims7]

Your bunnies just love you.. its so sweet.

[@SewingReport]

Perfect timing! I just got a bunny and was wondering the best way to pick her up so she doesn't get hurt. THANK YOU! Also, I gotta ask - do you also sew? I noticed a sewing room pic on your website...

[@HooksHollands]

Yep, I do sew a bit! :)

[@SewingReport]

@@HooksHollands Awesome!!! I noticed you had a sewing machine in a couple other videos and make the snuggle mats yourself. With all you have going on, I don't even know how you manage to fit everything in - it's so impressive. Plus, you have a multi-needle embroidery machine so you must mean business!

[@HooksHollands]

Ha ha, well, I do struggle to find time for sewing and only have basic skills, but I find it mostly relaxing and enjoyable. I also have a 10 needle Tajima embroidery machine that I used for my former business, but it sadly sits unused currently. There aren't enough minutes (or energy) in a day for everything! Your vids are great quality, by the way. I don't even like sewing THAT much and still subbed. :)

[@jessalinburchette1549]

Monogrammed bunny blankets would be super cute! In all your "spare time" of course lol. 🤦‍♀️

[@cloverrabbit5622]

You are so good with your buns. I just adopted 2 new buns this fall, and they don't like to be picked up so I use the football method, where as my old guys don't mind to be picked up at all, they are use to it. Thanks for sharing, I just had to watch one of your videos tonight...haha (I love holland lops). My new buns are lion heads, they needed a home so I took them in. I guess getting a holland lop isn't very close to my future now...ugh...but that's ok.

[@lIlIlIlIllIl]

It's awful when guests come over and just pick them up without thinking. Poor things

[@mrs_jeon787]

Ikr!

[@Adventure12345]

That’s why they must have their own room like a teenager with all perfect facilities

[@chloeruegg2352]

Great video, Diane. Informative and, as always, fun. Wish I had seen this 5 yrs ago when my BeBe was a baby --- and I dropped her. She hit her face on a table and we ended up at the Vet. She was okay but I still feel badly, even today, and it was just because I had no schooling in bunny care. Your channel is a Godsend. Thank you.

[@cindybarton8562]

Love the lettice sharing❤🐇❤ Awww /••\Fozzy💕 All the years I have lived with rabbits i hadn't figured out to let them down backwards, that really makes beautiful sense!!~* Thank you for the great advise!! Lol even the train was nice to hear!!~*

[@HooksHollands]

Thank you! 😊

[@cindybarton8562]

@@HooksHollands You are /••\ deservingly welcome!!~*

[@hausinfactuation]

Thanks Diane! I appreciate the breakdown and the trouble shooting :)

[@dantaylor333]

you have such a lovely story telling voice, that with the gorgeous smile omg you are hypnotizing

[@HooksHollands]

You are too kind, thank you!

[@dantaylor333]

@@HooksHollands I do try my best hehe, but you help inspire me ;)

[@leetlliesl7120]

haha gotta love those bloopers ❤️

[@TheBunnyDojo]

Great video. Your pick up lines and bloopers made me lol ❤

[@HooksHollands]

😁

[@tinabelak9109]

Love the video, the bloopers make me chuckle every time 🤣 My bunnies always pee right when I'm about to take a photo/video of them. 😅

[@ayanniaarmstrong2199]

Early!!! I love your videos btw they rlly help me💕

[@therabbitfamily6591]

Awesome video! Very informative and great showing the proper way of picking and holding buns. Hopefully it becomes more known on how to pick up and holding bunnies. Thank you! 😊

[@therabbitfamily6591]

Also the ears of that lop 😭 he looks adorable!

[@PirateFrodoPotter]

Adorable!!! Thanks Diane!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jasminethegypsymusic]

The best explanation! Thanks!

[@HooksHollands]

You're welcome!

[@BuckeyeBunny]

Awesome vid! Your buns are the cutest! 😁

[@HooksHollands]

So are yours 😉

[@yuanaaudu7532]

The meal u guys shared at the end🤧🥺

[@peanutthepiratebunny9900]

Great video love the cat intro

[@kelleyleblanc5025]

Such a cute video. I’m scared to pick up my 5 month old HL. He comes and cuddles and listens awesome he just doesn’t like to be picked up. I have a medium clear tote I cute a U shape in on one side and that’s his litter box and hay. I’ve trained him to jump in when he needs to be moved. He is free range from when I wake up until I go to bed. I love him 😍

[@MarinSofin]

You made me laugh so hard at the beginning. Thank you for this video i love your channel. New subscriber here :)

[@HooksHollands]

Yay! Thank you!

[@daissmusic]

So cute cats! 😺

[@lifeandthecuriouspet4098]

Thank you, it is very helpful

[@florarabbitry]

Thank you so much!! This is such a help!

[@allenliang8056]

New recording gear? I noticed this video has a 4K option now.

[@HooksHollands]

I bought a GoPro early this spring for filming slo-mo bunny shots but decided to give it a whirl as my main camera since it has 4K capabilities. I wasn't sure if viewers even cared to watch in 4K vs. 1080. 🤷‍♀️

[@gigs6449]

Great info!

[@rabbitkotsuyu]

Awesome❗️Very informative movie thanks for sharing👍🐰✨

[@frankied111]

Thank you for uploading this video. When I was younger a friend picked up my rabbit the wrong way and it panicked (seeing how high it was off the floor) and broke its back leg :(

[@sohakomush7449]

can i use a pet carrier as a nest box as shes quite a big rabbit and wont fit in boxes..

