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| incontinence in 6 year old french lop | 1/1/2009 |
Q: she has had for some time arthritis in her back legs, she gets around very well and has a daily dose ...
A: This could be caused by calcification in the urethra or an infection in the bladder. If , after a ...
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| my rabbit humping | 1/1/2009 |
Q: hi i just today have experieced my rabbit is humping me like crazy and i don't know what to do. also ...
A: Ashley he smells on you female hormones and he wants to mate. Rabbits have very strong sexual ...
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| how do i know if my Rabbit is Pregnant | 1/1/2008 |
Q: I have one female and one male but in separate hutches . But i let them out together everyday and ...
A: 31 days after the mating you saw the doe will most probably have a litter of kits. You should give ...
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| pregnancy | 7/13/2007 |
Q: My rabbit has a lot of skin under her chin...and we don't know how to tell if she's pregnant.she ...
A: Magen, the best way to tell is to wait the 31 days after she was breed. Professional breeders ...
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| HEEEEEEELLP!!..please | 5/12/2007 |
Q: all i need is a list of vegetables rabbits can eat. Can you help me? *also my rabbit wont eat his ...
A: Rabbits need pellets and dry hay, as treats they can have a bit of: outer leaves from fresh corn ...
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| help! | 5/12/2007 |
Q: I have a few problems with my rabbit. He is a 4 month old holland lop buck and almost every time i ...
A: Zach, he does not trust you yet. I would gain his trust by NOT taking him out of his gage just yet. ...
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| doe's aggressive towards her young | 5/12/2007 |
Q: I have a 1 year old loin head doe who I bred with another loin head rabbit, of coarse I removed the ...
A: The kits are 3.5 weeks old ? If they are all eating fine I would separate all of them from the doe ...
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| Outdoor Rabbits | 5/11/2007 |
Q: I have two questions. Can a in house rabbit or a rabbit from the petshop survive if let outdoors to ...
A: Ali, depends - on where you live ( are there predatory birds, cats, dogs, wildlife ? ) Is the yard ...
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| Sores on Ears | 5/10/2007 |
Q: I bought a bunny from a pet store the other day. Hes a lop eared bunny and quite the little cutie. ...
A: Alyssa, inside or outside of the ears ? If they are inside it is probably ear mites. This can be ...
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| baby rabbits | 5/10/2007 |
Q: I came home from a weekend trip and this igloo-shaped straw hut was in my greenhouse lined with what ...
A: If they start to look like prunes they are dehydrated and are not being fed. Usually a wild hare ...
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| eye infection | 5/9/2007 |
Q: How do I treat an eye infection? I want to avoid the high costs of a veterinary. My rabbits was ...
A: Alejandra ( hablas Espaņol ? ), make up a well boiled tea of chamomile, clean the eye with it 3 x a ...
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| Messy Rabbit | 5/9/2007 |
Q: If you know to sort this out please tell me Cheers Sparky (Rabbit is about 1 year old)
A: Kim, I would say your rabbit is bored silly. Try giving her toys to distract her. Hard plastic ...
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| bunny poop | 5/9/2007 |
Q: I have a lop male bunny, he is almost two years old, generally very happy and energized. He lives ...
A: Olya, what you are seeing is the "nocturnal" poop - it is special type of poop rabbits excrete, ...
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| Lionhead behariour | 5/9/2007 |
Q: I purchased two male lionheads from a pet shop 4 weeks ago, they are from the same litter and get on ...
A: Jen - if they are all male the humping behavior is a fight for dominance. Eventually it should work ...
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| Baby Rabbit | 5/9/2007 |
Q: Well you have answered quite a few questions for me and it all worked, i am getting my baby rabbit ...
A: Tezg, some cats and dogs will automaticly know that the bunny is their sister when they see you ...
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| rabbit. | 5/9/2007 |
Q: My baby rabbit of one month old has big pink rings around it eyes and it is completely closed ...
A: Taylor, it probably has an eye infection. First make up a tea of chamomile - boiled well. then ...
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| gestation | 5/9/2007 |
Q: My daughter's mini lop has been pregnant now for 34 days, Do we have a concern ? or do we just need ...
A: Judy, maybe she is not PG. If she is 34 days is getting into concerned territory. Sometimes there ...
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| Baby Bunny | 5/9/2007 |
Q: Ok, I purchased a bunny and so did my mother in law from a lady that said mom didn't want to nurse ...
A: Heather, am I understand right ? Sora ( nice name ) has a big fat round tummy and that is making ...
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| Baby Rabbit | 5/8/2007 |
Q: Well you have answered quite a few questions for me and it all worked, i am getting my baby rabbit ...
A: In the hutch outside you need to make a place where there is a solid floor ( a plastic cutting board ...
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| Safe kinds of wood | 5/7/2007 |
Q: I just built my mini lop an indoor condo, and lined the shelves in a pressboard. When I realized ...
A: Mary, untreated pine is fine. But wood is very hard to keep really clean and if the rabbit can get ...
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| baby rabbits | 5/7/2007 |
Q: I came home from a weekend trip and this igloo-shaped straw hut was in my greenhouse lined with what ...
A: Here is a good link for info on that. Right now I am hand feeding a litter of 7 newborns - it is ...
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| Bunny Cage | 5/7/2007 |
Q: I have been reading that the wire cages aren't the best for the bunnies feet. I just got my bunny ...
A: Terrah, a flat plastic cutting board is the best thing as a bedroom for a bunny. Woven things will ...
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| Urine Spraying?? | 5/6/2007 |
Q: I got my rabbit neutered a few weeks ago and he was fine until a few days ago. He is now about 5 ...
A: Alyssa, this does not sound like spraying. It sounds like he is urinating sitting on a hard surface. ...
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| baby rabbits | 5/6/2007 |
Q: i found 1 baby rabbit out of its nesting box found in the corner behind the nesting box a little bit ...
A: Yes, Olivia. The doe will care for the little one same as the others. If it is very dehydrated you ...
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| allergies | 5/6/2007 |
Q: I'm going to be a vet so i love animals, especially mini lops.( rabbits ) Is there any way that i ...
A: Of course Alexa, make up a large hutch with two or three levels that is well protected from wind, ...
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| Pregnancy in rabbits | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I have a dutch rabbit who is just under 3 years and is not spayed, We figured out that on April 14th ...
A: Steph, If there is a male rabbit anywhere about then she might be PG. A pregnancy lasts around 31 ...
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| eating babies | 5/5/2007 |
Q: we have a rabbit about 6-7 months old that had babies but every day she seems to eat one that is ...
A: Regina, the little ones who fall out of the nest usually die of exposure, her instinct is to keep ...
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| Rabbit | 5/5/2007 |
Q: There is this white rabbit with a grayish back and red eyes. It eats grass everyday when I watch it ...
A: Jim, from your description it sounds like a domestic rabbit that is lost. Where you live do you ...
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| snuffles and giving birth | 5/4/2007 |
Q: We have recently taken the rabbit to the vet and her condition has recently been diagnosed with ...
A: Yes, you can help her immune system by giving her fresh foods, tho you should be careful to ...
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| help | 5/4/2007 |
Q: my friend got two rabbits from the pet shop he said they were both girls but 3 months later he ...
A: Karen, you need to give Holly a nest so she can have her babies safely. How do you know she is ...
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| rabbit illness | 5/4/2007 |
Q: I have a 3 year old male rabbit. about a year ago he started to have occasional diarrhea. I took ...
A: Jackie, it does sound like rabbit syphilis. And it should have responded to penicillin. The first ...
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| Pregnant? | 5/4/2007 |
Q: I have recently found my Rabbits breeding,They are 1 year old..I thought they were both boys... how ...
A: Julie, if they have been together for a year and one has not gotten PG in that time they are ...
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| major help!!! | 5/4/2007 |
Q: i just got a mini lop bunny 2 weeks ago. today my eye swelled up and now my parents thinks its the ...
A: Nicole, it is possible that you are allergic to bunny hair (dander). I have the same problem and I ...
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| Dwarf Rabbit breeding | 5/3/2007 |
Q: I have been having a bit of trouble with trying to stop my doe's from pooping and urinating in there ...
A: Dawn, most does have a corner of the cage where they like to poo and pee. If you put the nest box ...
