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RVHD vaccine is not 100% effective and has to be updated every six months. New strains of the virus develop as it mutates. The cost of vaccine would be unmanageable for most producers in US. There is no currently approved vaccine in USA, no telling how much it would be once approved. Current US...

Hi, Pamela Alley who created this alert has given permission for cross posting the RVHD alert if done in its entirety with nothing added or subtracted. It is important to have clear information at this time to minimize confusion. These occasional outbreaks of RVHD are one reason for not...

[Forum_Rabbit_Health] RVHD NOTIFICATION: Minnesota Outbreak of RVHD *forwarded messaage* ... From: Pamela Alley <[email protected]> ... Today we were notified of a small occurrence (25 rabbits) of Rabbit Viral Hemorrhagic Disease (RVHD) in Pine County, MINNESOTA. All rabbits on the premises...

I have used it in the past for all the rabbits. Often giving it to bred does before they kindle to prevent electrolyte imbalance (pregnancy toxemia). But all rabbits get a good result from it. Have a good day! Franco Rios

I was able to buy salt spools at the feed stores for much less than one pays at Walmart. But if you only need one or two, then Walmart prices will work. The whole advantage to having a spool is being able to hang it from the ceiling. Salt hanging against metal wire wall encourages rust and...

The only time I would use salt licks is if I was not using pellet feed. Home made rations would require additional minerals and salts. The feed list recommended by House Rabbit Society is also very weak on minerals. I don't use salt licks or salt spools. My pellet feed contains all the sodium...

At first I started with a free Geocities account, but when I decided to have my own domain name, Rabbitgeek, I paid yahoo for my own site. I'm still with them for $12 month. I have to code all my own stuff, but that's okay, I know how to do the simple stuff so my website is rather plain. There...

It's a genetic trait, some rabbits don't have enough ear carriage to hold the ears upright. For meat rabbits, it's not an issue. For show bunnies, it's a disqualification in most of the meat breeds. Have a good day!

The white toenail thing. Its one of the things that has to be Perfect. Its called a Standard Of Perfection. The toenails have to conform to the breed description. Generally the dark rabbits need to have dark toenails. Some judges will fault a rabbit for "uneven colored" toenails rather than DQ...

This is just my opinion, this is what likely I would do. It's very nice of you to try to avoid conflict with the breeds. You could call the breeder and ask them if they have suggestions. But if they did not tattoo the rabbits, then it probably doesn't matter to them. Since they do not have...

Don't Tell The Kids - Rabbit as cuisine in NY http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/dining/03rabbit.html The article points out that rabbits in USA are from small farms, not mega-farms. Be sure to click on "more pictures" or "slideshow" to see all the photos with article. Have a good day! *link...

I agree with Maggie, if it doesn't feel right, don't sell. Tell them it's too far. That's a true statement. You don't have to say anything else. You can just ignore any further messages from them. Have a good day!

Search for "rabbit fur fly tying" brings up a lot of interesting sites One from australia showing how to tie a flie http://www.flylife.com.au/library/ttatf/furfly.html Here's a site that sells a whole rabbit skin for $7.95 http://www.arricks.com/materials/fur.html Have a good day!

If I may chime in a little late, I agree with 3 strikes and the doe is out. Mothering ability is an important production trait. Since she is not succesfully raising litters, she needs to go away. Have a good day!

I got it backward. at is recessive to the A gene. That's what I get for web surfing on my lunch hour. a(t) a is the correct call out. Have a good day!

To answer the question above, the a(t) TAN gene is dominant over the A Agouti gene. So the A could be carried as a hidden gene. Check out this website which explains it fairly well. http://www.thenaturetrail.com/Aa-Agouti-Otter-Self.htm I think he's a little too orange to be an Opal. But he...

After a month, I would put her out of her misery. Usually sore hocks improves in 10 days with the treatment you are giving her. My son's French Lop was once in similar shape and he was all cleared up in 2 weeks with hay bedding (change daily) and bag balm. The swelling toes makes me think the...

I first read about this on a rabbit forum somewhere. Take some 5 gallon plastic buckets with lids. Put a small plastic trash bag in the bucket. Put poop in the bucket up about 3/4 full. Close off the top of the bag with a wire twist or by tying it off. Put the lid on the bucket. Now you can...

I think that you have a good start there. For that price you can afford to spend some money to fix up the cages. If the wire is rusty, you can wire brush it, power wash it and when dry you can spray with "cold galvanizing" spray paint. We used it to clean up some cages with rust and it was a...

We've sold a lot of rabbits in the pet market. That's just one way we paid the feed bills. We did not specifically breed for the Easter market or the pet market, but if we had surplus, we sent them to the pet stores. We bred rabbits for our own program, the extras got sent to the pet market...