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Cali

Cali

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This little doe was supposed to be an addition to my breeding program, but her teeth are quite bad in my opinion.. I'm not sure exactly how old she is but I have had her since a bit before Christmas. I've given her several different things to chew on but they don't seem to be getting better. Is it possible they will correct themselves or should I cull her?

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Sorry the pics aren't the best, I was wielding camera in one hand and rabbit in the other.
 
With very little experience I'd say they won't get better. They don't meet up.

Maybe if her teeth are cut once so she can get a normal chewing pattern, and she has enough of things to chew on, they may stay okay. Maybe.. if the reason they're long is because she didn't get chewing toys untill it was too late.

Is it meat breeding or pet/show breeding? For meat, if her teeths manages to stay fine, I think she could be used for breeding. For pet or anything that leaves long.lived kits I dont think I would bring those genes on.
 
Sorry for stealing the thread - but how soon will teeth issues like this be visible? I mean when teeth won't be filed down naturally :)
 
I agree with Skysthelimit. I used to raise French Lops. Could not stand having to put down beautiful bunnies b/c of Malocclusion. So I sold them all. So sorry for the bad news.
 
It's a shame, but I figured. Told hubby not to get too attached to her. I guess she'll be the first one we eat.
 
Those teeth will only get worse with time. You can either trim them or cull her. But I would NOT breed her if you plan on keeping any offspring from her. So if she is solely for raising meat kits and you have the time to occasionally trim the teeth. But if she can't keep condition between trimmings, cull her anyway.
 
Sposed to be about like trimming a thick nail ... never had to do it myself, but folks recommend using wire cutters ... maybe search youtube to see if someone has a video on it.
 
No not really, if the rabbit allows you to do it. If you have a lot of buns and this pops up yes, but for one or two or so, no it is not that hard. I put down a JW at 4 mos, but you could tell after a few weeks he was not as big as the other kits.
 
FairyGodMamaSheepdog :D Thank you for finding that! Off to have a look.. If this little doe didn't have such a nice temperament I'd just eat her.<br /><br />__________ Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:44 pm __________<br /><br />Great thread on trimming.. maybe I should trim them back a bit til she's big enough to eat.. Honestly my skin is crawling a bit at the thought of clipping teeth :x
 
Cali":1t57v7v5 said:
Great thread on trimming.. maybe I should trim them back a bit til she's big enough to eat.. Honestly my skin is crawling a bit at the thought of clipping teeth :x
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You and me both :x
 
I had a little Dwarf years ago that I had to regularly trim his teeth. It's really not a pleasant task but I did it as a teen so it's definitely doable. Once you get them trimmed, take something like a pencil and put it behind her top teeth and gently pull forward. If you're willing to invest the time to do that for a bit each day, you may be able to correct her bite. Best of luck to you!
 
MamaMandy":1vko82g1 said:
I had a little Dwarf years ago that I had to regularly trim his teeth. It's really not a pleasant task but I did it as a teen so it's definitely doable. Once you get them trimmed, take something like a pencil and put it behind her top teeth and gently pull forward. If you're willing to invest the time to do that for a bit each day, you may be able to correct her bite. Best of luck to you!
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But she will still pass those bad teeth on to her offspring, so don't use her for breeding, unless you plan to eat all the offspring.<br /><br />__________ Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:10 pm __________<br /><br />
3mina":1vko82g1 said:
Cali":1vko82g1 said:
Great thread on trimming.. maybe I should trim them back a bit til she's big enough to eat.. Honestly my skin is crawling a bit at the thought of clipping teeth :x
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You and me both :x
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It is not bad, the tooth snaps like a piece of that Old Fashioned Ribbon Candy?...Doesn't hurt them at all.
 
Yes, I meant to say that OAF. I knew she had said something about just keeping her for meat purposes. Plus, I thought it might be good info for anyone wanting to help out a pet.

One thing I was always afraid of doing was accidentally snipping their tongue. *shiver* But yes the tooth just snaps off...imagine a really thick toenail.
 
The teeth will not get better unless they became misaligned later in life (chewing wire, etc.) and the direction of growth is correct so that trimming causes them to meet evenly. The teeth in your pics look like they are coming out of the gums crooked so trimming them will not make them grow straight. I used wire cutters on a rabbit I had with malocclusion. The rabbit enjoyed having his teeth clipped and went out of his way to try to grab the snipped-off bits and eat them (super gross). When he got big I needed help to do it because his lips would cover his teeth and I needed my arms and 2 hands to hold him up and keep his lips out of the way while someone else clipped. They don't feel any pain from it and the teeth don't tend to splinter or anything horrible like that. You just have to be careful not to clip anything but teeth. Do not sell the rabbit because you cannot control what someone else does with it and it is quite possible the buyer would breed the rabbit irresponsibly.
 
Thanks everyone!

I haven't yet decided if I'll keep her (if I keep her she'll be bred for meat-only kits, no worries). I'm just not sure I'll do that. I suppose her cage could be housing a rabbit whose kits could be used not only for meat, but breeding themselves. So maybe I will go ahead and cull her. Decisions, decisions.
 

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