Trancing a rabbit - Why you should never do it 

well sometimes you need to turn a rabbit over to check it's underside.

given the choice between slicing off its toes while trimming its nails or having it a little spooked, ill have it spooked.

I think great care and gentleness should be used for doing this, I agree about clipping nails, for safety for the rabbit. It makes me sick knowing people turned this into something to laugh at.

For skiddish rabbits it's great for trimming nails

respect

you're a winner

How are you lot doing?

Omg that’s so said.

Janet Jane pretty sure they know dumb ass that is why they said “now I know why”. You don’t have to shove it in their face

I hope you don't hold guilt over that. It's very sad but being so young and not knowing what you were doing please know and remember that it's not your fault.

Curpin u seem to be a very understanding person thumbs up to u dude a great personality trait

So sorry for your loss. Knowledge saves the animals we love, and we could all use more of it.

Thank you and welcome!

I read this comment at the exact time she said it in the video

#savethegamingbunny

#Saveit

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The good thing is you learned. Hopefully in time to mend your relationship with the bun.

If you do it often you've probably conditioned the rabbit to be ok with it. Just make sure it can flip over when he wants to

Are you sure it's a bunny?

Your friends are strangers?

It's fantastic to read your joke:)

@@manuell3505 XD That's so funny

MaGiNe jUsT U NiCeLy wAlKiNg tHrOuGh yOuR StReEt aNd tHeN U SeE A RaBbIt iT It gOeS"WoOf"

MR. SOLID ARISEN yeah, its really hard to believe such things without evidence. If there is no evidence, then there is a 50/50 chance it may or may not be true.

Yea... Studies have been conducted, even twice, revealing the same results. I dug deep for this one though. www.hopperhome.com/Trancing%20Rabbits-Tonic%20Immobility%20.pdf

The studies in question were pretty shoddily done

Go to the RWAF website. Loads of great info there on rabbits including trancing and why it's a bad thing to do :)

Utter horseshit

karen crowe I think Emma's metabolism was not right, for which she couldn't choose what to eat and she ate carpet fibres. This happened to my rabbit too. Her name is totally silly so i can not tell you. She ate my phone's back cover which was not usual. So, i took her to the vet and he gave some antibiotics and a medicine which i don't know and she's now again health. (BTW My rabbits are just 5 months old.) Hope Lila live long. (sorry long comment)

Make sure you get your rabbits some apple tree branches no leaves though.Make sure you give em plenty of hay...all kinds of vegetables...dandelion kale collard mustard greens..a little at a time..a little banana peaches plums apples NO GRAPES. GET SOME PAPAYA FOR THE HELP FROM ANTIBIOTICS...ENJOY YOUR LITTLE RABBITS! BE BLESSED.

KAREN#1 CROWE NOBODY CARES DAMN THIS LONG ASS PARAGRAPH! NOBODY WANNA READ THIS LIKE DAMN I HATE WHEN PPL USE THE COMMENTS FOR THERE OWN STORY LIKE IF YOU WANNA SHARE UR STORY DO A RU-vid VIDEO!!

Kriptonicgamer200 Lol otw

I give my two rabbits one or two grapes a month (yes, a month). They can handle it. Certain ones probably can't.

I believe she said he lays on his BACK!! Do you know or can you see every rabbit in the world? You can't speak to what other people see! Just because you haven't experienced it and you've read some BS study done by some low level scientist doesn't mean you know ALL! The same type of misconception was formed when a study about vaccines causing autism in humans was done. I'm in the medical field and I can tell you that is BS! And do you know how many children were caused undue harm because of that study? TOO MANY!! Just because someone puts something on the internet, doesn't make it true. That being said, I am sure trancing is a real thing, however, I believe some rabbits can be on their backs without being scared stiff (literally). My sweet baby goes on her back all the time, and today I took a video of it, and no I didn't do it to her, she does it all by herself! I'd be more than happy to share the video with everyone, just let me know. I just have a hard time believing that a beloved pet who trusts you would be that terrified if you put them on their backs. Now I can see how it'd be different if a strange scientist who is in a strange cold room did it to them, they're probably scared to begin with! My point is, I felt you were rude to Adrian Akabane, she has no reason to lie. So, just because someone refutes your argument, doesn't make them wrong.

Uh mine did this to cuddle and he was not completely immobile because if someone who wasn’t me did it he’d freak the fuck out wriggling and screeching like someone is killing him but if I’m the only one in the room he relaxed next to me on his back