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| baby rabbits | 5/3/2007 |
Q: our dwarf rabbit of six months has just given birth(2 days ago) to 4 young.We have not touched ...
A: Samm, rabbits do not normally pick up their kits in their mouths - probably the blood you are seeing ...
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| Toys | 5/3/2007 |
Q: I'm buying a rabbit soon when i have all the requirments! Will my rabbit need loads of toys if i am ...
A: Tegz, rabbits love things that make noise but they have to resist chewing. I use hard plastic baby ...
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| I will be very thankful if you could give me my answer to my question! | 5/3/2007 |
Q: We want to breed our female rabbit so we bought a male rabbit, at first the female didn't want him ...
A: Sarah, if the two are happy together ( not fighting ) they can be together for the first 24 days of ...
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| hair loss in rabbits | 5/2/2007 |
Q: I've gone to my vet 3 times over a 6 week period to get anti-parisitic shots for my 4 year-old male ...
A: It could be either fur mites or ring worm. Look up both on the Internet. In my experience with fur ...
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| rabbit | 5/2/2007 |
Q: why is my rabbit making holes in the garden ,is he trying to get out of his run
A: Barbara, yes and no. Rabbits dig out of instinct - their natural habitat is underground. You can ...
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| Wild Baby Rabbits... | 5/1/2007 |
Q: I just found three wild baby rabbits... I am about to try and convince my mom to let me keep them ...
A: Samantha, what you should do is return the babies to where you found them as soon as possible so ...
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| feeding | 5/1/2007 |
Q: I recently got a dwarf rabbit for Easter and she is about 8 weeks old. She is very energetic and ...
A: Abigail, a ration for a growing bunny is about 3/4 cup pellets morning and evening and all the hay ...
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| is my rabbit pregnant | 5/1/2007 |
Q: my daughter has a mini rex and it was bread last week and the only sign I can think of is that more ...
A: Donna, it could be a early sign that she is but it also could be a sign of a false pregnancy. A ...
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| MY RABBIT'S NAIL HAS FALLEN OFF | 4/30/2007 |
Q: My rabbit is a doe she is only about 4 months old,she lives outside in a two story hutch.And today i ...
A: Not really Katey, this happens VERY often when a person picks the bunny up and takes her out of the ...
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| whisker's falling out | 4/29/2007 |
Q: I have a 6 month old french lop rabbit. I have found 2 whisker's on the floor in about a month.Is ...
A: Lesa, yes it is very possible that she could be needing better nutrition. Pet store rabbit food is ...
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| Breeding, and Female Rabbits | 4/29/2007 |
Q: I have 5 rabbits. They are 12 weeks old. Four does and a buck. They are not neutered, and the girls ...
A: Bethany, The females can live together in a pen big enough to hold them - they will fight if the ...
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| dennis | 4/29/2007 |
Q: Need some advice about our extremely docile angoran lop - dennis. He is 6 years old with a ...
A: Cathy, 6 years old is a little late for a first breeding. He might not know how.... the doe should ...
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| what to do with a cute little bunny | 4/29/2007 |
Q: First, I'll say I don't live in the US, but you might be able to help me. My husband rescued a ...
A: Jen, I do not live in the States either. Love her and teach the cats to love her - they are such ...
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| DIARRHEA | 4/28/2007 |
Q: I HAVE A SMALL FLOP EAR RABBITT ABOUT 2 MONTHS OLD AND TODAY HE HAS DIARRHEA
A: Ann, remove all pellets and give him only hay and clean fresh water with 6ml / liter of apple cider ...
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| re-potty training | 4/28/2007 |
Q: I have a female, velvet rabbit who is 1 year old.(Molly) She was my daughters pet but due to my ...
A: Heather, most likely the change was due to hormonal changes in Molly - she is ripe and ready to mate ...
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| Nesting? | 4/28/2007 |
Q: I hink my doe is going to have babies, however she has already built her nest and it's only been 14 ...
A: No Jill, rabbits do better when they can at least see others of their own kind. Boy, she must be ...
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| Nesting? | 4/27/2007 |
Q: I hink my doe is going to have babies, however she has already built her nest and it's only been 14 ...
A: Jill, unfortunately it can be either. Some does make nests very very early and then just guard them ...
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| wild rabbit | 4/26/2007 |
Q: I took my dog outside and he found a baby rabbit, i don't thint he hurt him/her. It hopped off to ...
A: Linda, as long as the dog did not hurt the rabbit I would just leave it alone - it can feed itself ...
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| Could my Rabbit be pregnant? | 4/26/2007 |
Q: I have a female dwarf rabbit who is 9 weeks old & A male dwarf rabbit who is about 13 weeks old they ...
A: Amy, The only way to tell if she is PG is by palpitation - which is very difficult to learn and ...
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| Could my Rabbit be pregnant? | 4/25/2007 |
Q: I have a female dwarf rabbit who is 9 weeks old & A male dwarf rabbit who is about 13 weeks old they ...
A: 63 days for a female to be PG is really to young - BUT - who told you she is only 63 days old ...
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| DIARRHEA | 4/25/2007 |
Q: I BOUGHT MY RABBIT HE'S SMALL I WAS NOT AWARE THAT I WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE HIM VEGGYS, I GAVE HIM ...
A: Mirium, remove all pelltes and treats form his gage and give him only dry hay and clean fresh water ...
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| My Rabbit | 4/25/2007 |
Q: my rabbit has been sheading fur and i think it is a false pregnancy as we don't have a male rabbit ...
A: Rhian, the only way to stop it - if it is a sign of false PG is to mate her or have her spayed. It ...
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| Bleeding from my bunnys bottom | 4/24/2007 |
Q: I have a male rabbit and my cousin has a female rabbit. One day my cousin dropped of her female ...
A: The nest has to be a container of sorts - to keep the kits together and warm - you can use a heavy ...
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| Rabbit nest | 4/23/2007 |
Q: Today, my mom went outside and put the dog out, and scared off a rabbit that was sitting in the ...
A: You did the perfect thing Ben. You will need to keep your dog and yourselves as far away from the ...
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| licking | 4/23/2007 |
Q: My bunny has just stated licking me on the legs every time I bring her in. What should i do?
A: Kate, why should you do anything ? Unless you have cream or something else on your legs that would ...
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| Bleeding from my bunnys bottom | 4/23/2007 |
Q: I have a male rabbit and my cousin has a female rabbit. One day my cousin dropped of her female ...
A: Chocolate, will not mind, she is used to your smell. ( I have a doe named Chocolate also ! - I ...
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| Bleeding from my bunnys bottom | 4/23/2007 |
Q: I have a male rabbit and my cousin has a female rabbit. One day my cousin dropped of her female ...
A: Wonderful Camille - now you are a grandmother !! Leave the doe with the kits in their nest in a ...
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| Bleeding from my bunnys bottom | 4/22/2007 |
Q: I have a male rabbit and my cousin has a female rabbit. One day my cousin dropped of her female ...
A: Normally, when a doe whimpers when a buck trys to mount her is that she is pregnant - she wants ...
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| Bleeding from my bunnys bottom | 4/22/2007 |
Q: I have a male rabbit and my cousin has a female rabbit. One day my cousin dropped of her female ...
A: Camille, no rabbits do not have cycles like we do - if she is pregnant she might be about to have or ...
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| mini lop rabbits | 4/22/2007 |
Q: I recently purchased a mini lop rabbit - a doe - 5 months old and her ears do not lop down as they ...
A: Ellen, at 5 months the ears should have flopped by now. When a lop eared rabbit is not pure blood ...
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| Rabbit health | 4/21/2007 |
Q: 2 weeks ago I bought 2 female lop eared bunnies. I noticed that the larger one appears to be ...
A: Sara both could be a serious problem. The one with the cold could develop into a serious lung ...
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| rabbit | 4/20/2007 |
Q: hi i hope you can help me my rabbit is about 2 years old and a male that has been nutured he has ...
A: Beverly, it is probably not the bunnies fault. How much of the dried food ( nugget or pellets ) ...
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| Sounds that rabbis make | 4/19/2007 |
Q: I have a question regarding the sound my bunny make. I found out very little info which didn't ...
A: Daria, not all rabbits make this cooing sound. It is a sign of pleasure - of well being. Sort of ...
