Well if you get an answer to this problem PLEASE let me know. I have 2 mini lops and they don't mind being petted and rubbed and scratched, and brushed but as soon as I try to pick them up they run. It hurts my feelings because I had a bunny before and he loved to be held. He would jump on the couch and sit besides you. I wonder if they don't "bond" with me because they have each other or maybe they are still young. They are 4 months old. They just got fixed last week. I figured if I keep rubbing them maybe they will warm up to being held. I sit on the floor with them and I try to bride them on my lap with treats. They put their feet on my lap to reach the treat and then they take it an run. Oh well.