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Survey: How many rabbits enjoy being handled?

CrazyGal330

Warren Scout
I think most people here would say that the majority of rabbits do not "enjoy" being handled, some hate it, some tolerate it, and a special few genuinely enjoy cuddles. I was curious as to the actual ratio of "normal" rabbits to cuddle enjoying rabbits so I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread to gather numbers if people could join in we could get an idea of how rare/common they really are. For the purposes of this I mean being picked up or cuddled as handling, as this seems to be the misconception for many people. I'll go first for my parents bunnies:

Number of rabbits: 3
Number that enjoy handling:0
Number that tolerate handling:2
Number that hate handling:1
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Number of rabbits: 2
Number that enjoy handling:2
Number that tolerate handling:2
Number that hate handling: 0
 
Number of rabbits: 5
Number that enjoy handling:0 but can depend on the mood of the rabbit lol
Number that tolerate handling:5 but with honey and charlie as soon as you start to move with them they wriggle like mad!all are generally good with bun checks etc...
Number that hate handling:0
 
2 buns
0 enjoy being picked up
Ori likes nose rubs and is ok being picked up and you can snuggle him
Scarlet will tolerate being picked up (she doesn't struggle, just has a definite "get off me ape" look on her face) but doesn't like being fussed at all and hops away
 
past and present rabbits included

3 buns
3 tolerated being picked up
0 enjoyed being picked up
1 hate being picked up (even though he tolerates it, you can tell he really doesn't like it)
 
Number of rabbits: 2
Number that enjoy handling:1
Number that tolerate handling:2
Number that hate handling:0
 
Number of rabbits: 7
Number that enjoy handling:6
Number that tolerate handling:1 Matilda:lol::roll: she just has no time for cuddles ha
Number that hate handling:
 
Number of rabbits: 2
Number that enjoy handling:1
Number that tolerate handling:0
Number that hate handling:1

buttons tolerates being handled by my oh, but with me, it'sa big no no"
 
8 Bunnies...

4 hate it (Willow, Molly, Rosey and Bertie)
2 tolerate it (hope and Poppy)
2 like it (Lucky and Daisy)

I really dont make a habbit of picking them up unless im putting them into the carrier/moving them from somewhere etc :)
 
Number of rabbits: 7
Number that enjoy handling: 2
Number that tolerate handling: 2
Number that hate handling: 3
 
3 rabbits

Tolerate it for up to 5 minutes - 2
Goes completely ballistic, and will even attempt to jump out of my arms when I'm standing up - 1
 
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