Search results

Hi, me again - I did search the archives and didn't find any info on this. I have a large 13 lb doe (Gertie) who routinely has 8-10 kits with quite a variation in size. In this latest litter the largest are easily 2.5x the size of the smallest. There are probably 2-3 large ones, 2 tiny ones...

Did you ever figure out what this is? It looks harmless to me, but really I have no idea. It looks like those strawberry things that babies have sometimes. Update?

@cjosea101 Update? Any info? How is it going? He is probably at the end stage of his life at 9 years old. I think that's pretty old for a rabbit. Good luck :)

@Charliehooks Update please? Was it a problem? Is everything fine now? Enquiring minds want to know :)

hi & Welcome :) This is a great place to learn and ask questions. I love SC, you have a great area to homestead. Chickens are great to eat any dropped rabbit chow pellets and toss/turn the rabbit manure :)

Hi & Welcome! Hock socks! That's interesting, I hadn't heard of that before. How do you keep them from chewing them off?

Hi & Welcome :) There's a lot of really good info here, and helpful people if you have questions.

Hi & Welcome! Wow! That's a lot of rabbits for a living room. Maybe you could even make it 3 cages high. Just be aware that rabbits pee in the corners of their cages, and can project it out quite a bit. So be ready LOL

Hi & Welcome! I love the names of your rabbits! I always have a hard time naming. What a great idea! Rabbit treat bakery!! Good on you! What kinds of things do you make? I agree, there is too much crap in all prepared food, human & animal! Welcome aboard - Liz

Well thank you so much for all your great suggestions!! I have disregarded all of them and done it my way. (yes I'm aware there were NO suggestions - what the heck is wrong with you people??) So without further ado - Ta-dah - Here is my finished 'delivery suite' wrapped with 1/2" hardware cloth...

It is over 100 degrees here and will be for the foreseeable future. I have set up a mister on one end of a 40" cage and two small fans sucking air across the doe & kits on the other end. The poor things are still HOT 💃 HOT 💃 HOT 💃 (no, not in a good way) I remembered that I had made 1/2...

How's it going?

Houseflies have goat/rabbit/chicken poop, not to mention dead things on their feet, and are known disease spreaders. (unless that is misinformation??) Either way, I don't like poopy feet walking around on my food & food surfaces. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: I let spiders live in my house...

I don't carry mosquitoes outside

UPDATE: His paw looks MUCH better this morning. It's still larger than the other, but doesn't look like a balloon animal anymore. He doesn't seem to be in pain when I move it around, so hopefully all is good now. The grass hay is a vast improvement and I will NEVER use long, tough hay again. I...

UPDATE: All the kits seem much more well-fed this morning, even the odd striped wrinkly one. Maybe it has shar pei in it's lineage. Maybe I'll start a new rabbit breed!!!

I agree with the UV light comment, BUT we are talking about insects INSIDE YOUR HOME -- where I find no insects to be beneficial LOL Speaking of mosquitoes, I have found a trap that actually works! It lets off carbon dioxide without using any extra chemicals or packs. It uses a titanium...

@Spitzfire - one last thing. I have found that the 'rabbit therapy sessions' are worth much more than $$ - they are so calming and enjoyable they have saved my mental health.

@Spitzfire You will probably find the amount of work goes down quite a bit. When I first started, it seemed like I spent the whole day in there. Now I'm done in about 15 minutes. ... except for talking/petting/bonding/playing ... which is the fun part!!!