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In my rabbitry, I supply clean cardboard all the time. This gives the polish rabbits something do dig at, chew on, and generally tear up. They need something to get their emotions out on. If they don't have something constructive to do like cardboard destruction, they may have nowhere else to...

After reading four veterinary manuals dedicated to rabbits and many other rabbit books, I decided to stick to pellets and that which matched the natural hay like high fiber things that rabbits in the wild eat. When they get into your garden, that is when they are getting treats like carrots...

Be very careful to not overfeed on oats. While oats are like crack to rabbits, oats are the worst thing for their health when provided in too high a quantity. Just pick up any rabbit veterinary manual, and you will see that oats have the worst calcium phosphorous ratio. Further, diets based upon...

Something else to think about is whether or not you have trained them. If you have trained the pet rabbit and preconditioned them for the new owner, then I would charge over $100. I don't sell any rabbits for pets that have not been trained.

As far as I can tell, shows are done because of the governmental hysterical reactions combined with the real risks of RHD. In one of the last two ARBA mags there was an article that talked about the challenges they are facing about trying to get shows together. It is expensive to get a venue...

Hi all, I have an EZTatt and have had nothing but failure with it. I have been trying to diagnose where the source of the problem is. The pen seems to operate where the needles come out far enough and the needles do go back and forth. I tried diluting the ink per instructions which was a...

Greetings from all the polish aristocrats at Aristocrats of Wisconsin rabbitry. All the aristocrats are in good health. I joined the forum to get advice on tanning, hide finishing, and tattoos. I have not been keeping up with the status of shows since the big snows of January. I know a lot of...

I realize this is a bit of an old thread, but this is a current topic/problem I am trying to overcome. I harvest excess bucks for meat and hide. I want to respect the animal, so I am doing my best to do everything properly and humanely. I think I have gotten good at humane dispatching and...