LadyIsabelle2011
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Hi guys,
I think I found a new training trick to keep bunnies from scratching you to pieces when they see that you are carrying them back to the cage. I know that there are a couple of good ways already, like covering their eyes or holding them so that they can't scratch but I never saw anyone mention actually training them to calm their little butts down.
I got tired of the crazy behavior and did what dog walkers do. When a dog starts pulling on the leash really crazy a dog walker will turn the dog around and go the way opposite of where dog is pulling. So, when ever the bunny starts freaking out about going back to his cage I stop what I'm doing and turn around so that he can't see it. When they calm back down I try again and I repeat this step until I can carry them to the cage with them being calm. The first time takes a bit of time but by the second round of this most of my rabbits started to figure out what was going on, although I always have that one that decides to throw a little hissy fit. :/ ...funnily enough they learned not to do this quicker than my dog learned to walk on the leash calmly
Oh well, Its not exactly ground breaking or fool proof but it was something that I figured out that worked for me and I thought I would share.
Also, by doing this I realized that rabbits are little more intelligent than I used to give them credit for.
I think I found a new training trick to keep bunnies from scratching you to pieces when they see that you are carrying them back to the cage. I know that there are a couple of good ways already, like covering their eyes or holding them so that they can't scratch but I never saw anyone mention actually training them to calm their little butts down.
I got tired of the crazy behavior and did what dog walkers do. When a dog starts pulling on the leash really crazy a dog walker will turn the dog around and go the way opposite of where dog is pulling. So, when ever the bunny starts freaking out about going back to his cage I stop what I'm doing and turn around so that he can't see it. When they calm back down I try again and I repeat this step until I can carry them to the cage with them being calm. The first time takes a bit of time but by the second round of this most of my rabbits started to figure out what was going on, although I always have that one that decides to throw a little hissy fit. :/ ...funnily enough they learned not to do this quicker than my dog learned to walk on the leash calmly
Oh well, Its not exactly ground breaking or fool proof but it was something that I figured out that worked for me and I thought I would share.
Also, by doing this I realized that rabbits are little more intelligent than I used to give them credit for.