Yep. The more you handle him (a little at a time), the faster he'll get used to it. Watch the teeth and nails, though! =)

Yes. You can get him more used to you by putting him a basket near you and petting him frequently, then give him treat bits everytime you pick him up.

Totally agree with yarnladyishere.

Try picking him up from the bottom (if you can)It will be more comfortable for him, and once he sees that you aren't hurting him, he'll stop struggling

Are you picking him up correctly? There shouldn't be any kicking going on. Scoop him up gently but firmly by holding his front feet and chest in one hand and his hind end and finally his feet with the other hand, and bringing him close to your body. Rabbits are ground animals and have a severe fear of falling. SO you must hold them very close to you, snuggly holding their feet if they want to wiggle out. Never pick them up by their ears or the scruff of their neck like a mother cat holds a kitten. Do NOT allow any kicking out as a rabbit can actually break it's back from the strength of kicking its' feet in the air and bending it's back in the air.

I think some reabbits just dont like to be held. My english lop loves to sit and be petted while sitting next to me but HATES being held or off the ground. I rescued her so I havent had her since she was a baby. I have had her a few years now and I dont expect it to change. She has improved but still does not like it.

It depends on the breed of your rabbit. If you have a rabbit from the lop family then they welcome and love to be picked up and cuddled. But if you have a rex or netherland type bunny they are flighty and prefer to not be picked up. But all bunnies at some stage will get used to it!

The feet may be kicking because you are picking up/hitting a joint that is sensitive. They have reflex zones just as humans, i.e. under the knee cap. Try a new technique/area to grab...be gentle. Some kicking is to be expected until they are used to being pick up and held, however.

Yeah right. You guys must not have rabbits that dislike being picked up. I have a mini lop who is always as sweet as can be and docile, but the second you pick her up, she starts flailing all four of her legs and scratches the hell out of me. It doesn't matter HOW I pick her up. She ALWAYS does it. The second I have her pressed to my chest, it stops. The worst is when I put her back into her cage. She kicks her back feet, trying to propel herself inside. When I take her to the vet, she does the same to them. It's funny because they consider her to be a very wild bunny, but she's really not. Some rabbits simply don't like being picked up and won't ever. My co-workers have started to ask who I got into a cat fight with.....

ok i am so tierd of trying to figure out what to do lol, i love my male rabbit Pretty Boy and we have a great bond, however when he is picked up he will try to kick off of my body with back or front paws what ever he can do to make me put him down. when i am done i am covered in hair he thumps his foot and runs away stairs at me so angerly, and then comes back like nothing happend. i watched enough videos read enough sites to know how he is sapose to be handled now my question is can i get him to like being held if i try to hold him everyday? or is this just something that can not be learned just like humans, i have my own dislikes that will never change weather or not they are done a hundred times a day to me, i would just be a unhappy person. I do not want that for pretty Boy If you think that he could learn to like it or relax while i do it, what should i do?. this week i started to pick him up once daily and then when i put him down he gets a treat. some days a better then others today however was not so good as yesterday, he kicked and got real mad and thumped his foot and I try and give him a treat as soon as he goes to the floor to take his mind off of ok i need to show her how mad i am. should he be picked up more then once daily ??? to get him used to being held? or is what i am doing fast enough, i dont want to be doing it to little, for him to ever get used to it. And i also dont want to have a unhappy bunny or waste my time stressing out over something that just will not be corrected. I want to hold him to be closer to him to examine him to be able to eventualy put a harness on him and him be comfortable with something restraing him. I think i would be able to do more things with him if i could just get him place to place with ease and less stress. I also have a new baby bunny Precious she is 9 weeks old i have had her for a week should i begin picking her up already?? or wait till we have bonded i did this with Pretty Boy i didnt start trying to pick him up till he trusted me, and i dont think it got me anywhere. Please please please help me !

I agree. We start holding and touching our rabbits shortly after they open their eyes (10 days old). They get used to human smell and touch so that it is not hard to sell them.

Most of my rabbits are docile and like to be held- but not always the picking up process. I learned a technique from a rabbit breeder/ ARBA judge that deals with multiple breeds, sizes and dispositions while handling rabbits. Pick them up by the back loin (right above their back legs) with one hand, assuming the bun is small enough to lift with one hand, and then use the other hand to bring it to your body or the table, floor, etc. to where you always have your hands in a controlling position. Something about this spot disables the rabbits from being too squirrely.

slowly does it just try to keep going a little at a time make sure you are holding him firmly to your chest and yes you should start to pick up the new bunny just a little at a time it is very imprtant that the early encounters of being picked up and or held are good ones - hope this helps