Teeth..

[Secuono]

Have you trimmed her teeth yet? I'd trim them and see if you can even do that. I know I'd be worried, like the first time you trim a black nailed dog's claws. If you can't do it or things go wrong, you might make the decision right then and there.
If you trim them, all goes well and you still don't know, while you wait, if she is of age, you can breed her and get a litter out of her at the same time.
I haven't had any rabbits with bad teeth, I've read it's genetic. Looking back, she isn't one of your rabbits, new, and you didn't check her mouth before getting her. So at least you might not have to worry about your other rabbits kindling the same issue.

 

[Zab]

I definetly advice to either keep or cull.. Don't sell. Not only may others breed her, but others may not care about tending to her teeth and in that case they may curl and end up digging out through her nose. Seen that in a hamster, it's not pretty. (I've seen that selling seems to be a non-decision in the last post, just needed to mention it)

I havn't had bad teeth either so I don't really know how early it affects the bunny. If it won't be any problem untill they're 3-4 months old (?) I think it would be ok to breed for meat kits as long as non of the kits are kept to replace the mother later (genetics can skip a generation even if a kit seems fine). But I don't know when one can see if a rabbit has teeth issues or how early it starts being a problem for them... if it starts out too early I wouldn't breed her even for meat.

Or cull.. Decisions. :3

 

[ZRabbits]

Had a Flemish/Nz who by 11 weeks was struggling to get food in his mouth. Got him at 7 weeks old and there was just a slight twist to the lower teeth. The breeder did take him back because I was looking for a pet, not meat. And all parties were aware of that. The breeder's uncle was a Vet so there was no problems with maintaining the teeth. I am good with nails but not with teeth so this long term maintenance was something I couldn't maintain myself. It can be done very successfully, depending on how much the rabbit means to you and what you are willing to do for it.

Some breeders will do this maintenance willingly because of the size of the rabbit and the possibilities of having a good solid meat rabbit. Just not good for pets or show and if pet or show, these rabbits with teeth problems shouldn't be used in a breeders program because teeth and jaw problems will be passed on to the kits.

Karen