As most folks know here I breed and sell rabbits for pets.
For my pet stock I focus on easy care rabbits. I don't mind some "i'm all that" but it has to be a laugh quotient not a "i'm going to tear into" attitude.
My rabbits for the most part turn out really well and I weed out any attitude issues fairly quickly.
after breeding rabbits for almost 10 years I don't have cage protective does or other such nonsense in my rabbits.
After Christmas I sold about eight bunnies. No issues in the follow up except with two.
Bunnies are nipping at clothes and occasionally fingers and I can't for the life of me figure out why.
The people who got them seemed knowledgeable, willing to listen, did their homework etc.
So what would cause two bunnies (out of eight) to have behaviour issues when they are around 2 months old?
Too early for hormones and I didn't see hormonal behaviour in them before they left.
From what they described bunnies were getting adequate down time.
It's hard to know right?
Before breeding rabbits I would blame it on bad breeding, but I know the parents, I know the genetics of them. I don't know all the attitude stuff behind one of the sires as he was bought in, but the other is a doll face and always has been.
So I find it odd...and odd stuff I like to figure out.
Perhaps I can't figure this one though.
For my pet stock I focus on easy care rabbits. I don't mind some "i'm all that" but it has to be a laugh quotient not a "i'm going to tear into" attitude.
My rabbits for the most part turn out really well and I weed out any attitude issues fairly quickly.
after breeding rabbits for almost 10 years I don't have cage protective does or other such nonsense in my rabbits.
After Christmas I sold about eight bunnies. No issues in the follow up except with two.
Bunnies are nipping at clothes and occasionally fingers and I can't for the life of me figure out why.
The people who got them seemed knowledgeable, willing to listen, did their homework etc.
So what would cause two bunnies (out of eight) to have behaviour issues when they are around 2 months old?
Too early for hormones and I didn't see hormonal behaviour in them before they left.
From what they described bunnies were getting adequate down time.
It's hard to know right?
Before breeding rabbits I would blame it on bad breeding, but I know the parents, I know the genetics of them. I don't know all the attitude stuff behind one of the sires as he was bought in, but the other is a doll face and always has been.
So I find it odd...and odd stuff I like to figure out.
Perhaps I can't figure this one though.