[@MILLIONAIREFRENZYTV]

Hi am over here showing some love

[@becgould3772]

My boys decided on how they like to be carried one likes to be against my chest the other trys a hid under my arm lol.

[@bunnychinchills2384]

Where in the world do you get your bunny shirts, I can’t ever find any in my size☹️ thank you for such informational content, I am getting two Holland Lops August 6th. One is a Vienna Marked broken Tort and the other is a Chestnut Vienna Marked both are from the same litter. I am naming them Meadow and Fiver, both are females. I love your bunny videos, I’m getting the bunnies from a reputable breeder in my area.

[@HooksHollands]

I have a shop with tons of bunny designs on t-shirts (women's sizes and men's through 3XL I believe)! shop.spreadshirt.com/hooks-hollands/ Best of luck with your new buns!

[@animals7d49]

cute bunny🐇

[@rabbitdailylife6197]

I love your bunny.

[@itskmillz]

the thumbnail is great lol

[@HooksHollands]

Many thanks! 🥰

[@masayowolf]

Do you have a link for that cool crate?

[@HooksHollands]

Here is the carrier I showed in the video: amzn.to/3xeBvn6

[@masayowolf]

@@HooksHollands THANK YOU!

[@bigchungus1924]

I’ve accustomed my bunny so much to being held that now he comes up to me himself and chatters his teeth while he’s in my arms 💖🐰

[@giantpostit]

my thumper throws a fit if i dont pick him up and carry him around and snuggle him, and im wondering if its because ive been doing it since he was 5 weeks old and his breeder was doing it before that

[@HooksHollands]

I think you just have one of the exceptional bunnies I spoke of in the video. :) I hold my babies since birth, and only a few continue to be content with picking up after they mature.

[@ladiva1123]

Hi, I have a question and I have two bonded brothers that are neutered and 1 year old. I am considering a girl but in Puerto Rico there are no bunny rescue places so the only choice I have is to purchase a baby female bunny. However I am scared of what I should do as far as bonding her with my bonded pair, one because she will be only about a month or two old and secondly because she cant be spayed until she's at least five months. What can you recommend?

[@HooksHollands]

IMO, you can slowly and carefully have supervised bonding sessions as soon as she's eating/drinking/pooping well and curious to explore her new environment. You would need to be prepared in case she would need separated at any point, but with your boys being neutered already, that should help a lot. There is always a chance they would not get along, but they could be a great trio...you just never know for sure.

[@ladiva1123]

@@HooksHollands Tysm for the advice, I'll take the chance

[@KristinAlayna]

Why won't my bunnies let me pick them up or hold them? They will jump on furniture but will kick if I try to hold them when I'm standing.

[@mayurpatel2901]

Do you have any videos for cutting nails of a bunny who is hyper and does not want to be held?

[@HooksHollands]

I always wrap those buns in a towel (like a bunny "burrito") and having someone help hold while you trim the nails can be a game changer as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqjIZnaAYr6pedE

[@qratedfilms]

Should I try practising this with my bunny, maybe once a week, to get her used to it? Or should I only do this when I really have to, i.e. once a month to trim nails. I wonder if doing it more often will help her get used to it faster.

[@HooksHollands]

I suggest gentle handling often so your bunny is used to physical interaction. ♥

[@mcsmash4905]

those are some big cats

[@melniee2551]

Hope Fozzie got extra treats for this video!

[@jher3535]

i wish you can show how to handle or pick up a bunny who actually does NOT like being picked up since most bunnies dont. its just not the same when its a bunny who is used to handling.

[@HooksHollands]

The bunny in the video actually dislikes being picked up and usually struggles as I walk with him. Firm but gentle grasp, covering their eyes and securing their legs is my best advice for bunnies who are difficult to handle.

[@gigs6449]

Sharing the lettuce is like watching a scene from Lady and the Tramp!

[@HooksHollands]

I was a little worried what might happen if our lips met. 😂

[@Richie016]

The correct procedure to lift Hollands to carry them; is like securing the bunny within the arms.

[@flopsybunnies5841]

Somebunny is shedding 👀

[@alan_hyoke]

I need help my pregnant bunny has been pregnant for 33 days and she didn’t give birth yet but she is bleeding in her private area I don’t what to do can someone help me if she gonna be okay and have the babies

[@HooksHollands]

I would contact your veterinarian as soon as possible, as that will be the only way to accurately troubleshoot what's happening.

[@alan_hyoke]

@@HooksHollands thank you

[@alan_hyoke]

@@HooksHollands she passed away today at 7:00 am today 😔

[@futurefootballer777]

my bunny still hates being carried

[@felixandoscar540]

Hi

[@sumanvlogskasu]

Hello ❤️❤️🐇🐰

[@kwanchan6745]

why no vids for two years ?

[@HooksHollands]

I'm no longer breeding bunnies and just have my remaining few as pets and am working daily on my other channel. I had covered so many rabbit care topics that without the baby bunnies, I lost motivation to continue.

[@kwanchan6745]

@@HooksHollands thank you for taking the time to reply your channel here has been a source of comfort and entertainment for many people over the years, and hopefully will continue to do so for many years to come I wish you well in your future endeavours, but will miss not having new videos of your lops

[@futurefootballer777]

she kept scracthing me when i tried to pick her up

[@mariannenikwedo8070]

Bunny

[@rabbitcouple8264]

hahaha

[@glamourgoddess4654]

My bunny does not want to picked up. At all. Period. 🥲