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| Rabbit got out and now has oil | 4/18/2007 |
Q: My rabbit got out of his cage and got oil on his fur. How can I get it off. Also I think he ate a ...
A: Sarah, you can give him a spot bath where the oil is and dry him off very well. If he is covered in ...
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| Cyst | 4/18/2007 |
Q: i took him the vet Saturday and they want to do surgery. The surgery will cost $450.00 which is ...
A: Raven, you will kill the bunny giving him oral meds for a cyst. 1) they do not work ( they do not ...
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| Stillborn Birth | 4/17/2007 |
Q: I recently adopted a small female bunny from a rescue society. She had a scar along her stomach and ...
A: Not usual but also not impossible Colleen. If she was housed with a male she could of mated a ...
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| will the runt die! | 4/17/2007 |
Q: my doe gave birth 2 days ago to 8 kits. 1 is much smaller and less active. the others have all gone ...
A: Jodi, nature is very wise. If the runt does not live it is because it is to weak to survive. Not ...
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| dirty bunny | 4/17/2007 |
Q: I have trouble cleaning my rabbit could you tell me how?
A: Angel - why is the rabbit dirty ? Most rabbits clean them selves and never need to be cleaned by ...
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| runt of the itter | 4/17/2007 |
Q: my rabbit had babies and there is a runt see if i bring the baby up 2 the house with the mum once a ...
A: Sophie, not really - the runt always stays the runt. Surprisingly they live tho they have to fight ...
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| one of my rabbits nails are falling off | 4/17/2007 |
Q: one of my rabbits is loosing its nails which are then bleeding. I dont know the cause. Her diet ...
A: Kay, are the nuggets pet store variety ? Many times pet store food is pretty and tasty but ...
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| My lop bunny kild her baby:( | 4/17/2007 |
Q: my lop rabbit is 2 years old , I have had her for about 3 months and she has had to pregnancy and ...
A: Rochelle, usually when a doe kills her babies it is because she is lacking in protein in her diet. ...
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| my bunny has a mite | 4/17/2007 |
Q: My name is Leah and I have a 4 year old French lop. About two months ago, I noticed that Buttercup ...
A: Leah, I do not know what Revolution is ( I live in Mexico ) - Two continuous months is much to long ...
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| two pregnant females | 4/16/2007 |
Q: one i thought was pregnant and soon found out that both have tits. i have separated the male from ...
A: Melissa - you do have a problem. Since the kits you found were dead I would advise you to put each ...
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| Cyst | 4/16/2007 |
Q: i took him the vet Saturday and they want to do surgery. The surgery will cost $450.00 which is ...
A: If it is soft it probably is a small infection that you can lance with a new exacto blade and then ...
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| rabbit breeding | 4/16/2007 |
Q: our rabbit miffy is 32 days pregnant but she still has not given birth we are quite sure she is ...
A: Philippe, what makes you quite sure that she is pregnant ? Sometimes a breeding does not "take". ...
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| Cyst | 4/16/2007 |
Q: i took him the vet Saturday and they want to do surgery. The surgery will cost $450.00 which is ...
A: Raven, first off I am not a vet. That said I think charging $450 dollars to remove a cyst is ...
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| Parents! | 4/16/2007 |
Q: I really want a rabbit or a guinea pig but my parents keep saying no and i say why they say because ...
A: Tegz, You would need two rabbits so that they are not lonely all day - I would suggest two male ...
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| bunnies found in flower pot | 4/16/2007 |
Q: I have found, three, possibly four baby bunnies in my flower pot. I saw someone else had the same ...
A: Nancy your hands off policy is the best - the mother will come back if she feels safe and does not ...
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| 35 days | 4/15/2007 |
Q: My rabbit has bn pregnant for 35 days now and she hasnt had the babies when she was 2 wks pregnant ...
A: Belinda, I do two things when this happens first I give the doe a good handful of fresh parsley ...
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| My Rabbits just given birth! | 4/15/2007 |
Q: our rabbit gave birth last night much to our suprise! however she doesn't seem to have urinated ...
A: Claire what makes you think she has not urinated ? Does she have plenty of water available ? Try ...
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| rabbits | 4/15/2007 |
Q: My rabbit has been losing some of her hair and the weirder thing is that smaller hairs (really, ...
A: Jacob, losing hair can be normal shedding - it usually happens in Spring and in Fall - when this ...
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| MALE AND FEMALE RABBITS ARE FIGHTING ? | 4/15/2007 |
Q: HI THERE NOT SURE IF U VCAN HELP ME OUT BUT I TOOK 2 RABBITS IN AS RESCUE RABITTS AS BABBIES COS ...
A: Syacy, are you sure that they are male and female ? Go to ...
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| Rabbit urine | 4/14/2007 |
Q: My bunny has been very healthy since i got her. She is seven months old now. Today she peed on my ...
A: Katie, this is easy to fix. In her everyday water put 6 ml of apple cider vinegar per liter of ...
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| Male butt swollen | 4/13/2007 |
Q: I have a 8 week old netherland buck and his butt is swollen. He is not nutered and lives outside in ...
A: Sarah, the only thing I can think of is that maybe his Mother bit him there ? I would try washing ...
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| baby rabbits | 4/13/2007 |
Q: On Easter of this year, i realized that there were two bunnies running around the pen where i have ...
A: Melissa, your Mother is right. It is never a good idea to keep a buck with babies. He will want to ...
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| bunny health prob | 4/13/2007 |
Q: i am wondering if you can help me i have a lion head lop female rabbit who is nearly 3 years old. ...
A: Hannah, 90% of the time it is not blood you see in the urine but a pigment from a weed that is ...
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| need urgent answer | 4/13/2007 |
Q: I have just purchased a giant rabbit a few days ago as a house bunny, and i have noticed that one of ...
A: Janet, a swollen testicle can mean rabbit VDU - it is not life threatening in the short term - but ...
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| rabbit accident breeding | 4/13/2007 |
Q: I thought that I got two female bunnies last summer which turned out to be a male and a female ...
A: Yes, you should separate them ASAP - right after birth the female will accept the male again and ...
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| A rabbit bredding question | 4/12/2007 |
Q: my breeding pair don't seem interested in eachother at all. I've tried getting them together in ...
A: Sometimes a female is not "right" and does not smell right to a male. The same thing can happen with ...
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| A rabbit bredding question | 4/12/2007 |
Q: my breeding pair don't seem interested in eachother at all. I've tried getting them together in ...
A: Jill first off - are you sure they are of opposit sex ? Check their genitilia - are they very ...
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| Pregers Bunny | 4/11/2007 |
Q: It's been a week since my bunny built her nest and she's been guarding it ever since. Yesterday she ...
A: Of course it all part of the mating game Jill - she is after all a female ! The bad part is that ...
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| Pregers Bunny | 4/11/2007 |
Q: It's been a week since my bunny built her nest and she's been guarding it ever since. Yesterday she ...
A: Jill, the question is why is she really sleepy ? That is not part of a false Pregnancy. If her ...
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| Pregnancy | 4/9/2007 |
Q: We are currently looking after my aunt's year old rabbit which is female, i have a four year old ...
A: How long has the doe been in the not so isolated hutch ? A pregnancy takes 31 days - some does ...
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| abandoned lop eared baby rabbit | 4/9/2007 |
Q: i have a young pair of lop eared rabbits who stay outside during the day and inside at night. 2 days ...
A: David - I am not sure of what you are telling me - the baby is from your lopeared doe ? Hoe big is ...
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| baby rabbits | 4/9/2007 |
Q: we have 3 little baby bunnies in our flower pot.. and there little nest thing that was made out of ...
A: I would suggest putting the flower pot on its side in the same place and putting the kits in it with ...
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| pregnant rabbit mated again | 4/8/2007 |
Q: i have a giant rabbit who i am hoping is 3 weeks pregnant today (8/4/07).she has already started ...
A: Some gals have no shame ! LOL ! Maybe - some does are ready to have a go anytime. MOST does will ...
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| Breeding | 4/8/2007 |
Q: Our rabbit was according to our date estimate supposed to have her babies yesterday. She had babies ...
A: Yes, it is possible for a doe to have one or two kits and a few days later have the rest of the ...
