So just got my little BUNdle of joy earlier today, and he is such a skittish fur baby, so really my only tips are give them space, if your all up in their area they are just not gonna feel safe in where they are, I made the slightest movement to readjust myself and get comfortable and he bolted away from me, I felt so bad, but soon a couple hours later, he was eating, and I wagged my finger a bit slightly next to his eye just so he knew I was there, and he didn’t do anything, and honestly neither did I, I feel like in situations like that, sometimes if they are even tolerating your presence then maybe just don’t really do anything except let them know that your there. ❤ All the skittish bun parents 👇

I’m with my bunny in the car right now we just picked him and I could not be more excited. This video is gonna be so helpful I KNOW IT.

@cpagoals

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your bun! I just got my first bun 2 days ago and I am so excited! 🤍

@sagenelly4916

2 жыл бұрын

ME TOO!❤

@thecolorpurple6321

2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting for the day I can get a bun :’) Not gonna be for a very long time..

@hiraethmae7475

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecolorpurple6321 I myself had to wait for about 3 years so I can relate to how you're feeling.

@bluecheeseproduction

Жыл бұрын

Same here ! I got my bunny a few hours ago and he seems pretty chill, but I dont want to scare him

My bunny just passed away a few days ago. He's sister was all alone and seems really sad, I just got her a friend that she shockingly got along with immediately. She ( the new bun) was bred to be used for meat, the person kept picking her up by her skruff, never had leafy greens, and no hay. She unfortunately is extremely head shy and flinches ( I think they probably where picking her up by her ears). She was also outside 24/7 in a tiney wire bottom Cage that was exposed to all of the elements. so glad she can be with me and my family now.

Got my rabbit yesterday and he comes to me but gets scared when I move, I've watched your other videos and I know this is gonna be helpful

Gratefully Celia’s been giving me love since the first day🥺❤️ She’s just got spayed. We passed the recovery and everything is now safe and sound

Honestly, sometimes the best love is distance. My girl is super afraid of us and has absolutely no interest in being friends with us. So while I talk to her I don’t touch her unless necessary for her health.

I’ve had my lion head bunny for a year and 5 months and she’s STILL so scared of me. I’ve free roamed her since day one. I let her come to me and just sit with a treat. I have watched SO many videos and done so much research 😭

@AngieWilliamson-zf5mt

9 ай бұрын

I've had Sammy for just over a year. I'm his 4th owner so needless to say he's still pensive. I'm finding TIME and Consistency are working slowly. Be patient. Good luck

@debbielynnsmellowminutesme7909

21 сағат бұрын

This is me . I agree. I adopted a 3 year old. And really hard and I have nice dogs but the bunny won’t come around and it’s hard to get him i need to put him back to his pen . It’s frustrating I really wanted a one that was treated better . I know I sound impatient but my issues is I’m tired of it I guess I rescue timid dogs I was just hopeful thinking be easier because I’ve had rabbits before never had issues when I got them as a bunny now decided to rescue one .

I never feed my rabbit from a bowl, I hand feed him every day ever sense I got him so he has never been scared of me before, One thing my bunny is scared of is the laundry room, every time I go into the laundry room he stands outside the door and watches me to make sure I am safe. He is protective just like a doggo.

Wanted a bunny since I was a child. When I met my bun he had his drumstick legs sticking out behind him, never seen a bunny lay that way. The lady grabbed him, he jumped from her to me, licked my nose then snuggled under my chin. Instant heart melt. When I put him in his new cage at home he hopped and sniffed around then fell over. I thought he was hurt, but after immediate research I learned about bunny flops! (Of course got rid of the cage immediately after research so he had more space) I was blessed we bonded right away to me but it took my family some time. He warmed up to husband only after watching us cuddle and him give me kisses. At first he would push him away from me, but then one day he started grooming him. Lol. After the bun got used to the noises of my family he warmed up to the kids. Now we are all part of Bonsai's herd! We all get kisses, we can all get him to do his trained tricks. He runs like a puppy to each of us after we are absent. However, my bun does not like small children, he jist stomps at them even though I never let one touch him. Lol. Anyone he doesn't know he will just stare at them from a distant, took him 2 years to warm up to my mom and let her pet him. Now he pulls on her skirt til she bends down to say hi. Anyone getting a bunny, go down the rabbit hole and do research. It helps so much. Especially this channel! It got me through the worst GI Stasis. I literally slept on floor level with my bunny for over a week and nursed him back to health from the brink. Also important research where they come from and don't remove from mom too early or their life long health can be affected.

