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Perhaps I did not explain myself clearly- if no reliable source (preferably one that lists references) lists something as unsafe (i.e. they consider it safe), I'm going to assume it safe over the advice of a list that contradicts a lot of known safe/unsafe foods. If my rabbits manage to ingest...

That's more or less how I manage natural diets here. Obviously things are checked as best I can before feeding but I try not to worry too much over side effects of huge amounts (because no one gets huge amounts anyway). To give you an example.. we have a cotoneaster that hangs over into our...

How much of that metabolised from a raw source is questionable though*. From a quick search, besides willow, peppermint, dandelions, rosemary and thyme are also fairly strong sources of salicylates. I think a good rule of natural feeding would be to feed everything in moderation and seasonal...

A sex coloured rabbit? :o :mrgreen:

I have two types of birch. One is silver birch (Betula pendula) and the other is white birch (Betula pubescens). Both are European natives, not sure if that makes any difference. I feed leaves, sticks and any seeds that are on the sticks- but the seeds do seem to be an acquired taste. I have one...

Frecs, did the lists you found have any references to verify the information? The reason I ask is because I noticed birch on the toxic list but I feed it to all of my rabbits (usually every day) and have never seen any sign of toxicity. They absolutely love the bark and they're also quite...

So presumably, the only other thing he could be on C locus to make up the pair is "c", right? Aa - B - c(chl) c - D - E ? Didn't even think about the agouti :oops:

*Weep* Got halfway through a long, detailed post and then somehow lost it. Excuse any missing info or messiness in the re-type :| So! Kits are now 10 weeks old and I thought I had everything nicely worked out. Dam (orange): Aa - B - C c(chl)- D - ee - en Sire (siamese sable?): aa - B -...

Are you sure it was an injury and not something like splay leg? When mine first splayed, it happened literally overnight (at roughly 2 weeks of age) with no sign beforehand that anything was wrong. Worse still, the legs did seem paralyzed and he appeared to be soiling himself. Almost culled and...

My current setup is.. 2Dx3Lx1.5H metre dog pen (to keep out predators, we have a lot of stray cats around :evil: ) with a pitched roof made of wood/wire which is covered with a tarp and then silver shadecloth over the top of that to keep it all cool. It's positioned in a corner of the yard so...

One of my buns has a litter tray and uses it. I put a couple of handfuls of oaten chaff in the litter tray and that serves two purposes- bun can sit in the tray and eat the chaff (in -> out) but is also absorbs urine very well so if she wees in the tray, the chaff soaks it up and her feet stay...

Hopeuflly it will eventually grow back, he's a nice little guy and I wouldn't want to have to have him put down. Today, he's almost entirely bald except for feet, head and a small amount left around his back end. I suspect by tomorrow, the last of what's going will go and I might get some more...

Roughly 24 hours later and the balding has definitely progressed. Photo below is of Ving Rhames and a couple of his littermates. There's a very obvious difference in size and their fur looks lovely so if it was caused by the Revolution, I think it was an individual reaction to actual contact...

I couldn't see anything on Mumma Bun but given where she came from and how dirty it was.. I feel better with everyone wormed out and treated for potential external crawly things :oops: I can't imagine rabbits kept in that kind of environment wouldn't at least have worms and having grown up in a...

Do you remember if you used any topical flea or mite treatments on the doe before yours went bald? It seems unlikely but I guess I wanted to rule out the Revolution entirely. If it was the Revolution and he had that much of a reaction just from being near his mum, I'd hate to see what would...

Has anyone experienced balding in young kits before? One of my almost 4 week old kits has suddenly developed a bad case of the Ving Rhames :shock: A bit of extra info to help out.. Mumma bun was treated with Revolution (the puppy/kitten variety) two days previously although no sign of mites...

Thanks for the help :D Now, just have to wait about 10 weeks to find out a bit more! Trying to figure out what I have hasn't been easy, as the previous breeder kept no real records of what was bred to what or where anything came from :wall: From my grumpy doe (the gingery red one), I have nine...

Blackie's litter mates were quite varied. There was another like him, an agouti, an agouti with a lot of red tinge to the coat and two REW. Parentage- NZW x ? (gingery-red doe) and probably a NZW REW (although the breeder has siamese sables and himi rabbits around, she couldn't remember sire)...

With the aim of replacing my not-very-friendly doe once her kits are weaned (assuming she's still doing the lunge and bite thing), I bought myself two new buns, a buck and a doe from different lines the breeder had going. But.. I'm not clear on bunny genetics yet so I have some noob questions...

I guess I suspected the outcome wouldn't be good :( It's frustrating because up until about three days ago, Wonkyleg was the biggest, healthiest baby. My first guess was that Mumma Bun stepped on him, she had no human handling so even though she's a great mum generally (her nest was...