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Thanks for the input, my main thought with the youngsters is getting them treated before they start getting reserved by pet owners! There are 2 sister does in with one litter of 7, and both does are showing signs so I don't know if I'd get away with not treating them directly. I think I may just...

Thank you both - I've been told of the 1% ivomec to use 0.04ml per kg, and to re-dose after 10 days. They are all small breed rabbits (mini rex and britannia petite) so I think 1ml would be a little much! I'm a little concerned about injecting and overdosing the babies with them (by this...

I'm having a bit of an outbreak of fur mites at the moment, so am looking to just dose all of my rabbits with an appropriate amount of Ivomec once it finally arrives! One of the does has a litter at a little over 3 weeks - is it safe to treat her while she's still feeding the kits? I also have...

Not quite as exciting as a pony, but I once managed to fit 5 bales of chopped straw in my tiny old ford KA. I also ended up taking 5 35kg horse stable mats (6x4ft) home in that car too, with my brother in the passenger seat. Poor car only just managed that one. I regret not having a photo of...

Thank you Dood. Having had them in the 18" tall rex cages for a few days, I'm noticing there's a good 4" gap when they stand up. I'm debating building at least just this first stack at 16" - still enough room for them to reach up with a gap, but would mean I can build them 4-high and put a...

Thank you Sable! Interesting, so with does, do people tend to move them to the bigger hutches once the litters are out an exploring, or move the does just before they kindle? I've got an awkwardly sized shed, I think it's something like 86-88" wide on the wall I'm filling, so to fit 4 stacks I'd...

As the title, what would be the recommended cage size for this breed? I've just bought a future breeding pair of show-bred rabbits, but am totally new to the breed and they're currently in my 4ft hutches. I'm hoping to build a new stack next week for housing single bucks/does, with them being...

Thanks Guardian! Honestly just being patient xD Having a somewhat decent DSLR and taking time to play with all the settings helps things look clearer, along with a tiny bit of editing to remove all the bunny-berries. I brought 4 of them into the house and spent nearly 2 hours working with them...

Been a while since I've checked on here! Thankfully I had a second pair of hands for the photos haha although said pair of hands kept playing a game of 'stack the bunnies' which didn't really help :P Babies are now 7 weeks and all growing nicely, this is probably the last proper photoshoot for...

I work in a pet shop so this is my experience from that, rather than my private breeding, and naturally it may be different given the countries! About 75% of the rabbits we get in are the rejects from show breeders, so there are a fair few good quality rabbits, but buyers are looking more for...

Been a bit of a break but here they are at 3 weeks and 5 days - always a fun job trying to get them to stay still long enough to get an in-focus photo. Looking at keeping the tort (still not 100% on sex yet) to try and have a play with breeding the colour out, and the chocolate (still looking to...

Ahh he does have agouti-style banding on both shades so I'd guess in this case the steel is hidden in the does rather than him! So if we're going with the theory that this is a permanent colour (please do let us know in a few month's time - really interested to see what happens), I've only one...

Really should be in bed but this is interesting xD Good point on the ears - I must admit my genetics knowledge is based on horses not so much rabbits, so my understanding of their workings is there, but the nuances of each allele not so much. I am however very curious to see what an Esej rabbit...

What colours are the banding on the grey and brown parts (each layer from skin to tip) - looks like steel type banding but hard to tell! How long have you had him for? Edit: Getting late so I can't wait and see the answer, so please excuse my tired rambles! If it's definitely not a moult and...

I have to agree with the above comments - I just don't think rabbits these days are quite bred to be as hardy as they once were. Over here rabbits are kept on solid floor wooden hutches, most cleaned out once a week. I still know a small number of people that deep litter and only clean fully...

Beautiful pile of babies <3 And what a fab mix of colours! Looking forward to seeing 8 little cloud-bun-photos when they're older.

They're such clever critters really! I had another first-timer due at the same time as this girl, she'd been nesting for the last 2 weeks (had to give her a box far too early), made a lovely nest, destroyed it the day before kindling and had her kits in a flat box. Then after I'd removed the...

Huh, interesting! Thanks, will have to see what shade we end up with as that one grows... and have the debate of 'if it's a doe I might keep it maybe?' lol And thanks Nymphadora - the nest she's made is ridiculous, I'm surprised she has any fur left and every time I look they're drowning in...

Thank you both! And thanks Sable - I'd totally forgotten that tort was a colour. Not that common in rex over here. I'm guessing this may be a blue tort as her sides match the blue kits more than the black? Never considered it from this buck, he's throwing out all sorts of things I didn't expect...