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What age would be best to first breed California does? Is the first breeding based on age or some other factor like weight? Our buns were born on Oct. 6th, 2013 and we aren't planning on breeding them until it warms up anyway which will be around March. I thought I read somewhere that 6...

Just got in the house. I noticed a lump near the base of the tail on one of our does, Kari. It was a smaller than a golf ball and felt softer than a foam/latex ball. I stuck a needle in it a few times and expressed thick, off-white drainage from it the consistency of icing or glue...

Here’s what is on my mind concerning hanging vs. stacked cages. What are your thoughts? Experiences with either kind, good or bad? Stacked cages take up less space, rabbits can’t get nose to nose (good for fighting and helpful for some disease transmission, but bad for socialization) Hard to...

Rabbit keeping tips and tricks Though we are brand new to having rabbits, I thought I would share some money saving ideas and alternatives for items that we have found. They may not apply to you and your situation, but they are working for ours. If anyone sees any dangers or concerns with my...

I bought a bottle of Puritan's Pride Original Papaya Enzyme and am wondering how much and how often to give it to the rabbits. Am I assuming correctly that only the adults should get it/need it? Here's the guaranteed analysis per THREE tablets: Papain 45mg, Amylase 6mg, Protealase 6mg, Papaya...

We hope to be going to our first rabbit show in Noblesville, IN on Sunday. We aren't showing, just going to learn and get supplies. For those that are experienced rabbit owners, do you have any suggestions on how to make the most of the experience for newbies?

One doe, Sadie, gave birth to 3 babies on October 5th , Kari gave birth to 5, 3 survived on October 6th and Minnie gave birth to 7 babies also on October 6th with all surviving 8-) . All the babies are drinking out of the water bowls. They are in excellent weight and are eating hay, pellets...

Our oldest Californian doe will be eating and if one of her babies starts to eat next to her, she quits eating :( . It’s as if she puts her babies first. This happens whether she is eating out of a bowl, a feeder or eating hay :? . The doe is about 2 ½ years old and has kindled before we got...

What is the danger of putting nest boxes in early (if there are any)? One of our does was bred on 9-2-13. The person we bought them from said to put the nest box in on 9-30-13 and the doe is due on 10-2-13. When I went to check on the rabbits this morning, it looked like this doe had pulled...

Where can I find the plastic crocs that lock into the wire on the bottom of the cage? I have looked several different places KW, bunny rabbit, klubertanz and a couple of other websites to no avail.

Other than Oxbow, are there any other timothy based pellets? Those Oxbow pellets are too expensive for our budget.

The skinny doe I posted about has sores on both hind legs below her hocks. Though I am brand new to the rabbit world, I wonder if these are caused by the wire cage. The sores have been there awhile and are thickened with scabs. I can tell they hurt her by the way she sits attempting to keep...

When I run my hand down this does back, I can feel her backbone. The other rabbits I can feel their vertebrae, but it is essentially smooth unlike this doe's. When the person got this doe out of her cage last night, she had not eaten her pellets and the person said sometimes rabbits do this...

Brand new to the rabbit world. Just got 3 does and 1 buck (Californias) yesterday. They have been fed Producer's and I want to switch them to a better quality feed. We have a Tractor's Supply, Orscheln, Rural King, a feed mill that carries Kalmbach, and a feed store a bit of a drive away that...