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Forum DIET & CARE New owner of a baby Bunny!

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    • emmalulu
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        Hello All! 

        First off, I am so happy to have found this website!

        So, my boyfriend and I have recently taken a baby polish rabbit (about 11 weeks!) into our home, and we are absolutely smitten with him.  Now, this is our first bun but we did so much research before that we felt pretty confident about the general cost, time and care that a rabbit needs.

        He is a very energenic little guy and he seems to be warming up to use quiet nicely- we try our best to be around him/with him as much as physically possible to aid in the proccess. 

        I have read everything is seems to know about nail clipping ( as it is that time! sharp little things!)  but I am having a lot of difficulty getting his done.  He is all black and so are his nails, which of course doesn’t aid in the matter. After a few days of as many attempts as he would allow me, I have realized I will have to resort to a bunny trance to get the deed done. That being said, I cannot get him on his back, and I feel like im so scared because he is so fragil that maybe I am not being firm enough with him?  

        I was hoping for some general adive on how to get this tricky business done and also any other tips and advice you may have for me being a first time bunny owner- I have read so much but many things seem to contradict and I want my bunny to have enjoyable forever home.

         

        Thanks a bunch!

         

        Emma 


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          Emma, Congratulations on your new furry one!!!

          This link: https://binkybunny.com/HOME/Featured/tabid/244/ArticleID/10/ArtMID/983/Monthly-Maintenance-Checklist.aspx (on this site) has some great nail clipping tips, including back lighting dark nails with a flashlight. There are also more links to videos about nail clipping on the same page.

          I know clipping my last little ones was always a struggle, I never did manage to do it on my own, found it easier for me to hold and cuddle him while someone else clipped. Haven’t tried with my two new ones yet but expect I’ll probably stick to a variation of the same process. Size plays a role, my last one was so little, and these are both under four pounds, so much less to hold on too!

          Best of luck!, it sounds as though he’ll be growing up in a happy loving home!


        • emmalulu
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            I have successfully gotten the two front paws done!! I’m so proud of Potter. I held him nice and secure in a towel and placed him on my lap facing away. He was not impressed by what I was doing, but I found if after every second nail I let him smell the clippers and nudge my hand a few times he calmed down enough to get a few more done. I didn’t end up clipping very much as his quick seemed to be very long.
            I gave the boy a treat and decided the two hind legs will be a task for tomorrow.


          • RabbitPam
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              I will recite my favorite, very successful nail trim tip here. For those of you who have read it before (many times), find a snack and move to another post. I can’t say this enough because it really, really helped me with Sammy.
              First, do not trance. Don’t flip bunny over because their backs are delicate and one squirm could result in heartache. A bunny burrito is good to use, or just firmly keep bunny on the floor between your thighs while you reach for each paw one at a time.
              PRESS/PRESS/CLIP
              You take a small nail scissors, get one nail between your fingers and press the scissor against the nail at the point you want to cut. DO NOT cut at first, just press it, press it again, then clip. If you are touching the quik and are too low so it may cause bleeding or pain, you bunny will jerk the paw away hard. Let this happen. It is a way to work with your bunny to help you know you are down too low. Resettle yourselves, start over, and pick a spot closer to the tip of the nail. Do this again. Do this each time for each nail. I say out loud “press, press, clip!” so that I will remember to do it. It works! The bunny feels it on the quik, but not very much when it’s only the nail. This yanking free is different than the general struggling, so trust your bunny to help you.
              And a treat after finishing it all, or after each paw, is an excellent way to soften the experience with a reward.
              Keep a small dish of corn starch, or a styptic pencil, handy in case you do draw blood.


            • tanlover14
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                RabbitPam has the perfect solution – also, with black tipped nails (three of my buns have nothing but black nails) and we only cut off the very tip. We cut at the point the nail begins to curve.


              • Deleted User
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                  Great news Emma! Good luck on the two back paws.

                  Rabbit Pam thank you for again sharing your favourite tip! Hope you keep repeating it whether or not older members have heard it before! I hadn’t and I’m very glad to now know it.


                • LBJ10
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                    I am able to do Leopold’s back feet on my own. That is usually the most difficult. I will set him in my lap, place one hand around his chest, press his back into my stomach, and then gently roll him back (keeping him pressed into my stomach). He doesn’t struggle at all when I do this and his back feet pop up, ripe for the clipping. He has clear nails though, so I can clip clip clip in very little time.


                  • LittlePuffyTail
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                      Congrats on your new bunny! We need pictures!


                    • emmalulu
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                         Thank you so much everyone for the advice!!

                        RabbitPam, the press /press/ clip what was I was doing with his front paws and found it made me and him a lot less nervous!

                         

                        As for the hind legs I am still have major troubles – I got one nail clipped without any struggle but was bitten (first time ever!) when I tried again. My boyfriend and I are going to try and tag team him, he will hold and keep him calm while I get at the nails (hopefully). 

                         

                        here is a picture for today  


                      • hannaroo
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                          I’ve read in a few places to clip the nails every 4-8 weeks (depending on how quick they grow) but I’m unsure of when to clip my rabbits nails. They’re weeks old now. Any advice on when to clip or pictures of nails when they’re ready for a trim?


                        • LittlePuffyTail
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                            Oh, wow! He’s stunning! Love his markings, they remind me of  horse facial markings. Love him!

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