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Bville, I tried the dried Papaya and also found that they loved it as a treat. By the way, can you please tell me what breed of rabbit that is in your avatar?

That's interesting. Thanks for the insight.

Thanks very much Pagal. I've tried to make sense of it and it seems quite complex and hard to know which combinations of individuals will work. It even seems to change over time and according to some unseen rythym/cycle. Reproductive females seem to become particularly aggressive towards other...

Thanks for your reply Oakridgerabbits. What induces ovulation?

We give our rabbits kitchen scraps and they pick through them and compete with the chickens to select their favourite items. They have a particular preference for apples, bread/toast, broccoli and lettuce. We also give them handfuls of grasses and they like Wandering Jew, which is sometimes...

Can someone please shed some insight into the reasons and politics of fighting amongst rabbits? Which combinations and relationships work the best and which are the worst? Do they settle down after the initial battles or will they fight until one is badly injured? By the way, I have a large...

When is the rabbit breeding season? i.e what months of the year? I know it will depend on where you live, so if anyone is from the Sydney region in Oz that would be good to hear from you especially. Failing that then anyone from a similar latitude or who has some insight into this would be most...

Thanks Kayla. I notice that you're just across the Tasman Sea. We're virtually neighbours! Good luck in the rugby match on Saturday.;)* Seriously though, is there such a thing as New Zealand Giant Rabbits? I've heard of them but I'm not sure if I'm mixing them up with German Giants (pretty...

Thanks very much for your responses everyone. I think he looks like an Americam Sable as well. Does anyone know if the patchiness on the coat is from moulting?

Can someone please tell us what breed of rabbit we have? He's chocolate brown all over with black extremities, like seal-point Siamese etc. We were told he's a 'Ryan' but I can't find any breed called this. Any help with this would be much appreciated. A picture speaks a thousand words, so...

Thanks very much for the warm welcome guys (this includes the ladies, as in Australia we have rather strangely made 'guys' a gender neutral term). I'll post pics of my family's rabbits in a new thread. I would love to know what sort we have, as I was told 'Peter' (the previous owner named him...

G'day all! Just thought I'd say g'day from Oz (translation: hello from Australia). Cheers Pat

Welcome to the forum Mary! (love the irony, as I just got here myself). I'm just up the road, so pop in for a cuppa next time you're up this way. :) Cheers Pat