Long-hair rabbit owners... making grooming not scary?

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- 07/24/2013 at 5:04 PM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  Miss Hera is a lionhead, and so she requires pretty regular grooming. She is young, loves to run, hates to be still, and seems to just generally have a bit of a skittish personality. She gets scared every time I need to pick her up for grooming… I hate to corner her in her cage, but if I don’t I end up having to follow her around the house for ten mins until I can finally be quick enough to get my hands on her. I’d much rather slowly rest my hands on her and slowly pick her up, but she’s so fast if I try to be too slow and gentle I can never catch her.
  
  Any suggestions? The funny thing is once I have her caught and in my lap, she actually doesn’t mind the grooming. She seems to appreciate me picking out the bits of hay and getting rid of the tangles in her hair. It’s just getting her picked up that causes the drama.
  
  Tips for a stress-free grooming session?
- 07/24/2013 at 5:16 PM
  LBJ10
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  Carrier?
- 07/24/2013 at 5:30 PM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  Posted By LBJ10 on 07/24/2013 05:16 PM
  Carrier?
  
  I have to pick her up to get her in her carrier, unfortunately!
- 07/24/2013 at 5:59 PM
  LBJ10
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  Hmm..
  
  Does she let you come up to her and pet her? Or does she automatically run away?
- 07/24/2013 at 5:59 PM
  CheriB603
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  What about just sitting down on the floor in the room where she is and luring her on to your lap with greens or fruit? Mine isn’t happy being picked up either (very few buns are!) but she’ll climb onto my lap for a blueberry!
- 07/25/2013 at 10:18 AM
  Elrohwen
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  I get them into a carrier, then take them into the kitchen and brush them on the counter or a grooming table. Both are awful if I try to groom them in their own area, but just let me do it in the kitchen.
  
  To get them into the carrier, I have them closed off in the pen, open the carrier door, and kind of back them into a corner so they don’t have anywhere to go, then I push them in.
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