MrZapparin...Im a troll?? That’s funny coming from an internet gangster/keyboard warrior! I think you need to reread what I wrote, then after you finish, you can stop by my house and see how “abusive” I am to my rabbits!! I’m in Las Vegas, NV…let me know when you want my address! Lucky for them, my rabbits are better cared for than most people in the world! Like I said, I RARELY put them on their backs, one of my girl rabbits does it herself when she sleeps! The only time they’re put on their backs is at the vet and when I cut their nails I flip them over, but I keep their heads slightly elevated & protect their spines. And they don’t go into a trance when I do it!! Do they like having their nails cut? NO, but they trust me, and it needs to be done! What animal flips themselves over and says "please cut my nails!"? NONE!! As for the vaccine comment, you really don’t want to go there with me! I believe what I said was that the study links vaccines to autism, but your mind read something totally different, so let’s address your misinterpretation! Vaccines are created from the dead or weakened viruses/bacteria (antigens) itself, so of course they cause “sickness”! That’s why most of us get a fever and feel like shit after we get a vaccine! The vaccine is injected so the body can form antibodies to it. After the “threat” is neutralized the antibodies break down, but memory cells (immune cells) remain. So, the next time our bodies come into contact with the foreign invader (antigen), it knows how to fight it…and it does this VERY fast. A LOT faster than if you’d never had the vaccine…so fast that we don’t even know that it’s happening! I made that comment to prove that we shouldn’t believe everything that we read/see on the internet! That study was done on TWELVE children at a time when the autism spectrum was beginning to expand based on new criteria & research. Just like this study was done on a small focus group. We can find correlation between almost anything if our views are skewed, it doesn’t make it true! I was sticking up for Adrian Akabane because someone called her a liar and I know she isn’t because my rabbit does the same thing. So the next time you want to comment on someone’s post, make sure you read it thoroughly and make sure you know WTF you’re talking about! And BTW, "shame on you", you know nothing about me, so keep talking shit behind your computer screen in the comfort of your home like the BIG man you are!!

and for the record that was just the conclusion that can be drawn from that study, but it in itself is too small of a sample size to be conclusive.

Are the control rabbits also being handled in some way? Or they just comparing the heart rate to the normal heart rate of a rabbit I mean correct me if I I don't know shit about rabbits but scratching your ass in the same room as a rabbit will increase its heart rate

Maui Randall LMAO

The same thing happens in sharks, big sharks. I always considered them to be fearless creatures. I would not expect fear has anything to do with the phenomenon.

Rocket Man sharks have plenty to fear. like getting stuck in small caves , making ram ventilation impossible, other sharks, dolphins, etc. sharks are far from fearless super predators

Luna The Grey Wolf Our rabbits were defective man

Luke did you not listen? DE-FEC-TIVE. Bitch, we already sent away for our replacement parts.

Fuhq Ewe LMFAOOOO

Same with my rabbit lmao

Same with my rabbit when we hold it on his back for the first time but he no longer claws or woken up by anything as he gets older. Even when I rub his belly directly, I can see him not reacting and his nose breathing calmly like a sweet baby. Was he defective? Anyhow, he is so cute when sleeping in our arms😍😍😍

True! But you always have to remember the rabbit may get more stressed if they are in a unfamiliar environment.

What you say is right. I use to have a rabbit in grade school and my rabbit loved to be carried like this in my ares like a baby. He gets so relaxed like a baby and goes to sleep.

What are you referring to?

Pretty normal actually, it just means you have one heck of an adorable affectionate rabbit that loves being around you. :)

Carla J a lot of people think it is safe for rabbits and even though it is hard to clip their nails you shouldn’t ever do it you can experiment with different ways to trim your bunny’s nails!

Lauren Fiecke this is my last resort, I’ve tried every way possible, even the most popular of wrapping him in a towel with his legs out, he just won’t comprehend and it’s not like I’m being impatient, I have tons of patience especially for my little bun but he’ll never cooperate and this is honestly my last resort

Mairi M stop giving shit advice when you don't know about rabbits.

No, all the vets i've gone to and the house rabbit society does it. As long as you're supporting their spine and being gentle it won't hurt them. The reason people say you shouldn't do it is because rabbits spines are delicate, stress isn't as common so doing it for a few minutes isn't hurting them.

Janet Jane and how do you know?

My rabbit is the same as yours and he loved it so much to the point of daydreaming and talking in his sleep. It's like carrying a big fluffy spoiled baby sleeping peacefully in your arms😍😍😍

The study was done on rabbit's by researchers who only had them for thee months.

Huh. Any idea if they always do that? Because that’s what it sounds like. The scientists were copying what rabbit owners did.

it’s a natural response, it’s nothing to do with trust. it’s a survival reaction, it’s like our natural response to being cold is for our hairs to stand up to trap more heat :)

ǰąɲƹŁŁƹ ɦɨŁŁɨąřȡ - no he’s probably just confused other rabbits don’t usually start making loud noises! My rabbit freaks out when she hears someone talking any louder than a whistle!

Lauren Fiecke xD ok well your rabbit has to get used to loud noises

I was worried about loud noises when I first got my bunny, but it turns out he doesn't care at all. He even loves some of my music and does binkies while listening to his favourite song.

Rebecca Surkitt agreed. My rabbit gets all sorts of things stuck to her paws belly and tail, this is the only way I am able to groom her. Especially her nails! She Gets very fidgety so I like to wrap her in fleece and cut her nails. No pain for her and easy for me

There are some excellent video's on how to groom rabbits on Utube - the only reason people trance a rabbit to groom them is because it is easy for the owner.......

Idk how your rabbits get dirty in general unless they are sick and have squishy poop. Rabbits are very clean on their own if you keep their area clean. Mine is litter box trained and he lives on fleece blankets. Even if he was bad a grooming he wouldn't get dirty lol