uumom2many
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I think I might just be having bad luck with rabbits or maybe choose ones that aren't good and the breeders are happy to get them off their hands -while they cross their fingers behind their backs that everythings ok.
A few months ago I bought a brother/sister pair and the doe died within 4 days of bringing her home.
A few weeks ago I bought 2 does different litters from the same breeder and woke up this morning to one stiff as a board. They were housed together. I separated them, cleaned the area the cage was in and put the still alive doe in a different cage.
She had had no outside time yet as I was still separating them from the other 2 I have and they needed to be dewormed. Same cage, same food, same water, same everything. Last night she was fine. She was always alert, active, greeted us at the door but she was a little on the small side and even over these few weeks had never really gotten any bigger.
We thought maybe she was just a runt and needed extra time. I paid $85 for her so I am NOT HAPPY.
I get that things happen but I just don't see what seeing as the other doe is fine this morning. Maybe they fought? they were in the same cage but never had any issues I'd seen. They were born on mothers day so maybe just 2 months old now. She voided her bowels and was completely stiff so I'm not sure how long the other doe was with her after she died.
What should I look for with the remaining doe? What steps should I take/
A few months ago I bought a brother/sister pair and the doe died within 4 days of bringing her home.
A few weeks ago I bought 2 does different litters from the same breeder and woke up this morning to one stiff as a board. They were housed together. I separated them, cleaned the area the cage was in and put the still alive doe in a different cage.
She had had no outside time yet as I was still separating them from the other 2 I have and they needed to be dewormed. Same cage, same food, same water, same everything. Last night she was fine. She was always alert, active, greeted us at the door but she was a little on the small side and even over these few weeks had never really gotten any bigger.
We thought maybe she was just a runt and needed extra time. I paid $85 for her so I am NOT HAPPY.
I get that things happen but I just don't see what seeing as the other doe is fine this morning. Maybe they fought? they were in the same cage but never had any issues I'd seen. They were born on mothers day so maybe just 2 months old now. She voided her bowels and was completely stiff so I'm not sure how long the other doe was with her after she died.
What should I look for with the remaining doe? What steps should I take/