There's a less stressful "freeze": flat of your palm on the top of the head. In nature the mother will put her chin on top of the kit's head as a "sit down and

There's a less stressful "freeze": flat of your palm on the top of the head. In nature the mother will put her chin on top of the kit's head as a "sit down and shut up, there's a predator about" signal. This is how Oolong became famous: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oolong_(rabbit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oolong_(rabbit) (You can also hypnotise budgerigars).