Totally agree with all of this & I wish I saw this video 2 years ago when I got my first bunny. We adopted her at about 2yrs old and she’d been abandoned and was so scared of us, she still doesn’t love being held but is so much more open to being pet and comes up to us all the time. So worthwhile watching her grow! Another tip might be getting a second bun for a companion/teacher. About a month after having her we got a second bunny, male, about the same age who’d lived with a family with kids before. He’s suuuuper relaxed most of the time and doesn’t mind being pet - he’ll even come up and demand being pet sometimes! He helped her loosen up much quicker than I think she would have if we kept her solo for the last two years. 💜

I have had my little bun of joy for almost 2 months now and ever since I started free-roaming him in my room our bond has grown so much! He now knows to trust me and will actually now flop around where ever I am in my room. So, if you feel comfortable and your bun is litter trained I highly recommend free-roaming!

Thank you. I’m currently working on a rabbit’s trust who is at least 6 years old very frightened,been abandoned and ripped from his entire family.He’s always been outdoors but I have taken him in knowing that everything is new to him. I have listened to all your advice and hopefully one day he will learn to trust me. He now lives in the house and this is scary for him but I’m trying my best to give him a life that he deserves.

I just got my bunny a few hours ago and have been watching your videos for a few weeks. He seems pretty scared of me and I’m a little nervous so this video is really helpful!

This is so helpful. I'm going through the bonding process with my bunny. And now he oinks when I enter his space. ❤

@ardnaree30

7 ай бұрын

Oinking means he wants to play❤

great video! my bun was scared aggressive for almost a year, lots of lunging, biting, growling. I didn’t know where to get a rabbit so I bought her basically from someone’s backyard shed and she was out in the rain 🙈🥲 i don’t think she got any handling. Fast forward being super patient and giving her space and love she started to warm up. four years later she loves everyone and lives downstairs. She rules the roost and demands pets and lots of love. (especially treats) shes so moody and funny full of personality. It took a very very long time to get to this point. I think people might not realize how very long it can take to win over a bunnys love. Once you have it buns love with their whole being:)

My bun bun and I got along so well in the beginning, it was actually unbelievable. But when molting season came around I started regularly grooming her, she seems to hate me 🥺 thank you for this video queen 💕

@ardnaree30

7 ай бұрын

My bun hates me xd😢😢

Such a helpful video. I am fostering a bunny, have had him 1 week today. He eats from mine and my daughters hands and will let us pet him while he eats but that's about it for now. Seeing this has given me some hope!

I just picked my bunny up yesterday and so far so good...I am trying to free roam in my room as much as I can but once I am able to move out I can free roam 100%. Thank you so much for your videos they are beyond helpful :)

Thank you sooo much! My foster rabbit is a bit traumatized by his rescue situation. There were hundreds of rabbits in a backyard and he was one of them. So this is so helpful. Also - your hair is so beautiful!

Had my bunnies for just over a month and were adopted. Definitely made some mistakes this video clarified on, so I can adjust my approach. Only issue.. The big girl is more aggressive to me now after I had to vacuum their space. Which is sad, but they're shedding and the fur builds up around where they sit the most. also, carpet floor so I don't have many options. She also uses the litter box when she wants to. Bought them a new bed and they refuse to use it. So she made it her personal bathroom.. Spent last night cleaning it. The little one is okay and even greets me at their pen (in a pen when I can't free roam them), and plays. Both were abused by their past owners and were then sent to the SPCA (in Canada) for adoption. I asked what led to them being put for adoption and if they had past traumas. The worker told me they had lots of space and had a loving family so no issue. But she hesitated. I got their Vet records. My poor big girl was starved, found in a cage with no food for 5 days, and the little one also found in a cage had no water for 5 days. So the big girl I think just has a natural distrust of humans so she keeps to herself mostly. I tried clipping their claws today and even that was borderline impossible... Any tips that could maybe help with the litter box and bed? Or even the distrust?

