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@Alaska Satin how much of the 1.87% ivermectin paste do you give a meat rabbit? Also a pea size dose?

We thought about these too. The catch to us was the cost. Many rabbitteers including us are running their project on a shoestring budget and while flax seed, chia seed and psyllium husk would likely do an admirable job, they are comparatively expensive compared to rolled oats.

🤣🤣 Not recommended!!! Here is an equally easy but much less healthy human version: Mum's Chocolate Truffles (caramel centre optional, rolled in coconut not optional in our opinion) Some variation on these can usually be found in our freezer and they were the inspiration for the rabbit edition.

We've tried creating bunny biscuits or balls out of pellet crumbs mixed with various 'binder' foods (mashed banana - works the best but makes very expensive treats out of it unless you happen to live in the tropics, cooked apple/pumpkin/any other rabbit safe vegetable mixed - dehydrate the mix...

We pretty much follow most British English conventions here at the antipodes.

Thank you!!

We've just had a delicious rabbit pizza for tea*, using the remaining half of a rabbit cooked on a charcoal BBQ yesterday... 😋 definitely making this again!! Preheat oven to 200°C (395°F). Prepare the toppings before putting the sauce on the bases. Base We used 2x 11" store-bought gluten free...

Parsley, oregano, borage. This might help too Rabbits & Herbs

From the active ingredient list it looks like a homeopathic tincture, not an antibiotic - but it's definitely a good homeopathic for a sick rabbit. 👍🏻

Treat that eye with a squirt of saline once a day. One of ours with a gunky eye was milky like that when it finally opened and it cleared up. See thread Baby's eye won't open all the way

Marama for a doe - Māori word for light and also the moon. Would fit one of Kaly's kits nicely

Squirt the eye with a bit of saline solution.

I can't get the pictures to come up big, but - do I see slatted floors there? Bamboo rods a few mm apart so poop drops through??

A lot of work for a future dinner, but a very good learning curve for us!

Chamomile is the gentle option, but we've had good results with black tea - more astringent, has tannins etc. A squirt of weak saline into the eye once every 24 hours helps to expel gunk as well.

Try Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. (I was disappointed that he barely mentions rabbit meat!!)

I'm no expert, but I understand apple cider vinegar has a lot of health benefits that white vinegar lacks. You could try making your own? It does take a while though. How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar with the Mother from Scraps (not sure how your tropical climate would affect this. It might be...

Something similar happened with one of our rexes, consulted an online vet who said it was a staphylococcus florescence which is common in young rabbits whose immune systems haven't settled down and she suggested that we use Betadine on the flaky skin. Tried it and it worked a charm

Yes, we're in New Zealand. Thanks, that is very confirming! We were waiting since we weren't sure, nice to know we are doing one thing right at least. Marking day 40 on my calendar now!

Thanks very much, that is helpful to two newbie rabbiteers here 😀 One question though. Does it have any effect if the does are living within scent of the buck at all times? It seems that the valves on our two maiden Rex does (8.5 months) don't ever go a darker shade of pink. They live in...