How to care for your baby bunny
how to lift: Pick up your rabbit by the scruff of the neck with one hand
& use the other hand to support his bottom.
Rear end support is very important,
(as without it he may kick out & break his neck or back.)
Giant Doe & kits
To carry your bunny place his head under your arm facing your back,
using your other arm to
support his bottom.
Long sleeve shirts
are recommended
to keep his nails
from scratching your arms.
chocolate steel french buck
PLEASE DISCOURAGE SMALL CHILDREN FROM CARRYING BUNNIES...
AN IMPROPERLY CARRIED RABBIT COULD RESULT IN HIM BREAKING HIS NECK/BACK, PARILIZING HIMSELF,
OR KILLED BY BEING DROPPED ON IT'S HEAD.
small children should be closely supervised, by an adult,
who may seat child & rabbit on the floor.
Please be aware that a rabbit should never be picked up by its wool or ears.
I recomend a child sit on floor while holding bunny the floor
offering support to child and bunny in event child lost grip on bunny.
CAUTION: SUPERVISE YOUR RABBIT IF IT IS LET LOOSE IN A ROOM.
Be sure it does not chew on electrical cords, poisonous house plants, fiberglass fabrics,
or other dangerous items.
GROOMING YOUR ANGORA RABBIT:
Young German Angora Rabbits should be brushed once a week. Failure to do so will result in fur mats and a potential health risk to the bunny, called wool-block (potentially fatal). I recommend a small metal slicker like the kind used on dogs or cats. A metal comb is handy for getting out small mats as well. Difficult mats should be removed with a scissors to avoid stressing the bunny. I also place a bath towel on my lap and put the bunny on that. The towel will catch any stray hairs and keep you from getting scratched. A grooming stand is also a way to go for grooming. Be very careful to use one hand to cover bunny's eyes and face when brushing so you don't get the slicker brush in his eye. PLEASE NOTE: When brushing or combing be sure to hold fur tightly at the skin line with your other hand so as not to irritate bunnies skin or cause pain.
Grooming takes getting used to for you and your bunny. Try it for 5-10 min a day till you both get the hang of it. Once most German angora reach about a year or year and a half old they no longer need much brushing at all since they will then have their adult coats complete with undercoat, awl , and guard hairs. the german angora adult coats do not mat the way a young rabbits coats can. With my adult germans I usualy don't do any grooming except to blow out their coats every 3 months when I am going to harvest their wool for spinning. I do however maintain their manicures every month though.
Bunnies nails should be clipped every 3-4 weeks. Be careful to only clip the part without the blood vein (known as the quick). If you accidentally cut the quick use some septic powder (sold for dogs) to stop the bleeding.
Angora Rabbits can get stressed out from too much pulling during grooming, be gentle, as too much stress can cause your bunny to become prone to illness. 10 min grooming sessions a couple of days in a row are better than 1/2 hour session in one day. I am not an advocate of "plucking" as a means of eliminating the long wool. I use very sharp sizzors about 3" long blades to clip awaythe wool. It is my humble opinion that most folks do not know how to pluck therefore cause damage to rabbits hair folicles, skin and lower rabbits immunity by the stress and pain caused by this cruelty. Even when a trained person properly plucks there is scientific proof that damage to wool production in the lifespan of the rabbit is a result. plucked rabbits density is diminished due to the irreperable damage to the hair folicles in the epidermis.
In the summer be sure your rabbit is in shade all the time, heat stroke can kill very quickly. I also recommend giving your rabbit a hair cut,(hare-cut, LOL) to prevent overheating in extremely hot temps. Sometimes I keep a plastic bottle of water in the freezer to put in cage for bunny to lay on when it is real warm out. Bunny will lay on top of it to cool off. Remove bottle when thawed, refill & freeze again. 
Moma & kits