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| Breeding | 4/8/2007 |
Q: Our rabbit was according to our date estimate supposed to have her babies yesterday. She had babies ...
A: Charlotte, could be - but I would wait two or three days more to see if she has any more. When a ...
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| Pregers Bunny | 4/6/2007 |
Q: It's been a week since my bunny built her nest and she's been guarding it ever since. Yesterday she ...
A: If she was bred yes. There is what is called a false pragnancy - which happens when a mature female ...
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| rabbits | 4/6/2007 |
Q: i had gooten 2 rabbits from a friend late July of 2006,they were 8 wks old.....they were sure that ...
A: Holly, could be a number of things. 1) they are bored - give them some toys to play with - hard ...
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| rabbit sores | 4/6/2007 |
Q: We just noticed that our rabbit has 2 small round sores on her face. She is an indoor rabbit and has ...
A: Tiffany, there is a deadly rabbit aliment that starts with sores on the face - but lets not go there ...
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| help with bunny!! | 4/5/2007 |
Q: my mother bought my son a bunny for Easter. We brought him home on Sunday and he was fine then on ...
A: Stress Katie. Rabbits do not do well with stress, they have heart attacks very easily. Pain can do ...
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| help with bunny!! | 4/5/2007 |
Q: my mother bought my son a bunny for Easter. We brought him home on Sunday and he was fine then on ...
A: Are his eyes open ? Is his breathing labored ? Maybe you could give him a few drops of a sports ...
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| help with bunny!! | 4/5/2007 |
Q: my mother bought my son a bunny for Easter. We brought him home on Sunday and he was fine then on ...
A: Katie - is his paw still stuck ??? Pour some olive oil over it to get it out easier. Or cut the ...
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| rabbit licence | 4/3/2007 |
Q: How do i become a certified rabbit breeder
A: First you need to study a lot !!! Certified for what ? To become a show certified breeder you ...
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| Phanthom Pregnancy | 4/2/2007 |
Q: We have a doe that has recently given birth to Six kittens ( 3 Bucks and 3 does) They are about 10 ...
A: (laughing) yes, you hit it right on the head. In Rabbit Breeding it is called a false pregnancy - ...
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| Rabbit breeding as a business | 4/2/2007 |
Q: is rabbit breeding a good business to get into at the moment i am breeding two rabbits i have ...
A: Anthony, any business that you truly enjoy is wonderful - BUT - you must have reliable clients who ...
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| rabbit | 4/2/2007 |
Q: I have a mini lop sooty fawn doe and I was wondering if I could mate her with a dwarf lop and if ...
A: As long as the male is not a lot bigger than the doe it would be ok. If the Buck is a lot bigger it ...
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| bath | 4/1/2007 |
Q: what is the water temp for bathing rabbits?
A: Terri, you do not bath rabbits. They are like cats, they bath themselves. If you bath a rabbits ...
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| ribbits | 3/29/2007 |
Q: there was a adult rabbit in my yard three days ago right after she left i found four babys in my ...
A: If they are getting wet Linda they will die. Pick them up, dry them off, put them in a box with ...
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| rabbit had her babies 10 days early. | 3/29/2007 |
Q: I bred my rabbit (doe) on the 10th of March, and on the 27th she started pulling hair, well on the ...
A: Jennifer, are you crystal sure you bred her on the 10th of March ? Were the babies well formed ? ...
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| ribbits | 3/29/2007 |
Q: there was a adult rabbit in my yard three days ago right after she left i found four babys in my ...
A: Linda, are they wild rabbits ? Do they have all their fur ? Are they eating the grass? Is it wet ...
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| bunny babies! | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I dont no if you remember me,but in mid september i asked a question regarding (is my he a pregenant ...
A: 1) very good if you keep the cage and nest clean and the Doe has clean water all the time and a good ...
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| bunny bonding | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I have two female bunnies, one is a 3 month old lionhead, the other a two month old netherland ...
A: Kendra, the neutral area is a great idea. Most bunnies are more than happy to be with a friend. ...
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| male rabbit | 3/28/2007 |
Q: i have a female rabbit can she became pragnent and lost the first batch she ever had so i left her ...
A: Kim, as long as there is no agressive behavior they can stay together until day 29, when the female ...
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| Mother is mean | 3/27/2007 |
Q: The mother Rabbit is mean. And today i went to go out and feed her and one of the baby rabbits is ...
A: Lindsey, sometimes when a Doe is mean it is because she was breed to soon and is immature. Remove ...
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| lionhead rabits food | 3/26/2007 |
Q: what is a lionhead rabbit main source of food ANSWER: The main source of food for any rabbit should ...
A: Jesse, try a different brand of pellets. Dark green lettuce is ok - the lettuce that is not good id ...
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| rabbit back legs | 3/26/2007 |
Q: My rabbit is about one year old, a female and I had her out side playing and enjoying the sun. Not ...
A: It would be normal for her eating and drinking to slow down - she is spending less energy than ...
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| I want to get a rabbit... | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I have been considering purchasing a bunny within the next few years. However, I have a boyfriend ...
A: Dana, I first want to say I admire you for considering the threat and feelings of the as of yet not ...
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| lionhead rabits food | 3/25/2007 |
Q: what is a lionhead rabbit main source of food
A: The main source of food for any rabbit should be a high quality pellet ( special food milled ...
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| rabbit back legs | 3/25/2007 |
Q: My rabbit is about one year old, a female and I had her out side playing and enjoying the sun. Not ...
A: Is there no improvment at all yet Kathy ? No movement ? If she is eating normally she is most ...
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| sneezing & wet nose | 3/24/2007 |
Q: my rabbit is 3yrs old and a female never been nutured she is a house rabbit she sleeps in a cage but ...
A: Teri, sneezing could be from many things - are you using a new cleaning solution for the floors ? ...
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| Strange Symptoms | 3/24/2007 |
Q: My rabbit is making groaning noises (kind of wheezing) and slamming his back feet on the ground. I ...
A: Jenny, slamming the back feet is usually a sign of fear - a warning to the rest of the herd. ...
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| rabbit back legs | 3/22/2007 |
Q: My rabbit is about one year old, a female and I had her out side playing and enjoying the sun. Not ...
A: Kathy, I have consulted with other breeders and we all concur that the only thing you can do is have ...
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| rabbit back legs | 3/19/2007 |
Q: My rabbit is about one year old, a female and I had her out side playing and enjoying the sun. Not ...
A: Kathy, sounds like she hurt her spine. When they are so happy jumping about sometimes - bad luck - ...
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| rabbit pregnancy | 3/19/2007 |
Q: we have tried to mate a six year old male with a seven month old female.It has been 15 days since ...
A: Chris, many times, as with human females, pregnancy does have an effect of behavior. If she did not ...
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| baby rabbits | 3/17/2007 |
Q: My rabbit had babies a week ago. I have one male rabbit named rusty that i have had for a year he is ...
A: What a nice surprise you had ! When the kits are 30 days old you can introduce them to Rusty and ...
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| snuffles and giving birth | 3/17/2007 |
Q: We have recently taken the rabbit to the vet and her condition has recently been diagnosed with ...
A: Bytril for 14 days x 2 - poor bunny !!!! Yes, all the "pure" bred breeds have weaker immune ...
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| Meat Rabbit Breeds | 3/15/2007 |
Q: I can find lots of information about New Zealand White and California rabbits and their ...
A: Here in Mexico we do not have all those breeds so I cannot comment on them. What I have done over ...
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| breed selection | 3/13/2007 |
Q: I have recently decided to raise meat rabbits as an alternative organic meat. I raised rabbits as a ...
A: Very good decision Lauren ! I assume you are in the US ? I would suggest you get New Zealand Does ...
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| snuffles and giving birth | 3/9/2007 |
Q: We have recently taken the rabbit to the vet and her condition has recently been diagnosed with ...
A: OK - did the vet do a sensitivity test ? any which way - Baytril is a very potent antibiotic. ...
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| BREEDING | 3/8/2007 |
Q: YES, I HAVE A FEMALE THAT IS ABOUT 7MONS.I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BREED HER BUT SHE DOESN'T WANT.SHE ...
A: Doe are after all female. Sometimes they just do not like the guy !!! Trying an older more ...