I’m getting my bunny in 2 weeks and your page has really helped me with preparing my space and just overall how to care for these beautiful animals🤍

Cinnabun is an adorable bunny 🐰! I always enjoy watching how! Have a great Sunday, Cinnabun! Bunnies 🐰 RULE!

I have a skittish Netherland Dwarf and this amazing video with awesome tips in there will absolutely help me and my bunny establish that perfect rewarding bond that we are still working on perfecting together! No matter how long it will take, like you said, it will be more than worth it and a huge reward. Thankyou for this Morgan♥

@RizzaC_H

Жыл бұрын

Ugh.. My dwarf bunny just died of starvation. He lived with my guinea pigs, but they would not share his food. I really miss him.

Very helpful thank you so much Morgan!

Your advice is the best!! Thank you!!

Thanks for making this❤

This is a great video. Thanks Morgan! 😃 also love your hair and make up in this video 😜❤

This video is really helpful Happy Sunday Thank you for this video morgan

Picking up my rabbit in a couple days and I'm so excited. Hopefully this will help lots

I recently rescued a bunny who is 4 months old beautiful vienna blue flemish cross lop, she is just so scared when we try and pat her, she is happy to climb and jump on us but immediately retreats when we pat her, so hopefully this works, it can be hard when you just want to love them but she has alrady been through alot in her life. but in the end I'm sure when we have earnt her trust it will be so rewarding! Thanks Morgan x

me too thank you so much

I love your videos so much!!!!💖 I got a second bunny 4 months ago and their bond is so so beautiful!! she was really shy with me and skittish in the beginning and still is, but she lets me pet her sometimes now which makes me so happy!! can't wait to bond with her even more and have her be more comfortable with me💗💞 thank you for sharing your lovely videos with us!!🐰🐰

This helps me alot thank you so much! ❤️

This was great advice!!!

Very glad i came across your video. I went to buy two sisters and one for my friend, which is a boy. The boy bunny is around my friend most of the day, so it’s very cuddly and lets my friend rub him always without hesitation. For my two girl bunnies, they come to me when i have food, smell me, lay by me. But when i go to touch them and try to rub them, they move or walk away lol more like run away. I’ve had them for one week as of today. Then again, I’m at work during the day, so i understand how they are not use to me just yet. For my friend, the boy bunny is very welcoming. I can feed them with my hand and everything, but just not touch them.

I got my rabbit 4-5 days ago. She was born in another place with a lot of other rabbits around her. I went to that place to see how she is thinking i will adopt her very soon. Now, just today she is not really comfortable with me. She is kinda scared as what im thinking. Idk why, but i still love her. I hope she gets normal with me soon

You have been so helpful! I’m a young bunny owner and my rabbit is named moose (I have a thing for naming animals another animal) and my dad refuses to let him be free roaming but I’ve been talking him in to it!

perfect video!!! You are amazing loving this video you helped me very much

Hi Morgan! Your advice help us very much. We got a rabbit 2 months ago and we will be following your advices. His name is Snowball and he is a shy young rabbit. Yesterday evening our bunny letting me to pet him on his head, closed his eyes and made a very soft sound! Is adorable! Please carry on doing more informative videos as this one. Greetings from UK.

I’ve rescued my rabbit about 1 years ago and she’s really scared of people so this will hopefully help me

love it

YASSSS TYSM MORGAN THIS REALLY HELPED!

I got a minlop from a fair and did a little research on their life span I don’t mind spending the year forming that bond in exchange for the many years of companionship to come. These lil guys, if taken care of properly, can live for almost as long as a dog or cat

@ilovehellokittyyk

10 ай бұрын

I just got mine a few days ago. I have two and one is fine with letting how can I pick him up? Also any tips?

I LOVE this channel! I ❤️ cinnabun!

@SincerelyCinnabun

2 жыл бұрын

Your bunny is so cute!

