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Hi! Recently I noticed one of my Holland Lop brood does has missing fur around her paws. She has bare toes and then further up her foot there are a couple patches missing. Another doe of my friends who lives in a different city and is not related to this other doe at all had this exact same...

Hello! As some of you know I breed Holland Lops. I have a question regarding possibly inbreeding... is this a no-no or is it okay with legitimate reasons? Backstory- I have this buck I really really love, his name is Dylan and he's a 4 year old harlequin buck. I got him last year and he has...

@SableSteel or anyone else who is good with genetics, could you try to help me out with my question about the sire's genotype in the A allele? and also with the C allele, one of the babies is definitely a sable but the sire has also thrown a blue chinchilla in the past so clearly carries c(chd)...

Thanks! Sire has only ever thrown agouti based or self kits so I assumed he was Aa, but he does have otter farther back in his pedigree. He's just never been paired with a doe that brought out that gene I guess! I think I'll go with blue fox for the baby. Such a pretty color! So because the sire...

Hi! I had a Holland Lop litter born on September 8 - four healthy beautiful kits. One baby has me stumped on his color. Mama is a lilac tort VM out of a blue sable magpie VM and a lilac harlequin. Her known genotype is aabbC_ddee(j). Papa is a black/orange harlequin VM out of a blue/fawn...

Ok, thanks so much for your help! I'll definitely finish the round of antibiotics and look forward to hopefully breeding her again.

Ok. Thanks for the info, I thought it was just transmitted when you bred them! I'll take her to my vet soon, see what he thinks and get some meds. I'm glad there's an possible explanation for it besides myxomatosis or something worse! Once it clears up and I've given her plenty of time to...

she hasn't been in contact with a buck since she she was bred in November, so I don't believe it could be syphilis based on the fact she looked fine 3 weeks ago.

I just got her today, along with 5 other bunnies. With their breeder they were in wire cages completely separated by plywood, with me she's in a pen away from my own bunnies. I asked the breeder and she said she hadn't noticed it. When I went to look at these bunnies and see if I wanted to...

I just purchased a new doe from a breeder as part of an entire herd I'm taking on. Aside from needing nail trims and a few mite treatments, they're all in great condition. However, I was just checking the does vents to see it they are ready to breed, and one of the girls looks really bad. Her...

Those look like some healthy babies! I'm glad they're doing well. In my experience it does more harm than help if you try to feed them yourself. If there are any you are really stressed about, try nursing them alone. You can take the fat ones out and leave them in a warm place, and put your mama...

Hey! Glad your bun finally had her babies! Its normal to have a few different sizes in a litter of that amount. You can tell if they are full but looking at their tummies. A well fed bun will have a tight, stretched looking tummy, with little to no wrinkles between its tummy and legs. A hungry...

I am of the opinion you'll just have to be patient for babies, but in the case that she's not actually pregnant, here are some reasons- The tight tummy and movements could just be gas bubbles in her system. Her large tummy could also be due to overfeeding. For a bun her size and pregnant, I...

Interesting, thank you!

The grey and white one is a 'blue magpie' and the other is probably a 'broken sable point' based on lighter coloring on the ears than a broken tort would have.

😄what i've found works for jumpers is laying a blanket/towel over top the pen and then either securing it with clamps or laying a board across the corners to secure it if that makes any sense! If she's determined to be out for longer than that, it's probably fine. As long as she's in the pen...

Hey! Just seeking some advice regarding trios. The situation is this- someone reached out who already has 2 bunnies who are 13weeks old right now. They're interested in adopting a 3rd, but my next litters wont be ready to go until July. Is it best to go ahead and bond the 2 they have currently...

Many bunnies will make their nest a few days before they have their babies. Although it's not the most common, it still happens. I know of a doe who makes her nest a full week before she's due, and still has successful litters! I promise that although it seems so nerve wracking, instinct will...

She should be fine! In the end I think she'll feel better and more organized in a smaller space for a percentage of the time.

Ah okay. Sounds like she's close to having them! Also sounds like she is a very resourceful bun lol. I also replied to your other post with advice about her nest.