My rabbit won't play or learn. How can I teach her fun tricks?

Some buns are not into tricks. The easiest way to work on this is to find a high-value treat he loves, like a small piece of banana, and ask him to stand up on his hindlimbs to eat it. Once he does this, it's easy to get him to do a complete full-circle dancing on his hindlimbs for the treat. Go slowly, and be patient, and never punish him, and he will get the idea!

Not many rabbits play with toys, the best thing you can do to help keeping them entertained is to let them outside the cage for at least 2-4 hours a day, they will roam around and keep themselves busy.

Hi there. You are going to have to force feed her with a syringe. I suggest you look at some of these YouTube videos to see how to do this: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=syringe+feeding+rabbit I don't know if you can get this in your country but here we use Oxbow Critical Care to force feed rabbits. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005KSOIJG/ref=asc_df_B005KSOIJG5348815/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B005KSOIJG&linkCode=df0&hvadid=218413592118&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=550266868780409041&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011549&hvtargid=pla-355923001198 You can also use human baby foods (fruit and vegetable flavors). You will have to force feed her until she will eat on her own. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

Positive reinforcement is the key. Give her a treat when she comes to you and at the same time call her name. Try to do it for 10-15minutes a day. Then gradually you can try not to give her the treat anymore. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.

First, you should have her examined by your veterinarian to rule out illness or injury. Second, feed a healthy diet of a block or pelleted diet for rodents supplemented with fresh fruits and vegetables. Provide plenty of chewing toys to keep her teeth trim. Once all this has been done, you can use positive reinforcement (treats and praise) to get her to answer to her name or perform tricks. It will take patience and consistency. http://ratguide.com/care/behavior/training_playtime.php

I'm glad you want to train Felix. Working on tricks can be fun and prevent boredom. You can train him with treats and lots of praise and repetition. I'd start with calling Felix by his name and rewarding when he looks at you. Then call him and give a hand signal and ask him to come. Again reward him if he moves closer to you, eventually getting him to come each time. As for other tricks find something he likes to do like like spinning a wheel and give it a name and reward him when he does it. Then you should be able to ask for the spin and he'll do it on command. All this takes lots of time and patience but ferrets can learn just like other animals. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Felix.

Bunnies are notorious at chewing up objects in the house! It is a natural behaviour, which we can try to redirect by giving her other options to chew on, such as timothy hay disguised inside cardboard tubes, commercial hay tunnels, or other types of bunny-safe toys where you can hide the hay in. Basically, anything that involves searching out and chewing hay would be great because it allows them to act out on their chewing in a safe, healthy, and mentally stimulating way. Unfortunately I agree with you, the fleece blanket is not safe if she is potentially ingesting pieces and it should be removed. I hope this helps! And have fun with your bun - she is such a cutie!