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| TONIGHT??? | 2/17/2007 |
Q: I haven't any real children. Just my bun Ashanti. TONIGHT! OMG!!! Does she need any help??? ...
A: Calm down, calm down Heather - you are going to make Ashanti nervous !!! Your making ME nervous !!! ...
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| Is My Bunny Nesting? | 2/17/2007 |
Q: Ok. Allright, now I'm sweating bullets! She was bred Jan. 15th, to be precise. I just cleaned out ...
A: Heather, you will probably be a grandma tonight !!! She is in the house - right ? No danger of ...
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| Is My Bunny Nesting? | 2/16/2007 |
Q: My bun was bred about a month ago. Today she is carrying around hay in her mouth and hiding it ...
A: Yes, Heather she is due around day 31. She needs to be given a nice clean warm nest ASAP. The nest ...
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| rabbit breeding | 2/15/2007 |
Q: how much can a rabbit go for if your selling them.
A: Bubba that is an interesting question. Depends on where you are I suppose. Here I sell rabbit ...
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| Is my rabbit ill | 2/14/2007 |
Q: I have a rabbit. 7 months old. He is very active, lovely and enjoyable rabbit. I had him nurtured. ...
A: Yes, Sarimah - I think he is ill. You can try a few home remedies but if he is not better in three ...
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| rabbits | 2/12/2007 |
Q: Sheila i wrote to you about a worst case scenario and another time about the maximum age to ...
A: Amber - what makes you think the doe will not take care of her kits ? 90% of does take great care ...
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| Out of curiosity | 2/12/2007 |
Q: I have a male Holland lop about 4 months old, he lives inside, gets fed alpha hay, bonanza ...
A: 1) you can train a bunny to do just about all that you can train a dog to do - they are very ...
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| worst case | 2/11/2007 |
Q: if my rabbit had a litter of baby bunnies,and she neglected them after giving birth. would i be able ...
A: Amber that is a difficult question. I know of some people who have raised infant rabbits to weaning ...
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| Sick rabbit | 2/10/2007 |
Q: I've had my rabbit for four years now and she's been preety healthy, but lately she has been really ...
A: Yasmine, antibiotics can take up to 5 days to quell an infection so you can see some improvement. ...
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| behavior and eating | 2/7/2007 |
Q: my rabbit is light to medium brown with whit near root and black near the tip. his ears were clipped ...
A: Candy - when a rabbit is sick he will stop eating and drinking and that is very dangerous - ...
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| how can i tell if she is pregnant | 2/7/2007 |
Q: i have a female bunny who is a couple of months old & also a male bunny who is a year and a half. ...
A: How many is a couple ? A normal sized rabbit is sexually mature at 5 months. Now that does not mean ...
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| rabbit nails | 2/1/2007 |
Q: so rabbits like her are not common huh? didn't know that!I have an all black rabbit. I need to ...
A: No - look around you - most black rabbits have a grey undercoat and a bit of lt grey or white ...
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| rabbit nails | 2/1/2007 |
Q: I have an all black rabbit. I need to trim her nails, but they are black as well. How do I know ...
A: Jennifer - you are lucky - all black rabbits with black nails are not common. I have one too. You ...
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| noise | 1/29/2007 |
Q: I like to play the piano in the same room as my rabbit. I've noticed he sometimes likes to run ...
A: Vibrate ? I would imagine that you would be playing either very high notes or very low at that ...
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| Rabbit | 1/29/2007 |
Q: My rabbit is a boy and he is almost 1 years old. He is a floppy eared rabbit and lives indoors. I ...
A: Yes, it very well could be mites form the wood chip bedding. Wood is never a good bedding or cage ...
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| 2 female rabbits together | 1/25/2007 |
Q: I have had two female rabbits together for a while and they get along just fine. I mated both of ...
A: Cheryl, this depends on your does. Some does get along really well and even nurse each others kits ...
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| rabbit breeding and colors | 1/18/2007 |
Q: english angoras, or mini lops i would appreciate your help on this thank you
A: No sweetie, I have many many colors in my Rabbitry and I LOVE to play with them - my favorite ...
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| breeding | 1/17/2007 |
Q: have 2 rabbits the doe is a Flemish and the buck is a dwarf and they get along just fine but he has ...
A: Jerry - a doe who is not in the mood can castrate a potential lover in a second. I had a beautiful ...
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| rabbit moving to a new place for a few weeks. | 1/17/2007 |
Q: My girlfriend and I are going away for a three weeks for vacation and planning to take our 7 months ...
A: To be sure he will be depressed - his love is going away. But if your Mother can give him lots of ...
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| Rabbit diarrhea | 1/16/2007 |
Q: The stool is loose, no shape. Dark and smelly. Plus i try to make him eat hay and he refuses. He ...
A: dark brown and smelly is an infection. Try giving him a 1 inch slice of banana with the peel - if ...
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| Rabbit diarrhea | 1/16/2007 |
Q: Powder 3yrs 8months old. Male. His diet consists of Carrots, Timothy Hay and Small amount of ...
A: Crystal, I would try removing all but the timothy hay for three to five days. Carrots ( the orange ...
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| pregnant rabbit | 1/13/2007 |
Q: I have 3 domestic bunnies. two of them are female. About a 2 weeks ago we could feel babies moving ...
A: Lori, if the male is still with her most likely she had the babies and he killed them and then she ...
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| I need you help badley | 1/8/2007 |
Q: what are the signs of a rabbit going in labor . do they pull there fur of around the boobs ??? and ...
A: Evelyn, the signs of hormones surging before labor are pulling of fur, gathering nest material, not ...
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| baby rabbits | 1/4/2007 |
Q: Our rabbit has had babies twice and both times all the babies have died...We found out the first ...
A: Nancy - the reason could be many things 1) nest to cold 2) nest to damp 3) Mother does not have ...
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| Bullied rabbit?? | 1/1/2007 |
Q: I have two female three month old dwarf lops who are sisters, I've had them for about two months and ...
A: Zena are you sure they are both female ? If yes, it is an issue for dominance - one is , as you put ...
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| My babies may have fleas. | 12/31/2006 |
Q: As it turns out there are 7. Just a while ago I was able to catch the 7th and handle it for 20 ...
A: My rabbits do not have fleas now - they did once when I brought into the farm a new rabbit. I put 3 ...
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| How should I catch baby rabbits? | 12/29/2006 |
Q: As it turned out there are at least 3. This evening I was able to catch 2 of them when they were ...
A: Some does produce milk on very little water , others drink lots - I always have a liter of water in ...
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| How should I catch baby rabbits? | 12/29/2006 |
Q: Today I saw two baby rabbits. They were running around and eating grass. Their parents are former ...
A: Kits start to leave the nest between 15 and 21 days - depending on the weather and how much milk the ...
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| How do you keep them cool & comfy? | 12/27/2006 |
Q: Over 80% of intact pet does eventually develop cancer. How does cancer affect your production? Are ...
A: Up to now nobody has had cancer ( fingers crossed ). The older does that have died have done so ...
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| Old Bunnies | 12/27/2006 |
Q: My bunny is nearly 10, female, lives outside in her hutch but can go in her run during the daytime. ...
A: Helen - 10 years old is old for a bunny. Bringing her indoors might make her nervous if she is not ...
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| My Rabbits stoped eating. | 12/26/2006 |
Q: I purchest a trio of californians about a month ago and the last two i saw the buck and the jr. doe ...
A: Mark - need some more info to be able to help you. 1) How old are the rabbits ? 2) how long has it ...
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| Wry Neck | 12/26/2006 |
Q: My rabbit seems to have wry neck. Her head is tilted over to one side and her eye is leaking some ...
A: Jenny - I am sorry to have to tell you that the chances of her living is remote. No one know for ...
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| weird death | 12/25/2006 |
Q: My 2 month old dwarf rabbit just died today. It was a weird death because she looked healthy the ...
A: Sorry for your loss Nicole. A 60 day old kit can get what is called Mucoid Enteritis - it is an ...
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| will no longer go in his cage at bedtime | 12/23/2006 |
Q: I have a three+ year old lop dwarf who is very smart. We had a routine that has been working well ...
A: There is probably something in or around his cage that is not to his liking - could be an insect, ...
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| How do you keep them cool & comfy? | 12/19/2006 |
Q: Rabbits don't do well in the heat. How hot and humid does it get for your rabbits? Are they ...
