Recent content by Morning Star

Aaah, thank you! I hope it's not the diet. I was following what I read on here and a couple other rabbit websites, but I guess it could have had some contribution. :( If it happens to be the diet I'll definitely change it up. The other litter is doing great though! Fat happy babies (Well, not...

I was having problems with them weaning early (they weren't going to mama at all for milk, just wanted the pellets or greens) so I had to watch their food or they'd reject her entirely. I didn't have that problem with the other litter, which was weird, but it's why I wasn't giving them...

I recently started breeding rabbits so I'm not an expert by any means. However, our very first litter between a pure NZ and a NZ-Californian cross have been giving us a lot of trouble. Here's the story: When they were born, they went great! We only lost one and that's normal so I wasn't...

If you ever want to sell them and you have whole skins (head/ears/feet/tail included) I'd likely be interested. I'm a taxidermist so I'm always looking for a good supplier of whole furs that have minimal skinning holes in them, lol! Unprocessed skins usually go for around 2-5$ though, and you...

I know right! I hope she does too. The buck was a REW but she still hasn't had the babies yet... It did suddenly take a HUGE drop in temperature out there, but we insulated the cages as good as possible and I threw in a bunch of nesting material and gave her a nest box. But she still hasn't had...

Thankyou, guys! :D I'll get more pictures as she progresses, especially of the little popples. And her face is so cute! She has the most adorable ears too, and a little tiny fur mohawk on her butt. I think you can see it in the first picture!

So we've been trying to get does to take for a little while now, and when Sisyphus finally lifted for Jack I was SO happy! I palpated her and she's got at least five kits on the way, possibly more! She's also very plump, not overweight and doing great. It's her first litter too (as well as the...

I hate to bring an old thread out of the shadows but for anybody who's looking for information on feeding spanish moss to bunnies, I found out that people used to use it as horse forage back in the day. People's horses also view it as not only treats but forage these days as well and it's not...

A little update on this; it turns out that they're all neutered and spayed. One of the Does I called Pestilence (the one pictured, named that because she had the worst problems and hutch-burn) looked like she was getting better except for a crooked jaw ( think it was broken & healed wrong from...

I'm definitely keeping her separate. I haven't been able to find out what those 'skin tags' are, though, even though I've been doing a BUNCH of searches. :( Hopefully someone on here will know what's up...

I've been keeping an eye on one of the meat mutt does we have because she developed a rather sudden, unpleasant bunch of skin tags around her mouth. I've been separating her from everybody just in case it's contagious, but it hasn't spread any on her ( one 'skin tag' on her upper lip and a very...

Thankyou for the input! I'm going to give her time to get back up to weight... really don't want to lose her if that mysterious weight-drop happens again. It's okay, too. I'm not going to breed them if they don't get better, so for now they're just my 'bunny rehab' project. I've quarantined...

Some people like to collect skulls, other people like using the bones for gothic or spiritual jewelry. Some people just like collecting them too! Also, another good thing to do with the carcasses is compost like others have said. Burying them also works and results in MEGA rich dirt and bunches...

I have a bit of a situation on hand. I recently ( two days ago ) bought five Flemish Giants from someone. They were all community raised with two neutered males which I am not sure what to do with, and three non-spayed does which I will hopefully be able to use for breeding once they're all...

I'm a taxidermist and bone cleaner on top of a rabbit-raiser so, after culling, hides get turned into taxidermy-quality pelts, meat gets used for human/animal ( dogs, ferrets, snakes if it's DOA pinkies ) consumption, skulls get cleaned, and whatever's left over in terms of bones gets cleaned in...