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I have a new Holland Lop (he is about 3 months old) and I can't get him to eat any hay. I have tried both western timothy hay and bermuda hay. Any suggestions? He is eating pellets and drinking a lot of water and is active. The majority of his pellets are regular pellets but he does have...

Can you treat pregnant does with Ivermectin for ear mites?

Pretty impressive! Congratulations on all the new kits!

This is an updated picture. I'm not sure if you can see the split in her nose and the goo in her left eye (your right in the picture) - she wasn't being real cooperative. :(

Thank you for all the information! I have one more question - today she looks like she has split her nose in half and has some goopy stuff around her eye. She still seems to be eating okay. Any other thoughts or is this all normal for vent disease?

How close can the contact be? Each of our rabbits have their own cages, but we have put our rabbits in a playground outside. It is a split playground so the only contact would have been noses through the fence. Also, we do handle our rabbits quite a bit. Could we have passed it to other...

Thanks everyone! Is vent disease something that once treated it goes away or does it continue to come back? Just wondering since this is a rabbit we might want to breed in the future?

Can anyone tell from this picture what is wrong with her nose? It is read and swollen and slightly "scabby" on the top. She is not sneezing, has no discharge, is eating fine, and is her normal self. I looked for sharp edges in her cage thinking maybe she scratched it on something but I...

I would be interested! We are a new, small rabbitry but have been looking at The RPA and thinking about joining.

That is neat to know! Thanks for sharing!

These two started out completely solid. Now at two and a half weeks they are both lightening up and have these markings on their sides. Is that normal for mini rex kits? Do you think the dark one is still a Castor and the light one is a red? Mama of both is Castor, dad is Opal. Thanks!