Need suggestions on worming

[REDMIST]

I have been raising rabbits for years and they stay in cages. I spoke with some people and they asked me what wormer do I use. I felt dumb since I never wormed. It then made me worry since we eat our meet. Yet it's cooked but still worry.
I read some and need some help. What wormer can I get and from what place? Is there a water soluble one to do the herd at one time. These would be for breeders only.
I gave found the following but not certain the dosage

Piperazine, panacur, ivermectin, praziqusntel

Thankd

 

[Rainey]

Would you consider using herbs? Many can be included in natural feed and also have additional benefits, including worm management.

 

[REDMIST]

I will try anything. What herbs do I use?

 

[Zass]

What works best depends on what type of worms you have.
Have you seen any evidence of worms? My own belief is that there is no need to routinely worm them if the rabbits are healthy. The risk of humans contracting worms from rabbits seems to be fairly minimal.. (as in, I've never heard of it happening.)
The two main natural wormers I use are pumpkin seeds (also great for improving growth rates) and mugwort.

 

[Dood]

:yeahthat:

Worms are only a problem if they are causing illness or decreasing your growth rates

I've only wormed my herd twice in 4 years - in the first year when I found pin worms in the intestines and then when I switched to fresh forage and had coccidia damaging the livers (and rather than worming my rabbits every month to control it I decided to breed for resistance )

 

[Easy Ears]

:yeahthat:

Worms are only a problem if they are causing illness or decreasing your growth rates

I've only wormed my herd twice in 4 years - in the first year when I found pin worms in the intestines and then when I switched to fresh forage and had coccidia damaging the livers (and rather than worming my rabbits every month to control it I decided to breed for resistance )

Did you deworm for the pinworms? If so what did you use?

Oh, and how did you breed for resistance? I heard with pinworms, you don't know they are their unless it is a large infestation and it is coming out with their droppings.

 

[REDMIST]

Ok so I don't feel so bad. I bought a rabbit this week. After I got it home they sent me a email and told me to follow up with worming the second in 10 days. I guess they wormed the barn as they found evidence of worms in one.
I looked at the stool today and saw no worms or eggs.
I guess I'll hold of and see maybe get some pumpkin seeds. Are these dried or raw out of plant?

 

[Easy Ears]

Are these dried or raw out of plant?

I usually use dried but I don't think it matters. I've used a few right out of the pumpkin before as without problems.

 

[Zass]

Are these dried or raw out of plant?

I usually use dried but I don't think it matters. I've used a few right out of the pumpkin before as without problems.

:yeahthat:

The ones I prefer to use for pin worms are shelled, dried, unroasted pumpkin seeds sold as human health food at a local co op. My rabbits seem to love pumpkin(or squash) seeds in any form though, and Mucky especially loves the salty shell-on variety from dollar tree.
I'm not really sure if all the medicinal properties survive the roasting process. :shrug:

 

[pcreel]

Zass how much pumpkin seed would u give to one bun?
Like a standard Rex or Flemish ?
Thank you again

 

[Zass]

Zass how much pumpkin seed would u give to one bun?
Like a standard Rex or Flemish ?
Thank you again

Since it's oily, I limited the dose to about how much boss I'd feed.
One or two tablespoons daily for a couple weeks seemed to be effective for the only case I had.