Hopeful to save them, have them warming in a nest with older kits.
Four kits born, took a while to come, quite cold when found.
Hopeful to save them, have them warming in a nest with older kits. Five kits born. All snug and nice in a little nest. Good job for a young first time mom. Watch Me GrowThere are a variety of ways to litter train a rabbit. My choice of bedding is wood stove/horse stove/or a pellet based cat litter. I find what works best for YOUNG rabbits is to line their cage with your bedding of choice, and then encourage (via placing hay in the corner that you want bunny to use) bunny to use ONE corner to do his business in. Once bunny is using the corner then remove some of the dirty bedding, place it in the litter box and voila bunny should be using the litter box. Usually takes about a week for a young bunny. With an adult bunny the training is usually quicker and easier. :) Do note: the some bunnies are harder to train than others. Then I recommend you place the litter box where the bunny has chosen as his spot. Bunnies, unlike cats, choose where they want to do their business. Here are some videos you may find helpful. Both gone to pet homes. One in St. Thomas, the other to Mississauga.
I often find it interesting when people are willing to travel great distances to get a pet, and other folks aren't willing to drive 20 minutes. Aren't folk interesting? this little girl went to her new home today.
She'll be the beloved pet of two young girls under the watchful eye of their parents. :) Part of a litter of 10. This was a very hoppy litter. Spots and Lisa tend to produce very hoppy kits. In the summer great, in the winter...not so great, easy for kits to get too cold and freeze. This kit survived the hoppies!!!!!!
She's a little doe and quite a plucky lass. Uterine Cancer in Rabbits, an article wrtten by Buckybunnies. Please do ignore the anti-rescue stuff...it's unnecessary. Instead focus on the information presented.
It can be found here. The upshot of it seems to be that the longer your rabbit lives, the more prone it is to get uterine cancer. Oh...big surprise that. That's the way it is in any population of animals. Older animals are more prone to get diseases. The older animals get the more likely you are to get cancers. Now..that said. Rabbits can live 10 years+ of age if well cared for. So you may wish to consider doing neutering if you are a pet owner. Do Note though, spaying does NOT completely remove the possibility of your rabbit getting uterine cancer. I've known of at one case - from a pet rabbit owner wanting a rabbit to replace the SPAYED rabbit she had that developed uterine cancer. And I've heard via rabbit boards of similar situations. If you are a breeder, you probably won't have to deal with this issue. Your rabbits probably won't be around long enough. BUT if you have a favourite that you hold back, and if you notice blood in the urine... be alert to the possibility that your rabbit may have uterine cancer. Every other day in the winter I give my rabbits a grain mix.
It consists of 5 oats, 2 boss, 1 pumpkin seed. Every mix of that gets two bird seed on top. The oats is for energy, BOSS (black oil sunflower seed) adds shine to their coats and energy, the pumpkin is a natural dewormer. The bird seed is just there to provide variety. I make a big batch at a time. The rabbits LOVE this grain mix and clean up every time. If they don't dive for their bowls I start to wonder if something is wrong somewhere.... A note about pumpkin seeds: Pumpkin seeds are a natural wormer for rabbits. Check out this link from A-Z of health and beauty... They are used in many cultures as a natural treatment for tapeworms and other parasites. Do note that rabbits housed in wire cages rarely need to be wormed. Many people like to treat with Ivermectin if they think they have a worm problem with their rabbits, generally speaking though, Panacur will work better and quicker. Ivermectin has some nasty side-affects with rabbits and has been known to cause, blindness and other issues. Worms in rabbits can come in on the hay, fresh grasses, contact with other rabbits and through mouse fecal matter. Biscuit, my big girl, was mated with Jackson a large meat mix that was short-term here. He went on to a pet farm home, leaving behind a litter of 14 kits. These five are the ones I have left. The boys $15, the girls $20 each.
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AuthorI have been breeding rabbits for a quite a few years. I thoroughly enjoy them as animals and think they make great pets. I also like to take some of them to rabbit shows to see how they measure up to the standards. For the BEST rabbit forum I've ever found. Go to Rabbittalk.com. Good for the pet rabbit owner as well as the breeder for meat or show.
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