does anyone else have a bunny and do u train it?

Question

my bunny doesnt do anything and i wanna train it to do fun stuff like hop

Answer 1

Sure, your bunny is communicating with you in lots of different ways, constantly - you just need to relax around him so that you and he can become closer, and then he'll be even more uninhibited around you! Have a good browse of this site, and then you'll be able to understand what your bunny is doing -
http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html

Also, have a read of these great detailed rabbit sites -
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/?once=true&
http://www.tagyerit.com/hopline/cold.htm
http://www.rabbit.org/
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html - http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyfood.html - my own site - please have a browse. I hope you can find more info browsing all these sites - enjoy!

Answer 2

hmm.....you're not running a circus, so just allow your bunny to do what is natural for bunnies to do. If you want to train an animal to do tricks, dogs are your best option. With your bunny, you can try teaching with treats and such, but these lil' creatures are already adorable enough in their own ways. Lots of love and cuddles will make them more receptive and interactive with you. Building trust, rather than teaching tricks, is more important in a pet-owner relationship.

Answer 3

Training a rabbit can be quite difficult, if at all possible. Considering you must keep the stress rate down to minimum. The most training I've ever seen a rabbit have, is litter-box training.

Answer 4

they are hard to train - My bunny potty trained himself, we just put out little boxes with his litter in it for him to 'go' in and he has done good ever since, with a few accidents that are to be expected.
As far as training him to do other things... he knows come on lets go and follows me....he knows the sound my bedroom doors makes when we open it, he like to chew on my really expensive wood bed, better taste good for that much!
I would say try training him by sounds. Good luck!

Answer 5

i have a bunnies and i trained them to use the litter box.. and one of them likes to play games in my yard like hide and seek. It's cute cause she'll go like hide in a bush and then someone will go find her and run and hide behind something and she will come and find them. But I didnt train her to do that. When she was a baby we would just chase her around my house and she liked it.

Answer 6

I taught mine to use a litter box and to sit up on command. Go to the Yahoo group Clicker Bunnies and Critters for ideas.

Answer 7

I trained mine to use the litter box, to come to me when I say the word "treat", to hop in a circle on his hind legs for a treat, and to crawl for a treat. He also comes to me, no matter where he is in the house, when I shake his treat box.

It's hard to train a rabbit, and mine is easy going.

Answer 8

I used to breed rabbits about 2 years ago. The female, Casey, had a litter of 5 and one was very special. He came to his name if you shouted, JR.!!! And when you said, 'Cage' he would hop over to his cage and stay in! He was a Dutch X Aguti rabbit. He was the best!! But he was ill and died.

Thanks for letting me share my pet with you!

Answer 9

you cn train rabbits to use a litter pan. They have corner litter pans at petsmart, petco or your local petstore. Rabbits will go to the bathroom in places they feel comfortable at, so be sure its cage is roomy, and be sure you pay it some attention. They get bored pretty quickly.

Answer 10

I HAVE A BUNNY AND I TRAIN IT IT GO'S TO THE PODDY IN THE CORNER O THE RESTROOM
AND WHEN ITS DOING SOMETHING BAD JUST SAY AND REALY LOUD "NO!" AND THEY LIVE TO BE PETED WHILE THEY ARE HOLDED.OR ASK MORE QUESTIONS AT [e-mail]