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Okay so I've been absent mostly from the forums because I've been too sick for raising rabbits. I kept my faves as pets. At the moment, one of them has fur mites. I've tried to keep her isolated from the rest as much as possible, feeding her last and such. She has the distinctive v-shaped...

All right, guys, I figure you might know what's up and whether or not I should go to my local vet (who was totally fine with me bringing him baby raccoons and only charges for what he does). I have a total of three guinea pigs. Two Peruvians (boar, Rikki, and sow, Usha) and one American (boar...

So I'll get pics for everyone tomorrow, but I finally caved and "rescued" some of the ducklings of the feral Muscovies at my local pond. The adults are so tame that they let me pet them, yes, but they also just let me steal their offspring. Smh. One of the ducklings appeared to be abandoned. Its...

Okay, so the title is a little more exciting than planned but I had to go for alliteration. Anyway, I'm new to cavies. I got one pair late last year and my third this spring. I have two boars and a sow. I have them in proper-sized, solid-bottom cages. They get plenty of water, supplemented by...

I imagine that was almost a little ominous ("It's alive!"), but that kind of sums up the past couple of years. Anyway, I've been going through a lot mostly in regards to illness. Since my last post, I sold off my flock of rabbits and almost all of my rabbits with the exception of Jasmine, the...

What's the difference between an otter and a tan, visually? (I know the genetics.) I got a black otter yesterday and what appears to be another black otter. Smith's Kit, however, has beige body ticking with only a little orange-y on the base of her neck. Bonnie has dark orange body ticking (and...

http://imgur.com/ltWH7PJ Here's the dealio. I've been offered this buck for $40. Breeder thought he was a black otter, but I'm thinking seal or sable marten. Thoughts on color? Also on quality? He looks pretty good to me, but I'm just starting out in the breed and would love some help deciding...

I have a rabbit who lost her cage mate, her daughter. I thought she might be depressed, as she perked up and started to finally eat after I introduced her to a pair of kits--she's very maternal--but she was still only eating wheat, hay, or papaya, none of her usual pellets. I gave her a more in...

I noticed when feeding one of my rabbits that her ears were stiff and cold. She's playing in the living room now. I know Mini Rex have less fur in general and we've had an unusually frigid winter down here in AL, so do you have any suggestions for keeping frostbite at bay? I know petroleum jelly...

Unfortunately, I cannot add any photos right now--dang my computer being a derp!--but I can tell you all about my cuties, right? Right. :P We have four chickens, all hens. We have two French Marans (black and blue copper), one Orpington (lavender), and one RIR. We were sold one Maran as a...

I haven't been in rabbits long and this could be, for all intents and purposes, be pure bad luck, but in the past three-four months, I've lost two rabbits. Both died suddenly, only showing symptoms for a few hours. They would not ingest anything and there was nothing I could really do. Both died...

So...my mother, therapist, and rheumatologist all think an assistance dog would be good. :oops: I read some on the idea (made me a little emotional about the things I might be able to do) and tested our their theory with a rabbit in a stressful situation. I did far better with the rabbit than I...

A Mini Rex breeder friend of mine has offered me a trade. There's three litters and this is one of them. I can't quite decide what color they actually are, other than they're, quite obviously, broken. :lol: I have all castors, two solid and one Vienna does, and I know sticking to castor is...

Soooo...I think I found one of my favorite pieces on why vegetarianism/veganism isn't the be all, end all and I wanted to share it with some friends, related to rabbit raising, but I can't remember the author or the title. :? Because of course. :lol: I know it opened with her talking about...

Hey, I know I really need to get the money for my own SOP, but that's going to be a Christmas gift to me from me. :lol: In the meantime, I'm probably going to have at least one American Sable litter--yes, I'm back in! I finally learned how to handle them properly, so my friend is giving me my...

Eleven is my lucky number, clearly. :lol: As it is, a restaurant with three local locations is interested in buying from me rather than out of state. They're interested in rabbit and quail, two on my list of Want. I only have pet/show rabbits right now, but I saw they had rabbit pot pie on...

This morning, I woke up to find my herd buck, Basil, unmoving in his cage. He was alive at that point and my mother and I took him to the vet, since we have a local thrifty vet who only charges for what he does. Basil was lethargic, seemed to have trouble moving (including holding up his head)...

So happy to have walked along this runoff creek near my home. Found narrowleaf plantain, broadleaf dock, yellow foxtail, dandelions, purple dead-nettle, wild onions, and a few types of clover. So much for the bunnies to nom on. However, I discovered some things I have no names for, as per...

Just gonna leave this picture of my Lion Lop spay, Fiona, being held like a baby by my kid sister, yep.

On Saturday, I went to a Central Alabama Rabbit Enthusiasts meet. :D It was awesome. I met some lovely people and their buns, got to spread information on rabbits, and my rabbits got some good socializing. I even got a free harness in red! In other news, there were Mini Lops (including a broken...