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Good to know. Thank you for passing along this helpful information.

Perfect, Thanks again. Appreciate the assist.

Been thinking about your reply about foraging whatever grows on the meadow. Do you have a way of knowing what is safe for a rabbit to eat? Or is it slow, small amount trying different wild items in the meadow? I'm guessing that's the way to go but welcome suggestions. Thanks again.

Thank you very much! I'll check out the articles. Really appreciate the assist.

Thank you for the excellent article. Anyone else with other ideas please reply to the original post.

I have several pet rabbits. I'm concerned one day soon I may not be able to afford and/or find pellets and hay for them. I'm thinking I may have to resort to outdoor wild plants such as clover, dandelions, unfertilized yard grass, garden items (broccoli, spinach, etc.) Anyone have a list they...

Thank you. Very helpful.

My experience with having a buck mate two days in a row (different does) has so far led to the first mated doe delivering a full litter but the other doe - the one mated with the same buck the next day - is either no litter or maybe 1-2 kits. Is there a rule for how long to rest a buck between...

I'm considering placing two litters of 6 week old kits together in order for the mothers not to have to nurse too long. I do not have another hutch to move one of the does to her own cage. Can I put two litters of 6 week old kits together without concerns of them harming each other? I figure I...

I've been buying the 32 ounce "Happy Home Pet Products Water Bottle For Small Animals" for my 10 pet rabbits. After about a year they break. I am left with just the caps/spouts. I cannot find where I can buy just a replacement bottle. Neither can I find anyone suggesting a some other bottle...

Thanks for the answers. I did have the third doe checked and she checked out fine, but she passed too! We've had a very hot spell down here in South Carolina where it has been in the mid nineties all week. I'm thinking the heat at the time of delivery was the cause of the 3 does passing...

Until a few days ago I had two healthy and ready to deliver pregnant does. About 3 days before they were to deliver, I put into each nesting box a good supply of new timothy grass purchased the day before in a plastic bag from a local feed store. Less than 2 days later I found one of the does...

Well, I did try to sex them a few days ago. Either they are all girls or I'm a lousy "sexer". Will keep that in mind though. Thanks for the answer.

I have one doe who had 1 baby and another doe who had 7 babies. I have one open hutch. Can I put the 8 bunnies in the same hutch? The two does were in attached next door hutches so the babies could see each other through the wire screen since birth. Thanks.

Hello. I have several questions most of which are related to raising kits. I'll throw them all (the questions, not the kits) out here and see what answers I get. 1) Any suggestions on how to get a doe to accept her nesting box? I have two nesting boxes which I plan to share at various times...

Thank you for both for your helpful replies. I never thought about placing the nesting box on it's side. I think doing that and using straw and paper over the wire mesh floor for a while are great ideas! Thank you.

I have some kits which I expect will be venturing out of the nesting box soon. I wonder if when they do so if their little feet might slip through the wire mesh floor and possibly hurt them. I have the standard wire mesh flooring used in many rabbit cages, what is I am guessing is the one half...

Thanks for the answer. Live and learn. I figured if I had the nest box in for a couple weeks she'd be more inclined to use it. I have two does that just delivered. Both of them had the nest box in for a couple weeks. One of the does did deliver in her nest box. For the one which didn't...

My rabbit is preparing to deliver her first litter. I have a nest box with plenty of hay bedding in her cage. The nest box has been in her cage for several weeks. The problem is she's building a nest outside of the nest box. My question is if she should have the kits outside of the nest...

Thanks, everyone! Great ideas. Appreciate the warning on chickens with rabbits. Any other ideas please let me know. Cliff