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Give him plenty of exercise - he was born a wild rabbit, so you have to construct a pen or something for him in which he can either move around freely all day long (be wary of digging, we have chicken gauze UNDER our pen so they can dig but not further than 1 meter down) or you can put him into each day for a while (under supervision so he won't dig and escape) so he can be outside.
As for picking him up, you CAN scruff him like that, but if he gets older and heavier the risk is greater that he'll start kicking and hurt his spine. So don't do it if you can help it - picking him up with a hand under his belly (you'll have to teach him this,I never got my bunnies to learn...) or just grab him behind the front paws and support his hind legs. ALWAYS support the hind legs.
GET HIM/HER SEXED ASAP and possibly neutered/spayed if there's lots of wild rabbits in your area. They WILL breed/find ways to get to yours.
As for food... lots of veggies (no lettuce or cabbage-like things, they're too wet and cause diarrhea) and hay, go easy on the pellets as they tend to make bunnies fat and they do not REALLY need it. Give him lots of things to chew/scratch on.
You will have a healthy bunny.
And try and get him shots for myxomatosis/VHD if you're willing to spend the money. You seem to live close to nature so the risk of those is extra high and they can die within 2 hours of either disease.
Sorry for the huge post.
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