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Have a chuckle at my expense: Last summer we moved from a barn with cages system to an open air rabbit colony. 23 does are in the colony, 4 bucks in the barn. We have Californians and Silver Foxes. I netted a Cali doe I wanted to breed, ear tattoo E1, and put her in a cage with our lovely...

There is a hole in middle of this wound. Bot fly? If so, what next?

I have a doe who just had another (and her last; she's gotta go) tiny litter. The last litter was a litter of 1 live and 4 stillborn that dribbled out over several days. This litter is 2 live with 3 stills 48 hrs later. The litter with one live rabbit died at about 14 days and I suspect he...

Question: Can a pet rabbit with malocclusion due to injury (my diagnosis) be maintained as long as it can eat? Can something be done about those teeth, like clipping? Details: This community's expertise has made me into a local rabbit "expert." People come to me with their rabbit problems...

Hello! One of my working does had a very small litter of 3, with 2 surviving, this morning at around 3am. She started pulling hair for them last night and has pulled more hair for them than I've ever seen in a nest. She continues to pull and has cleared her dewlap and front hocks and is...

Hello RT! Question: Is malocclusion strictly genetic, or are there environmental factors that can cause it? Details: I have never had malocclusion in my herd before, but I now have a litter with 3 of 8 rabbits with the issue. I culled two because they were not able to eat at all. The...

It's the end of our 4H year and it's been a pretty darn good one on the rabbit front. My rabbit journey started about 2 years ago with a trio of rabbits and NOTHING was working right. I came here just in time to have my 4th new buck saved from asymptomatic pasturella-carrying does and started...

Do rabbits squeal sometimes when they're tattooed, or is that an indication that I'm doing something wrong? I watched 7 or 8 vids on YouTube about tattooing rabbit ears and one thing I never saw happen in the vid is the rabbit squealing. Last night, we tattooed 2 rabbits and they both squealed...

Hey RT! You've seen no shortage of eye problems lately, and here's another: This kit is otherwise healthy and active. Ears are clean and no nasal discharge. Eating well. I've sequestered her for now. I don't even know if this is illness or injury. The white spot is not a reflection; it's...

So, the kits are weened and I'm feeding mint to help dry up Ginny and prevent mastitis. Not having any growing around here yet, I bought a package at the store and am giving a sprig every morning (a sprig is 4-5 in long with 8-12 leaves). I'm not using the mint for anything else, so can I just...

Question: Ginny is looking pretty haggard. I removed her for the night and put her in a new cage. Should I make this permanent, like wean them now? Details: So, my first litter of kits is 4 weeks old. No matter how much I try to make a space for Ginny (momma) to get away from her kits, she...

The kits are starting to compete a little with mama for her favorite foods. They are 3 weeks old tomorrow. Is there any danger she will go on the attack? I feed twice daily. In the morning, I fill water and pellets. At night, they get their natural foods, usually carrots, BOSS sprouts...

Okay! So we have our second litter in two weeks. It's a small one: 3 kits. A cursory look indicates they are normal-sized and healthy. They are on the bottom of the nest box because the doe did not pull hair until after the birth. She pulled LOTS of hair to cover them, so I'll get some of...

So, mama is spending part of her day playing goalie to keep kits in the box. Eventually, they settle down and curl back up together and go to sleep. What do I need to do for tonight in case some get out? Cover the cage floor with hay? Put a piece of 2x4 in front of the box like a step?

Okay, so my litter of 9 Calis is doing GREAT. They're all covered with velvety white fur, their mom is a total CHAMP with her first litter, and everything is going well. So, we're outside checking on the kits and my daughter asks if she can take one inside to show everyone. I pick a fat one...

Look at how often I'm posting now. I'm so needy. An apparent side-effect of Rabbitosis, which has now infected the entire family here. So, I brought the box inside, took all the kits out, discovered there are TEN kits instead of my previous count of eight, and everyone looks fed except for...

Question: It will be 47 deg F on the overnight tonight. Should I bring the kits in, or leave them out? I keep going back and forth on this. :bunnyhop: Details: Ginny kindled 8 kits today and she looks great. The kits look great. She seems like a good mom since she prepared her nest box...

In books and pics, they always make it look like the rabbit pulls a neat little clump of fur, places it deep in the nest box, and that's it. My Cali doe has a neat little clump of fur deep in the nest box. And EVERYWHERE else. It looks like she beat the crap out of another rabbit in there...

Today is Neenu's breeding day, so I got out the pan I weigh my rabbits in, weighed her (6lbs, 11oz), did some general checking her over, and took her out to the buck's cage. EXCEPT.... ...she got away from me. And ran under the deck. And LOVED it there. And outsmarted and humbled us mere...

Has anyone used these cages by Rite Farm? I kind of like their add-on system. The starter cage goes for $25ish depending on where you get it and the add-ons for about $2 less. The claim to be using 7 gauge wire, which I've never seen in a cage. I have an email out asking if it's GBW or GAW...