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    Taking a tamed bunny outdoors?

    I know people take cats on walks and adventures like that (or more likely in a backpack version), but rabbits are more vulnerable and they know it. They are also way more likely to catch something that kills them, run away or panic and break their back. If you want a pet you can take places, get...
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    Taking a tamed bunny outdoors?

    I know people take cats on walks and adventures like that (or more likely in a backpack version), but rabbits are more vulnerable and they know it. They are also way more likely to catch something that kills them, run away or panic and break their back. If you want a pet you can take places...
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    2 year old doe not feeding

    Yes for milk. Not for expelling kits, i have no warning about not feeding it to pregnant does for bringing on labor, although there is another one you shouldn't feed because of that. Name eludes me right now. Edit: starting labor herb was lavender.
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    Lifespan of unneutered male New Zealand?

    Bit of google says : yes spay/neuter works for both, average age for pet bunnies is 8 - 12 years, one list said 5-6 for new zealand rabbit. Size, diet, care and breed have influence on lifespan.
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    Tattooing age

    Official here dwarfs need to be 12 weeks for tattoo, bigger breeds can be younger, but i haven't seen any advice under 8 weeks old and maybe even 10. Part will be enough ear to tattoo in the first place, maybe also to wait untill ears are grown and tattoo doesn't distort? Although grown enough...
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    Chaos

    Panic rabbit likely, she could be to young given size and 7 months old. Advice for standard/big size is 8-9 months for first breeding.
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    Chaos

    What does the tan doe do/not do? Race along the walls of the cage at breakneck speed? Chase the buck? Mesh with the cage in a corner and hide? Just lay there and not lift? And what do her parts look like? Clean? dark pink/purple or almost white?
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    Need advice for new meat source

    Giving the same response here that the i don't like lamb reaction from family got : then you are not hungry enough. Other than that : cooking techniques does lots for this. Half Afrika makes very tasty fried chicken out of laid out old layer hens we don't want because tough and to much flavour...
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    Chaos

    Yes there is a rule book. Written in backwardsmirror script and language unknown. Also useless as cagebedding. So write your own, rabbits can't read anyway so writing instructions for them on what they should do is pretty pointless.
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    Covering cage wire edges?

    Safe to nibble would be wood (needs regular replacing, but serves as chewstick). Safe they won't nibble on metal (costly).
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    Cage height question

    Bottom of the cage same height as your kitchen counter or top of your hips about. Kitchencounter height is for easy work height when standing and that applies to the cages also. Might need a little higher so try it out before you fix things permanently. Top of the cage is not where you need to...
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    How high can a new zealand rabbit jump?

    Having found kits on top of hayfeeders and seeing them climb to get up there, top is the best guarantee for them staying where you want them. Also make certain the walls will hold if pushed on by the rabbit. Most likely reasons for breaking out : fear, hunger, boredom and for males a female...
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    Is there a market for rabbits?

    If you want some pets, look into rehoming some. If you want to breed animals no matter what species, first answer for yourself the question of what to do with the ones you cannot/don't want to keep and can't get sold direct to consumer. Either find a buyer who won't care what breed or such it...
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    Hay question

    Give them some loose and fill the hayfeeder as well. Observe to see what they like best and weigh/feel your rabbits to keep an eye on their weight. If you feed more then they'll eat they are likely to make a mess that is a pain to clean up and costly. I don't mind rabbits eating a lot so much...
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    Studies on mortality in Easter Pets (bunnies/chicks)

    I think rehomed inside a year is more likely for that kind of dumping a pet on a child without proper consultation or adult willing to take responsibility for the care of the pet. And yes some will die from bad feeding (and i blame the pet feed care instructions for that in part) along with the...
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    Specific "unhealthy" breeds?

    Lop ears are more prone to infection. Short/spoon ears skull deformities? And due to ears needed for regulating bodytemperature even more trouble with heat. Otherwise dwarfism brings problems (like 2 dwarf genes giving peanuts, max. life expectancy 11 days from what i saw). Gigantism brings...
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    Help with genotype

    The one on your hand looks like an agouti/castor so A_ the one on your arm looks light like ee and red/fawn. So doe should be Ee .
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    Worth It?

    I know people that have the agreement that hubby does the furs and wife does the feathers. But for me culling alone is not nearly enough reason to want a husband/boyfriend or some such.
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    Canned Rabbit

    From what i know kidney should be fine whole, but do remove the gall bladder from the liver.
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    2 year old doe not feeding

    For getting the sting out of stinging nettle some let it soak in very cold water for an hour. And the other good one for just kindled does is raspberry leaf either fresh or as a tea from dried leaves.
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