Ted an Petal
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Do many people do this? i never do it to mine not even when i'm cutting their nails. i do remember i could do it with one of my childhood buns but i wouldn't do to ted, theo or petal.
Do many people do this? i never do it to mine not even when i'm cutting their nails. i do remember i could do it with one of my childhood buns but i wouldn't do to ted, theo or petal.
I have in the past, one of mine got gaffa tape stuck between his front legs and there was no way I was going to get it off him. Other than that, I don't think I would, as I have read that when on their backs they are in a deep state of fear, and that doesn't sound too nice.
Surely if done daily they would get used to it though?
Harley is fine on his back. Will happily eat dandelion leaves, (I do turn him back to normall before he has chance to swallow). I'm sure if he was petrified he wouldn't.
Surely if done daily they would get used to it though?
Harley is fine on his back. Will happily eat dandelion leaves, (I do turn him back to normall before he has chance to swallow). I'm sure if he was petrified he wouldn't.
Tonic immobility or 'trancing' is a fear response for rabbits and will put them under stress at some level no matter how much they are used to it. For these reasons I would only use it if absolutely necessary - to clean blocked inguinal glands or quickly check incisor teeth or genitals/bottoms in detail, and for a few seconds at most. I find it possible to clip nails and check teeth and bottoms as a daily thing with bunny sat normally on my lap.
Thats pretty much what I read somewhere, and the reason they let people do anything to them whilse they are on their backs is that they are too scared to move. Scared stiff as the saying goes!
Mine don't like being touched at all, so I check their bums by lying on the floor/ or sticking my hand between their back legs, bit gross but I would feel any stickies/wet bums. The vet checks teeth and clips nails for me.