I love you so much this really helped me you‘re the best

this helps so much 😩😩i just got my bunny yesterday

If you have a solo bunny who is skittish try bunny dating them at a local rescue. If they can bond with a more outgoing rabbit they're likely to pick up on some of those traits/feel safe when their partner feels safe. My bunny boy changed completely when he bonded to his little girlfriend and now he love snuggles and head pets when he wouldn't even let me near him before

Cool

It took 2 years to reach trust betwen us and our bunny. She got starved by lack of care and her brother and sisters died because of it. We gave her shelter and she was very agressiv and territorial. With time and care she turned to be a lovable animal. Bunnies are fantastic and you will melt when they flop and stretch with pleasure ! :D N.B : also it's absolutely hillarious when she eat red pepper... it gives her lipstick !!!!!!!

Thanks for your videos, they're so helpful! If I may have a suggestion for one of your future videos, I'd really appreciate one about how to get a bunny to get used to carriers/car trips/vet checks or travelling in general. I have a bunny that is really sweet when we are at home, she lets me pet her, we've even learned a few tricks from one of your previous videos! But when I try to lift her up, trim her nails, put her in a carrier or travel somewhere, she freaks out and doesn't fully trust me for several days afterwards :/. She's already 7 yrs old so I'm scared she'll get a heart attack or something every time I try something like that. Thanks again for your helpful advice in your videos!

hello love your vids the best bunny chanel ever

@SincerelyCinnabun

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@maryamjan8521

2 жыл бұрын

your welcome :3

Ive done some of these with my past bunnies cuz i was so uneducated but now my bunnys a free roam bunny :D been watching ur vids since 2020

@SincerelyCinnabun

2 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍

I accept him as he is🐇😊

My rabbit chocolate chip is a very shy rabbit, I think his previous owner didn’t take such good care of him, or he might just naturally be like that. Something that helped me become closer with him, is actually getting another rabbit! We adopted brownie a month after chocolate because we felt that chocolate chip really needed a friend to get used his new home. Brownie and chocolate have been bonded for over a year and a half now and my bond with both of them is very close. ❤️

I got my new bunny today I named her cinnabon Bec I have watched your videos for so long and she looks like your bunny she is a Holland lop and I love her so much u helped me so much and I'm so thankful for you 😘❤️ my bunny died a few months ago so I just got mine today no joke like 4 hrs ago!!!

Hi, I´m loving your content, just adopted a bunny and did lots of research but your videos are so helpful and I´ll want to know about the rugs you have in your house. Thank you

thank you so much for this video. I found a rabbit 2 years ago, he's very friendly but Lucy (Nethie) who I got to bond with him is still frightened of me. Fortunately they adore eachother so she has him for comfort. She gets better but then something happens like i have to catch her for the vets or a brush and she reverts to being terrified when i walk in the room. She doesn't eat all her cecotrophes and she can get in a mess sometimes so we have to go fairly often to the vets to get cleaned up - there is no way she would let me do it. Someone else mentioned about if you have any tips for catching them in a calm way for the vets/putting them in carriers and that would be helpful to hear because both of my buns find being caught for the carrier terrifying and it upsets me too! Anyway, thanks again I am immediately going to try all these tips with Lucy, I love her so much !

i would’ve needed this before yesterday! now my girl runs up to me when i lay down lol

THIS WORKED!!! Omg

I agree also don't be loud and talk to them in a soft voice

@SincerelyCinnabun

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

You make it look so easy. It’s been 3 weeks, my bun is okay eating out of my hand, climbing into my lap to get food (and then pooping on my lap even though he is litter trained), flopping in front of me, and circling me when I’m nearby. But God forbid I try petting him. That’s absolutely unacceptable. I’m only allowed to pet with my eyes.

Just adopted a very sweet rabbit named Munchkin! Love this channel so much - it has been so helpful.