A: Here it is hot and dry most of the year. To keep them cool and comfy the rabbitry is well shaded ...
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| strange noise | 12/19/2006 |
Q: my female is making a strange grumbling noise when i try to check if she is pregnate, i am worried i ...
A: Palpating a Pg doe is a dangerous procedure if done by someone unexperienced. You can hurt the doe ...
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| HELP!!! | 12/18/2006 |
Q: but the last litter she had she compleatly ignored and they died because of that.we thought that we ...
A: How old was she ? If she was very young with the first litter it is to be expected - now she is ...
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| Is corn a good rabbit food? | 12/17/2006 |
Q: I am wondering from the following article if I should give the corn husk and cob to my rabbits after ...
A: Yes, corn husks are a great source of fiber for rabbits - they love it ! They will nibble at the ...
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| Can I keep my dwarf bunny outside | 10/13/2006 |
Q: Can I keep my dwarf bunny outside and when what does it need to stay warm in the winter
A: Angela how cold does it get where you live ? He can live in a hutch outside if he has a place where ...
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| Rabbit Collars | 10/13/2006 |
Q: Should I get my rabbit a collar and leash or will they hurt him/
A: You can try to use one to take him outside ocasionally BUT - keep in mind that he could 1) escape ...
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| color genetics in Rex rabbits | 10/11/2006 |
Q: I have mini-Rex rabbits and my husband is interested in Rex rabbits. I know to start with the ...
A: Robin, do a Google ( I LOVE Goggle ! ) on rabbits genetics color. Have fun ! I adore playing with ...
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| rabbit pregnancy | 10/11/2006 |
Q: i have a dwarf lop female rabbit she is 18 months old and is pregnant. but she was due to give birth ...
A: when was she bred Charlie ? It usually takes 31 days but can go on to 34. Count the days - if she ...
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| apple cider vinegar | 10/9/2006 |
Q: I attempt to breed Holland Lops. The does never want to lift to accept the buck. Therefore, it is ...
A: Casondra - I use the apple cider vinegar in my rabbits water at all times. 6ml / liter of water. ...
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| what do you do if you find a wild rabbit that hurt its leg? | 10/7/2006 |
Q: we just found it 20mins ago and put it in the sun its still breathing and its ok so far
A: Cheyenne - the frst thing is to take him out of the sun ! Imagine being in the sun with a fur coat ...
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| Lion head rabbit | 10/7/2006 |
Q: My rabbit is about 5 and a half years old, and recently has been having trots, hair loss and seems ...
A: Sue, I would try giving her a one inch cube of fresh papaya daily in the morning and in the evening ...
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| how can i help it out??? | 10/6/2006 |
Q: my rabbit just had babies 3 days ago... i dind't know she was pregnant one died, one seems healthy, ...
A: The most important thing is keeping them warm - only two in a litter makes for a cold nest box. ...
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| cold weather | 10/6/2006 |
Q: Our rabbit is about two. We adopted him over the summer. He is a New Zeland rabbit. He lives in a ...
A: Rabbits like cold weather but cannot do drafts. Make sure there are no drafts where his cage is. ...
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| Rabbits | 10/6/2006 |
Q: how much does it cost to neuter the rabbit?and i would like to ask: the large rabbit is rather ...
A: Fazlun. I have no idea what nuttering a rabbit in your country would cost - what country are you in ...
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| illness (ANSWER A.S.A.P..PLEASE!!!) | 10/5/2006 |
Q: mY RABBIT HAS BEEN ACTING STRANGE SINCE YESTERDAY. I THINK HE MAY HAVE CAUGHT A COLD OR SOMETHING. ...
A: Aly, sound like he might have puemonia - listen to his chest - if it sounds like bubbly he needs to ...
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| my rabbit | 10/5/2006 |
Q: my rabbit is a male and i am not sure of the breed or the age......... sometimes my rabbit will bite ...
A: When a rabbit nibbles on you it can be a sign of affection - they nibble on their siblings to groom ...
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| Sore hocks in meat rabbits | 10/4/2006 |
Q: A rabbit with sore hocks more than 6 months do you think there would be infection in the meat.Can ...
A: Sore hocks can be just that sore hocks - inflamation, open sore that bleeds easily, scabs. Or sore ...
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| Rabbit loosing fur | 10/3/2006 |
Q: My rabbit seems to be loosing a lot of fur. Why?
A: Rhonda, dependes on how much and where from. This time of year most fur bearing animales shed their ...
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| Breeding rabbits | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I am wanting to start breeding my rabbits, i have one that is about 1 year old (im pretty positive ...
A: Jaimee,here is a link that is good to see what a male and female rabbite looks like. ...
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| Urine | 10/2/2006 |
Q: hey (waves) my rabbits are one year old lionheads and use the same run area together although live ...
A: ) what is the floor of the run ? Is it protected from the rain ? Rabbits do not do well in wet ...
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| my house rabbits diet | 10/2/2006 |
Q: my netherland dwarf rabbit dave is 8 months old and is a house rabbit. he lives inside, is not ...
A: Hay does not contain nutriants. it is given for fiber - which is very important in a rabbits diet. ...
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| preguntado en espanol | 10/1/2006 |
Q: la edad del conejito(rabbit) es un ano y 7 mese es male , es neuter laser surgery en Junio de este ...
A: Rosario, cuantos dias le dieron el Bytril ? Debe ser 5 dias suigidos. Ya pagaste el vet. - debes ...
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| Rabbit fur is changing colors | 10/1/2006 |
Q: I have a black dwarf bunny that is around 8 years old. He is not nutured, does not reside with any ...
A: Yes Monica - just like older people the pigment in an older rabbits fur changes with time. For a ...
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| rabbits | 10/1/2006 |
Q: my rabbit is not nutured and i just got the rabbit 3 days ago. He is a boy. His name is Lucky and ...
A: Dian, sweetie it will take a few weeks for Lucky to know who you are and trust you. Three days - ...
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| lump on eye | 9/30/2006 |
Q: I live in Guernsey in the Channel Islands and I have a pair of 5 month old black lop eared ...
A: Trish - do you have biting insects in the garden ? Something could have stung or bitten him on the ...
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| Is my bunny pregnant | 9/30/2006 |
Q: I bred my bunny for the first time 28 days ago. She is 6 months old and is a holland lop. I only ...
A: Carol, sometimes in a new doe with just a few kits you cannot feel anything when palpating - their ...
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| The parasite "e. cuniculi" | 9/29/2006 |
Q: Can the parasite "e cuniculi" be carried in the rabbit parts that are used to make cat food? ...
A: Pat - that is a doozy. In theory no - because the preperation of canned food includes seritlization ...
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| breeding age | 9/28/2006 |
Q: At what age should you stop breeding rabbits?and how many litters can they have in a year? thank ...
A: Lil - that question as lots of different answers. Depends on who you talk to. In my humble ...
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| my rabbit | 9/26/2006 |
Q: i have a female rabbit and i have had her for about 6 months and 2 weeks ago i got a male rabbit and ...
A: How old is the male rabbit ? If he is over three months old she can very well be PG. If she is put ...
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| abondoned rabbits | 9/26/2006 |
Q: my friend has just called me and said that her dog had gotten into a rabbits nest and started to ...
A: Caroline, what kind of rabbit is it ? Domestic or hare ? You can try - but be prepared if it dies, ...
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| is my rabbit pregnant? | 9/25/2006 |
Q: i have a year old rabbit and a 5 month old rabbit. they are both darfs. older one is brown younger ...
A: Bridget, sorry it took so long for me to get back to you - the internet in all Mexico was dead for ...
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| Is she pregant | 9/25/2006 |
Q: IS SHE DEFANITLY PREGNANT SHE RUNNS AWAY FROM MY OTHER RABBIT (HER SON) AND SHE SEEMS TO HAVE NEVER ...
A: Emma, sorry it took me so long to get back to you - the internet was down in all of mexico - par for ...
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| my baby rabbit wont drink water alone | 9/25/2006 |
Q: i recently found an orphaned baby rabbit. I have introduced it to carrots and milk but i dont no how ...
A: 12 cm long . depending on the breed, might be 12 to 15 days old. Carrots is not a good idea - ...
