Recent content by ladysown

sometimes, if kits get dragged out of the nestbox (hanging on to mom's teats) they get cold. Sometimes mom wants to clean up to prevent predation of the other kits. SOMETIMES she doesn't wait for the kits to be completely dead to start the clean-up process. If she's a first-time mom, she...

she could simply be some "oddball" colour from poor breeding. She doesn't look like a blue otter to me. Does she have a triangle of brown behind her head. She looks more like an opal.

that's 16 inches deep! That's as long as what a large breed rabbit uses. Seriously... they only need it to be 10 inches long. sit your holland lop in a box, add one inch all around. long boxes encourage does to foul the box OR sit in the box and smother them.

yes. it works perfectly for most. Some need a bit smaller.

8 x 10

1. let rabbit do her job. don't intervene unless necessary. Sometimes takes three days for milk to come in. Babies can survive that long. 2. don't be afraid to foster from one rabbit to another. 3. save fur from any failed litters to give other does who don't pull enough. 4. give the...

size wise probably about 8-10 weeks. Sometimes it's hard to know why bunnies die, particularly when it's completely unexpected. As prey animals, sometimes they just die and we don't know why.

could simply be a matter of hormones messing with how his poops come out. I wouldn't worry on them.

how old is your bunny? Growing up? Aging?

This statement in all of this caught my attention: If somebody is going to be unethical enough to breed a rabbit that shouldn't be bred, I don't think a lack of a legit pedigree is going to stop them. Not all rabbits produced "breed worthy" specimens. I've seen it more than once where two...

sometimes pet people just want the pedigree. Seriously. either it's because they want to know more about who mom and dad/grandparents etc are, sometimes it's to keep their options open if they decide to breed down the road, sometimes it's idle curiosity. Doesn't really matter. If people...

feed less hay. Seriously. it's the best way to get them to not waste it as much. :)

oldest I had was 13

there's nothing wrong with feeding your rabbit a good pellet in their diet. Pellets are nutritionally balanced. But options if you don't want to feed pellets: BOSS, oats, various grains (not corn), alfalfa hay, don't forget you need to provide trace nutrients and feed a wide variety of plants.

sore hocks are caused by two things 1. genetics (poor furring on feet) 2. wet conditions if the mat isn't wet, he'll be fine.