Love your videos! I have two 10 month old black bunnies. Midnight and Cocoa. Cocoa was the skittish one but he’s a little better now. Midnight is not as skittish BUT Midnight nips me when he’s excited and or wants attention. I’m trying to have Midnight not doing that by just saying in a loud voice NO don’t do that. I don’t know . Also to unfortunately my two bunnies do not get along. They started fighting three months ago after getting neutered and their from the same litter. They use to get along but not right now. Bonding videos are all over the place.

I'm so excited, I just got a baby bunny. I'm not sure what its gender is yet since it is too young now, but I would love to let it free roam in my room. I have carpet right now, this fall I will be getting waterproof wood flooring so I should be able to let it free roam. it's pretty calm right now, it doesn't really like to be picked up but it loves being in my lap

My daughter and son just brought home a bunny today from the fair that was gonna go to the meat truck.. so we took them. My sons is so nice and likes being held my daughters is so skittish so I’m gonna let her watch this.. she’s so heart broken..

Omg thank you for this vid I just got a bunny Yesterday

@SincerelyCinnabun

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats!!!

@Kay-tr9pw

2 жыл бұрын

@@SincerelyCinnabun omg thank you!!!!🥹🥰

Hi! im having trouble bonding with her but there's been so many times where I have to hold her to put her in her carrier to go the vet like today. We have to put ear medication and we had to make her a little burrito and same with her mouth medication and that has sort of broken our bond. I tried to put the treats she likes into the carrier beforehand and she wouldn't even bother so I had to slowly bring her into it without picking her up. taking her out and putting her in my lap to support her enough to get the medication in her ears and mouth was a struggle. she's a calm and confident bunny, she let me get close to her, feed her, and pet her a very tiny bit. Today has been rough for her with getting vaccines and a microchip put into her bc the state requires it. I had to give her the meds today and I have to do it again but there's no way I can do that without being forceful of it for her own good. I feel terrible and like such a bad owner scaring her and ruining her trust in me. But, knowing the meds and the vet are helping her are keeping me a bit afloat. She's been getting used to me and we've made progress but now I'm back to square one...

I like to get Apple or some kind of fruit or green and share it with my rabbit, it helps a lot

hello , i just got my bunny recently and i find this video very helpful but i was wondering if you could give me a little more information about bonding with him

I got my rabbit from a good place, just got him little black sponge haha, but he's scared and hasn't come out his hidey house I made him, for now he's completely free roam, I want him to get used to his space and live as he pleases, but when guests are over, or when the destructive behaviour starts he can be in his pen. Anything I can do, he's just in the hut laying around, I put some water right outside, hoping he will do better tomorrow.

Hello Morgan and Cinnabun! You both are so wonderful and absolutely adorable. I've had my Holland Lop for two weeks now and I keep calling her Cinnabun instead of her name. 😂 Unfortunately, found out she has coccidia and have to give her medicine, which she does not like. hope this will not break the bond I'm trying to create with her. 😟

i wish i could just let our skiddish angora alone so it can build trust first. but we have to take care of his fur tomorrow and i know he will be afraid D:

hi, i love your videos and have helped me so much with my bunnies ( i got only recently) but one of them got scabies from the breeder and i'm so worried about him.. he has already received his 2nd scabies shot but i'm desperately trying to speed the recovery 😢 if you have any tips on what i should do i would be so appreciative 💜

Mine are very very s kiddish and they Jeep hiding sadly however I hope this video helps bc I want them to have a happy life

I got my bunny two days ago, I called her coco. She’s only 2 months and I think she’s scared of me even though she was very affectionate. Now I feel like she’s always on high alert! And it makes me sad because I want to bond with her so bad 😪❤️🥺

Do you have any recommendations for a gate I’m adopting a baby bunny soon and I would like to know what kind of gate to get her?

and her name is Hazel

Good tips I have a nervous bunny who's 5 months old I ca n sit with him and talk to him he will eat out of my hand and he will come nudge my hand but can't touch him yet so just doing the things I described above

I'll be honest. I just learned that yelling at your Bunny is bad. I have a short temper but they get the best care. I woudo say attention but I've noticed that both are scared of me. I feel really bad about it and I'm working on it. They would watch me every time I move and run from me. They still take treats from my hand but run afterwards. I don't want to be known only for treats but as a friend. I hope this video helps. I'm learning to be patient. Also if you're gonna come for me in the comments. Save it. Already said I feel bad and working on it.