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| need help, newborn rabbit | 9/25/2006 |
Q: WE have two rabbits, and untill this morning we assumed they were both female... but in the middle ...
A: It is rare that one newborn can survive - because it gets chilled. The mother stops up the hole to ...
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| 2 week old rabbits | 9/24/2006 |
Q: our bunny gave birth to 3 little bunnys 2 weeks ago, we have been looking after them, making sure ...
A: Samantha . congratulations ! The bunnies will come out of the nest when they are ready. The more ...
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| baby bunnies | 9/24/2006 |
Q: my rabbit gave birth to 4 babies about a few days ago, she has been feeding them i have seen but i ...
A: No Constance, dead kits in the nest will kill all the rest and contaminate the Mother. Distract ...
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| pregnent rabbits | 9/23/2006 |
Q: How do you know if a rabbit is pregnent? And when should I put her in a different cage?
A: Mostly you know if she has been with a buck. There is a method to palpate but it is dangerous for ...
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| blood from butt area | 9/23/2006 |
Q: female, almost 3 years, netherland dwarf, not fixed, (never been to a vet), lives alone but there is ...
A: Well, I would check her out to make sure she does not have an open wound. If the blood is from the ...
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| puss spots on babie rabbits | 9/23/2006 |
Q: ... Do you have any idea what this is? Jo
A: Joanne, no, I have never seen that before either. Did you have the doe in quarentine before ...
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| rabbits pulling hair | 9/22/2006 |
Q: My aunt has two rabbits not spayed or nuerted, the female(so we think) is pulling hers and his fur, ...
A: Cindy - sure looks like it ! BUT - some female rabbits , when there are no males around, have false ...
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| pregnancy please help!!!! | 9/22/2006 |
Q: I am looking after a female rabbit for a friend, by complete accident she got into my males pen. I ...
A: Aly there is a very high chance that she is PG. One of the signs that we breeders use is the ...
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| infant rabbits | 9/22/2006 |
Q: Our two dwarf bunnies just had four babies this morning. They are big for dwarf bunnies. One is ...
A: just thought to add a site that has good fotos of how to tell a male form a female :-) ...
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| Is she pregant | 9/21/2006 |
Q: my rabbit is about 4-5 years old she is a female she has had 1 litter of nine before but sadly we ...
A: Emma if the female was with the male even for only 5 minutes I bet they did have sex. That is what ...
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| Male and Female rabbits | 9/21/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To ok then but yah can you look it up for me:P cuz I have no ...
A: This is the best site for sexing - tho the bunnies that are being shown are adults - it is a bit ...
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| Albino rabbits | 9/21/2006 |
Q: Alot of people like my name! As my brother said to me the other day that albino rabbits dont live ...
A: Sweetie I have lots of Albino rabbits- and they are just the same as other rabbits - really ! They ...
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| Albino rabbits | 9/20/2006 |
Q: I am looking at geting an albino rabit but I am unsure if there is a special way of caringm for them ...
A: Caylah - lovely name ! An albino rabbit is treated just like any other rabbit. Like all rabbits ...
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| Male and Female rabbits | 9/20/2006 |
Q: ...and how long do you have to wait before you know if its a boy or girl..cuz they did mate and I ...
A: Jessica, off hand no, I would have to look and get back to you. The way to tell is to up end the ...
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| Is He a pregenant She?? | 9/20/2006 |
Q: I live in Northren Ireland, and got 2 rabbits on Saturday, and today is Wednesday. The pet shop ...
A: How old is Smudge ? How do you know Nibbles is a male ? Can you see his testis ? Does Smudge have ...
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| Pregnancy | 9/20/2006 |
Q: how can you tell if a dutch rabbit is pregnant? i went to pet her and she started grunting and then ...
A: Courtnee, has she been with a buck ? How long a go ? A prangnancy takes between 29 and 32 days - ...
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| OVERDUE RABBIT | 9/19/2006 |
Q: We know for a fact she was (is) pregnant because we have seen the babies moving as late as Sunday ...
A: The stress of the changing homes could have caused her to reabsorb or misscarry the kits. What you ...
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| Urine & Splayed Legs | 9/18/2006 |
Q: I purchased a rabbit about one month ago, and I am unsure of the age (but it's likely to be a baby). ...
A: Nikki - If you paid more than a few dollars for it you should return it to where you bought it and ...
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| rabbit acting sick | 9/18/2006 |
Q: I have a dutch rabbit- don't know how old he is. I just found him about 2 weeks ago and was forced ...
A: I am sorry Juie - what is gas peds drops ? Pediatric drops for gas ? What kind of pellets are you ...
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| OVERDUE RABBIT | 9/18/2006 |
Q: WE FILL OUR RABBIT SHOULD HAVE GIVEN BIRTH ALREADY...SHE IS AT LEAST A WEEK OVERDUE BUT SHE IS NOT ...
A: How old is the rabbit ? Has she had previous litters ? Are you sure of the breeding date ? Does ...
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| weather & same sex | 9/17/2006 |
Q: age:7 weeks sex:male and female not nutured yet wich rabbit should be nutured? thier same blood line ...
A: They need to be reintroduced with care - they might fight. You put them in a LARGE cage together ...
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| bald patches | 9/17/2006 |
Q: boy bunny, 2-3 yrs old, mini lop, not nutured, lives alone in a shed in a hutch all year round. he ...
A: This could be a lot of things. Worse cases - fur mites or ringworm - both need a vets attention ...
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| urine staining | 9/17/2006 |
Q: They are both about a year and a half old. What is hardware cloth? Could I just put it on top of the ...
A: Anela, hardwear cloth is a metal wire mesh - the idea is that they be suspended so that poop and ...
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| urine staining | 9/16/2006 |
Q: Aloha, I have 2 bunnies, Flopsy, female, spayed (a large California giant I think) and Papaya, ...
A: Anela, how old are the rabbits ? Could be a couple of things. If she is an adult and he is just ...
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| is my rabbit preg | 9/13/2006 |
Q: They are about 14wks old. but how do i no if she is pregnant as she wont let me anywere near her. ...
A: They mated when they were 91 days old ? She could be pregnant. Not such a good idea because ...
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| Rabbit behaviour | 9/12/2006 |
Q: I have a few rabbits. My one buck is 5 months old and he stays by himself in a cage. I have not ...
A: Larger rabbits should wait until the male is 6 months old for first breeding but the smaller breeds ...
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| Fur loss | 9/11/2006 |
Q: My bunny is about 7-8 mos old, a dwarf breed, he lives inside, isn't nutured and eats timothy hay, ...
A: Ringworm you can see - a round ring of irritated skin - if it looks like that he needs treatment for ...
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| Rabbit behaviour | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I have a few rabbits. My one buck is 5 months old and he stays by himself in a cage. I have not ...
A: Marinda, do not worry - that is normal behavior for a buck. Give him a doe and he will be happyer. ...
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| pregneat rabbits | 9/10/2006 |
Q: How do you know when a rabbit is pregnet?
A: Jose, unless you are expert in palpating you will know when the kits arrive. 31 days after mateing. ...
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| is my rabbit preg | 9/10/2006 |
Q: could she be pregnant. thanks alana
A: Alana, could be. How old are they ? Like in woman, Pragnancy cause hormonal changes and she might ...
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| rabbit ears | 9/9/2006 |
Q: Well, my babies are around five weeks old now and I am noticing that one of the little one's ears ...
A: With two parents with different type ears you can have all or mixed or even mixed in the same bunny. ...
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| nails | 9/4/2006 |
Q: What is the best way to trim their nails? My husband usually holds him upright to do front ones and ...
A: I usually place the rabbit on a place where he is at my eye level and then just pick up one foot at ...
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| Rabbits giving birth | 8/31/2006 |
Q: Just wanted to let you know that our gorgeous Ellie has finally given birth to 3 more babies. 2 ...
A: As soon as possible - often a first pragnancy - specially in a doe as old as yours ( prefiered first ...
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| Rabbits giving birth | 8/30/2006 |
Q: We mated it with a friends male rabbit and she became pregnant. Yesterday morning we woke up and ...
A: Leisa, I suggest you mate her again as soon as possible, if she has a kit stuck the mateing will ...
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| Cleaning White Rabbit | 8/29/2006 |
Q: I have a white rabbit that gets really dirty, I want to clean her so she comes out really white and ...
