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    Nervous young doe

    Just to add I did do a very stupid thing, I keep them in wire cages in my shed but I also built a large run, about 10x8ft for them to exercise in a few hours a day, the problem was when I try to catch them, the buck is super chilled and I can just pick him up, but i think I really stressed the...
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    Nervous young doe

    Thanks for the great advise, you’ve given me a some hope, if I can’t get her tame I won’t resell her as I don’t want to pass the problem on to someone else, but she’s still young. when she gets into the corner and wants to be alone I’m just going to leave her as you suggest, I think I’ve been...
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    Nervous young doe

    Thanks, that’s exactly what I’m going to do, I don’t think shes mean, just fearful, I am going to continue to try and win her over, while not forcing myself on her, I think my inexperience with rabbits is hindering, but I believe I am getting better, observing how she carries her ears I’m often...
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    Nervous young doe

    Thanks for the informative reply, yes I’m hoping to breed them for meat, I must admit I’m a little bit scared of her, I breed mice, quail and guinea pigs and I’ve never had issues with temperament with those, well, the quail can be a bit pecky but they can’t hurt a person, and rabbits are so...
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    wire for bottom of cage

    I’m using 16g 1x1/2” for the floors and 16g 1x1” for the rest of the cage, I’ve only been using them a couple of months so can’t comment on longevity but they seem to be ok.
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    Nervous young doe

    Hi, I’m very new to rabbits and recently bought a trio of young New Zealand whites, initially there we quite nervous but I’ve managed to tame the buck and one of the does, to the point that they are quite friendly and don’t mind being stroked, but one doe is not getting any better, and may be...
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