Can you make a video of what foods you can feed your bunny and what ages you can feed that certain food for the people who are confused?

Hi my mom really likes your videos and it’s almost her birthday and I was wondering if you could say happy birthday to her in your next video. Thanks! P.S. my mom’s name is Jessica.

Mine is just starting puberty and wants to be close and in the same room, but NO touching, except very late when I want to sleep or when I’m standing and towering over him. As soon as I get down he goes away 😅

Just got my rabbit today

Where did you get your green plate?

I've had my bun a year and 8 months now and he is still skittish of me from time to time. I do spoil him spend alot of time with him. I just let him be.

that last part kinda made my eyes teary lol idk why

These videos will help me the day I finally get a bun 🥲👍🏻

I have been trying to free roam my bunny, Louie. He is totally free roam in my sitting room and all the doors are open in the flat but he just doesn’t want to leave the room. I have put tunnels in the doorway and it’s all carpet but he just doesn’t want to leave the room. Do you have any advice?

I got my rabbit 4 years ago and I never felt a connection with my rabbit and my rabbit never came to me. I was young then and I was sad that he never came to me and always ran away so I lost interest (I know it sounds bad), of course I always feed him and clear his cage but never took the time to actually bond with him. I also never understood on how to bond with rabbits. So I am here now maybe quite late trying to focus on my rabbit and make that connection

My rabbit always hides in corners, under the couch, under the bed and I was wondering why my bunny does that!

Thank you for this video Morgan! I have two rabbits at home -i´m free roaming them and let them outside in the garden, if they want to. but since my female rabbit got neutered, she has become suuuuper shy and she dosent have any trust in me or my boyfriend?? has this happened to anyone else? When we first adopted her, she was a little shy, but came over it, and we had an easy time calling her name and she would run up to us and loved being pet in the nose. Now she looks at us and runs away... we cant pet her or anything... If someone has good advice (despite the ones that Morgan mentions in the video), im all open to that! Thank you

I rescued a bunny that someone had dumped as a pair. After months of me feeding her outside she came inside my house and now I’m trying to litter box train her but my other bun isn’t very happy with me.

I have a bunny (named Eggs 😁🥰) who is pretty skittish around us. When we are at my house and he free roams in my room, he’s fine with me, but we went to grandmas house recently and he doesn’t want anything to do with me. He is kept in a pen where I go out and visit him as much as I can but it’s just not the same. Do you have any tips?

I wish wish wish i could free roam but my dad is allergic and we also have 10 people in my family in my home do u have any other tips to bond with ur rabbit if they arent free romed??

Btw all rabbits are different!!! I got My rabbits 3 days ago and they already let me stroke them, on the 1st day i wasn’t aloud to stroke them. But now they will let me stroke them i still have to work on it a bit as they still flinch a bit sometimes.

Istg, I literally just threw my bunny's trust because I needed to brush him. He's an anogora and I really needed to brush him but he's very scared because of his past life and he's just been for 2 months and a half at my home. I'm so devastated, literally all the time and effort I've put in this, to make him feel safe and comfortable around me, I feel like it did nothing, I'm sad and frustrated....

Would these still work if my bunny sees me as a threat? He was poorly taken care of in a wired bird cage with seeds under the wire about the size of him when we picked him up. Of course, he was traumatised. We brought him home and he was uncomfortable for the next 6 months, that’s when I tried to start picking him up etc. but I put him in quite bad care, so now that I’ve upgraded everything to free roam, how will I gain my trust with him if all he sees me is a threat from before? Bunnies I don’t think understand that us as owners can change, especially my bunny, binky. Please help!

Can you do a video on how to pottytrain your rabbit without having to pick them up as much? I have a problem with this, I am currently working on gaining their trust but since I haven't really gained their trust yet it's hard to pick them up so it would be nice to get some tips for that.

My buns are therapy animals. I can't get on the floor. I have tried to bring them up to the bed and let them play, but if they're not on a leash, they don't stay. Any ideas?