Marking babies?

[LittleFluffyBunnies]

Hi, I have a random question.

Is it possible to use a pen or permanent marker to mark a newborn rabbit baby's foot or ear? I want to be able to tell babies apart, especially now that I found out you can sex newborns. I don't have any popples right now, but I am planning on breeding early next year and I am trying to find out as much as possible.

 

[a7736100]

Yes Sharpe mark in the ear will gradually fade away.

 

[FourRingCircus]

Sharpie will work well, but my experience has been that the younger they are, the quicker it wears off. I think some due to grooming, but also probably due to body oils and things (I assume baby rabbits have a coating on them like human babies? but maybe not?)

 

[Homer]

The others are right. A sharpie works but wears off fast on young ones. For whatever reason I have found that Red last longer than black.

 

[jeannie]

I read here on RT about using food coloring to mark the kits ~ I tried that and it works great

 

[Petlover500]

Hi, I have a random question.

Is it possible to use a pen or permanent marker to mark a newborn rabbit baby's foot or ear? I want to be able to tell babies apart, especially now that I found out you can sex newborns. I don't have any popples right now, but I am planning on breeding early next year and I am trying to find out as much as possible.

I was wondering the same thing.... thanks for making this thread!

 

[alforddm]

I have also seen it suggested to use permanent surgical markers. I haven't tried it but they claimed they lasted longer than a sharpie. You can find them on amazon.

 

[sunrise]

The permanent surgical markers last much longer. I put them in the right ear so if I want to tattoo them early it doesn't interfere.

 

[Rainey]

The permanent surgical markers last much longer. I put them in the right ear so if I want to tattoo them early it doesn't interfere.

Is there more than one brand of these? Color that works better than others? I'd been meaning to ask about this for a couple weeks--so glad someone else brought it up

 

[sunrise]

Most of them are purple. Several brands on Amazon, pretty much the same.