Recent content by ReiLossefalme

I've read a lot of material saying that if you breed a black rabbit with BbDd to a lilac, you can get kits in black, blue, chocolate, and lilac - which sounds really cool and straight forward, but in show rabbits, is this a plausible method for maintaining several varieties with a smaller...

I found a good way to force myself to dress out rabbits: I remove their food the day before. If I don't feed them Thursday morning or Friday morning, I feel I *must* process then Friday night or Saturday morning at the latest. This clears out their system a bit, and gives me a far more absolute...

I lost a baby gerbil's tail that way once. The whole thing just pulled right off and left this hamster-sized stump. Really gross, and the poor thing was in a lot of pain for a week or more.

Lol, I over-analyze thing frequently, but since I'm looking at putting up some new cages anyways, I might as well do it right.

So like 1 to 1 1/2 sq ft per bunny? I was looking at the ARBA Care Recommendations, and was a bit confused because they don't define a "weaned" bunny. So a litter of weaned 4 week old have to have 1 1/2 ft each, but if mom's still in there with them at 12 weeks they only have to have 6 sq ft...

I've got 19 baby buns in 3 nestboxes right now, and I'm trying to plan cage space for weaning. How much space is recommended for weaned meat mutts? Is there a recommended number of buns per cage, or would a large space for a bunch of them be preferable? Is it better to start them in a smaller...

I tried doing this when one of my kits fell out of the cage overnight. I just turned the doe over and cradled her like a baby in one arm, head in the crook of my arm, and my hand wrapped around her butt. Past the initial wiggling she didn't seem to mind and the kit latched on fine, but she...

If using soil, can you grow it using a bit of rabbit fertilizer or will that encourage cocci problems?

Air circulation may be a thought, the pantry is more like a tall cabinet, so I suppose that could be something to test. Joe - what is Azomite? Maggie - Where do you cut the grass down to? All the way to the roots? Or higher up so there's still green? How long does it take to grow back? The...

I've been growing grain grass (oats and wheat) for my rabbits for several weeks now, and I'm having some more or less minor difficulties with mold. I use a bleach solution for the soak water, rinse all the jars and trays twice a day, store them in a dark pantry until the last two days when they...

We're still firmly entrenched in the 100's. Apparently some people manage to raise rabbits outside here, but I haven't figured out how yet, my buns are panting just in the partially A/C'd garage. Next week I find out if I have a crop of summer babies or if my buck went summer sterile and I've...

There are some times when I prefer a little professional distance from my animals. This would be one of them :popcorn:

Try http://tony41472.tripod.com/cantrellsra ... m/id7.html There's a template for a wood & metal J-feeder, and also 3 options for coffee can feeders.<br /><br />__________ Wed Aug 29, 2012 4:48 pm __________<br /><br />And here's a good pic of the type of feeder hoodat mentioned...

I'm not from the area, but have you thought of having it delivered to the convention, and paying someone to bring it back? Would likely be much less expensive that way.

The top fuzzy things make me want to crumble and buy fuzzy dwarves. The last fuzzy thing makes me want to scream in horror and hide under the bed. Where did you find that thing anyways?!?!