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Kipcha wrote: "They're prey animals so they are just a certain way" is true only to a certain extent but then it gets to be an excuse for poor behavior and/or bad handling. *Hails Caesar Millan* Ever hear people make excuses for their dogs because of what they are? "Dogs are predators so of...

Violet Crumbles wrote: Make that 87! I just helped deliver Toggenburg triplets! :yahoo:(the first one was stuck)

houdini wrote: You're humanizing your pet. He's not going to hate you for bathing him. Sure, he'll know immediately if you don't know how to handle him properly or are not confident about doing it and he'll respond to that but he's not going to hate your for bathing him. Don't bathe him...

Today..... 1 dog (Great Dane) 2 cats 3 pigeons (homers) 4 Toggenburg dairy goats (expecting 4 more in the next 30 days) 4 Royal Palm turkeys 15 meat chickens 22 show chickens (3 Bantam Dotties, 7 RIR, 5 BR, 5 SLW, 2 Black Sumatra) 33 rabbits (24 Jersey Wooly, 8 Polish, 1 spoiled rotten...

How to clean a dirty rabbit: If the mess is still a bit moist, liberally apply corn starch, work it in, and then comb it out. If it's dry, lightly spritz the area with water or vinegar and then work in a liberal amount of corn starch, and then comb it out.

It looks exactly as described by the seller - a red, satinized dwarfed rabbit. :D Pretty thing. Doesn't look American Polish to me but that may be because it is a relatively early generation of a Polish/Thrianta crossing. ETA: lol I just realized that it's the coat that is throwing...

I'll have a go. :) Just judging from the photo and only judging type... Looks like he could have a nice topline. A posed, profile pic would help to better determine that. Needs heavier bone. I'd fault the ears quite a bit for the wide set, "V" carriage, and being pointed. ND are very...

OakRidgeRabbits wrote: Some people don't know what they're missing. ;) I know it's not just show rabbits that are that friendly but it seems the environment where the tendency is very strong because temperament is actually bred for. It's logical the most advancement would be seen in an...

JadeIcing wrote: See now that is what one would expect - not this outrageously unethical practice of trying to buy from breeders and passing them off as "rescues" to fill an order for a "client" and then counting it as a "success story" for your rescue. That's nuts and judging from my...

CiaraPatricia wrote: Well, you know, since you mentioned cages, I was thinking of the set up I use. I didn't consider that you might be doing some form of colony breeding and I don't know your breed or breeding purposes. There is more than one way to skin a cat so the answer to your...

It's not common at all. I had someone tell me two of my bucks I sent her lived together and loved each other (until a doe broke up their great friendship) :rollseyes. So, it's possible but would I do it? No way. I was not happy when I heard about my bucks not being given their own space...

If you go off pellets don't go gung ho on vegetables that are traditional for humans to eat. When you keep in mind that rabbits are an animal does not naturally compete with humans for food, you'll see how giving them "vegetation" rather than vegetables is a more appropriate diet for them . In...

Oxbow is okay but keep the hays in their diets varied if possible. Don't feed timothy based pellets with timothy hay. Rabbits do best when there are at least three different main (nutritious) plant sources in their diet. For example: an American rabbit might eat - alfalfa pellet/garden...

In the show world, I see strong tendencies for super social rabbits that love to be picked up and be in-your-face-friendly. But you're right. There are individual rabbits who don't like it or freak. I've have 2 that did not like handling born in my barn. Sometimes, you just don't know what to...

naturestee wrote: All that would fall under the category of "other problems that the owners can't deal with". We'd see the same thing at our shelter. Very, very sad. :( When I was there, it was sad to see how many people turned over their pets for financial reasons - even dogs they'd had for...