A: Amen, rabbits should not be bathed. They clean themselves and wetting them completlty can lead to ...
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| Lop eared rabbits | 8/29/2006 |
Q: Please can you help, my children have just bought 2 lop eared rabbits (aged about 9 wks old), we're ...
A: Mrs. Rodgers, Rabbits do not need a warm bed. A bed- or nest, without kits is a source of infection ...
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| newborns kits | 8/28/2006 |
Q: I have two six months old female and male rabbits they are holland lops breed. The are not nutured ...
A: Karen, it is wiser to put them in a nest box - which can be a sturdy cardboard box the same size as ...
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| Rabbit | 8/25/2006 |
Q: Lion Head female 8mths old. lives outside eats rabbit food and fresh greens every day fresh water ...
A: Donna -back to back births are not very productive - the doe has not yet recovered from the first ...
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| Rabbits | 8/23/2006 |
Q: I actually have two questions. First i have a floppy eared rabbit. I have had her since she was 3 ...
A: Nicole, with your left hand grab as large a handful of fur on her back behind the ears as you can - ...
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| my rabbits eye | 8/22/2006 |
Q: my rabbit is 10 weeks and he lives with his brother,he is a lop eared rabbit and is not neutered, he ...
A: Abigail, red inflamed eyes in rabbits are a daily occurance. Sometimes their eyes itch and they ...
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| Baby rabbits | 8/21/2006 |
Q: I have a litter of 9 bunnies. Two of them has enflamed swolen genitals. They are now 4 weeks old. ...
A: Daniel, swollen genitilia at that age is probobly caused by poop being stuck for awhile. Or the ...
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| RABBITS | 8/19/2006 |
Q: HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD I FEED MY RABBIT?
A: Karla, that depends on a lot of things. The age of the rabbit, the purpose of the rabbit ( pet or ...
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| Dead Baby Rabbits! | 8/16/2006 |
Q: I really need ur help and advice on this topic. I have two rabbits, a male and a female. They are ...
A: Lubna, no sense worrying about spilt milk. What is done is done. Sounds like you have New Zealand ...
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| looking after newborn rabbits | 8/10/2006 |
Q: if they are not feeding how will i no and if they are not what do i feed them .i doint want them to ...
A: Rabbits normally only feed once a day - if the Doe is a very good Mother she might feed twice a day ...
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| My rabbit doe | 8/10/2006 |
Q: I actually did not feel under her neck but will today. I do think she might be pregnant now that ...
A: You are welcome Mirinda. If her son was 88 days old he could have impregnated her. Not the best ...
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| looking after newborn rabbits | 8/10/2006 |
Q: if they are not feeding how will i no and if they are not what do i feed them .i doint want them to ...
A: Nicola, the newborns should be fed by their Mother - they do not need any special extra food. You ...
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| My rabbit doe | 8/10/2006 |
Q: I have a doe that had a litter of 8 about 3 months ago. These days she seems different. Her neck ...
A: Marinda, feel the swollen part under her chin - if it feels soft and empty there is no problem - ...
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| newborns | 8/9/2006 |
Q: my rabbit has had 6 kits she is still in with male should i remove the male and when is it ok to ...
A: Debbie, I would remove the male to another cage. He may harm the kits, not out of malice but out of ...
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| hairless rabbit | 8/9/2006 |
Q: I have a rabbit that at about 1 1/2 weeks of age lost all of his hair except for on his ears, nose, ...
A: Interesting. AS long as he has hair now I would not worry about it. If the whole litter had lost ...
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| Plz Help. Rabbit barely breathing! | 8/9/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question - I just came home from work, my rabbit was in the cage and is barely ...
A: Andre I do not recommend giving him oral penacilin because it would destroy his normal intestinal ...
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| Plz Help. Rabbit barely breathing! | 8/8/2006 |
Q: I just came home from work, my rabbit was in the cage and is barely breathing, his nose is wet, he ...
A: I just tried to call you Andre but you were not home. I need more information to be able to help ...
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| Death in Litters | 8/6/2006 |
Q: I will try this out. But, when i bred the second doe, i got 5 hits. I have her vitamins for the ...
A: You will not harm her Sam - it is worse that she get fat - if she has had 5 litters and none have ...
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| babies | 8/6/2006 |
Q: My rabbit just had a litter of about seven two days ago and I was wondering what color they should ...
A: The color of the litter is dictated by the colors of the parents and of the generations behind the ...
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| Death in Litters | 8/6/2006 |
Q: I have a couple questions to ask you. First, a month ago I bred two rabbits. The first one had two ...
A: First off - what breed are your rabbits ? Two and five per litter are ususally from midget breeds ...
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| social behavior | 8/5/2006 |
Q: Will two rabbits of the same sex get along in a large encosure?
A: Lisa, a lot depends on the rabbits. Some rabbits are very laid back and you can have two females ...
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| Rabbits: Cutting it nails | 8/4/2006 |
Q: What can I use to put my rabbit to sleep temporarily when you are cutting her nails because she is ...
A: To cut your rabbits nails you need to cuddle her for a good long while and then slowly turn her on ...
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| caring for new born bunnie | 8/4/2006 |
Q: How soon can you clean out a baby rabbit ours is 7 days old and we would like to freshen up the area ...
A: At 7 days you should clean out the nest with a clean nest and clean nesting material. Remember that ...
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| rabbits giving birth | 8/4/2006 |
Q: my sisters rabbit gave birth to one healthy kits and two unformed. how many will she have all ...
A: How long ago were the three kits born ? One lone kit cannot keep warm enough to survive, unless you ...
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| female doe | 8/2/2006 |
Q: ., how are you I was wondering i you can answer me a question or 2 ,, i have 2 rabbits ...
A: 1) seperate the nest building doe from the buck. 2) give her a nice clean nest - this can be out of ...
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| Pregnancy in rabbits | 8/2/2006 |
Q: but the female one was acting strange she would make noises at me and was attacking the other female ...
A: If you have not seen with your own eyes testicales on one of the rabbits you still might have two ...
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| Doe giving birth - making nest | 7/28/2006 |
Q: Melissa, the grandkids doe, will build her nest out of hay and she had the box bottom covered this ...
A: Ann, the kits crawl out of the nest to cool off - if the temps go down in the nights you need to ...
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| False Pregnancy in our meat rabbit | 7/28/2006 |
Q: We bred our californian for my 4h project when she did not take I tried breeding her again,she was ...
A: Five days late is a lot Nicole. She could be having a false pregnancy, or due to the heat she might ...
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| peeing redish urine | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I found red urine in my dwarf bunny litter box. It's not the first time, but this time its darker, ...
A: Do not worry Beth - it is not a problem. The orange to red coloring comes from a weed that grows in ...
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| Meat Rabbits | 7/14/2006 |
Q: my next question is because they are not all the same breed will the meat taste any different. Also ...
A: This is absolutly the last time I go oneline on vacation - this is madness ! Yes Rick - the meat ...
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| Rabbit in Labor! URGENT!!!!!!!!! | 7/13/2006 |
Q: My rabbit was due on sunday july 9 which was 28 days since she was bred. She has been breathing ...
A: Today is the thirteenth - I sure hope she has had them already ! If not - put her with a buck. ...
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| Meat Rabbits | 7/13/2006 |
Q: I just started raising rabbits for family consumption. I have a satin buck and a french lop doe, for ...
A: Yes Rick - you can breed all of them to all of them. It is a good thing that your bucks are smaller ...
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| breeding | 7/11/2006 |
Q: i have a doe which has only had one baby which i looked like it had been killed by the mother, this ...
A: Could be that this was a first kit that was extra big and she had to pull it from the birth canal - ...
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| age is nothing but a number? | 7/7/2006 |
Q: I am going to buy a mini lop buck in a week and the seller has told me that the doe will be ready ...
A: do I wish ! No age sure does matter. In most mini breeds of rabbit breeding age is around 122 days ...
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| Is my rabbit sick or pregnant? | 7/6/2006 |
Q: a few weeks ago I bought a dwarf rabbit from our local pet shop. Lately her (not sure about the sex) ...
A: My, you do have a problem. Sounds to me more sick than pragnant. The urine problem is caused by ...
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