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Baby rabbit nipping

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Question
I have recently brought a baby neverland dwarf rabbit for my children.I am always there when they handle her but she has started nipping them quite hard when she's on their laps. She has never nipped me and seems quite calm when being handled. What can I do to discourage this behavior?


Answer
She may not like to be sitting with them, and they may not quite know how to handle her.  There is a good article written by a woman who raised her daughter with rabbits, it is at http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/children.html  She has information on how each age group can interact with a rabbit to make sure neither of them is injured.

Kim