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The best way to stop the molting is to just help the rabbit though the molt. Help get the loose fur out so the new fur can come in. Lightly wet your hands and rub your rabbit from front to back. The loose hair will stick to your wet hands. Do that for about 1 minute or so or until the fur...

I'm not one to give much in the way of greens to my rabbits. Too much in the way of greens tends to give them diarrhea. And stuff like carrots and apples are high in sugars and carbohydrates which can make the rabbit get fat. A rabbit with a loose hide or that is molting will not show very well...

pamnock wrote: The symptoms you mentioned do fit syphillis very well according to the article. What the one vet told you about wiping out the good bacteria is true. Rabbits have "good bacteria" and "bad bacteria". Good bacteria can help aid in digestion and the uptake of nutrients in the...

mel d wrote: The gurgling tummy is a classic sign of diarrhea. You may also smell a foul odor coming from your rabbit. Quit feeding the dandelion leaves, carrot, apple, and dried fruit they are almost definitely the cause of the gurgling tummy. And when rabbits get diarrhea they don't like...

Icarus wrote: Betty Chue is a well known English Angora breeder and she has won numerous best in shows. The information you get from her should be pretty good. Angoras should get about the same percentage of protein as regular rabbits or just slightly more. Regular rabbits should get...

bearbop wrote: Don't add molasses to the food. Molasses is pure sugar. That will make the diarrhea or soft stoolworse. Molasses is mainly only used to help get a rabbit to eat when it won't eat because rabbits tend to like the smell and taste of molasses.

Rabbits don't have to eat their cecals. Also a rabbit should not eat cecals that have fallen onto the floor. If the rabbit eats cecals that have fallen onto the floor that is a good way for the rabbit to get coccidiosis. Cocciciodis is often gotten by the rabbit ingesting fecal matter either...

She may be totally fine. If you notice unusual behavior regarding the ears then check the ears out. Look inside the ears for signs of ear mites. Feel the base of the ear to see if it extra warm for signs of infection. And check around the perimeter of the ear for any scratches or abscesses...

kirbyultra wrote: The diet you are feeding them first has about half what a rabbit that size should get in pellets at 1/8 cup. So right there that is cutting the protein from pellets in half. Timothy hay only has about 9% crude protein. Lettuce only has 1.2% crude protein. Peter Cheek in his...

I've found that a few things tend to cause a rabbit to molt a lot. The first and most common is parasites in the fur. Sometimes you may see what looks like white dandruff which is a sign of fur mites. And sometimes if you look real closely you might see very very tiny black spots which might be...

To a certain degree it is OK as long as you aren't seeing any irratic breathing problems. A light coat of rain won't hurt, but it could if it soaks through the fur. Although I would try keeping them dry. If a rabbit is wet then gets hit by a cold breeze that can cause pneumonia. And pneumonia...

I agree with what Pamnock said. And that's coming from a pretty good source if Pamnock is an ARBA judge. I have an article that Doc Reed wrote on this subject years ago. The increased protein should help cause the rabbit to molt quicker, but giving protein beyond a certain point doesn't really...

Pipp wrote: Pipp, I have to disagree with your evaluation of Nutrena's website. Below is a link to it so other people can read it. http://www.nutrenaworld.com/nutrena/products/more-species/rabbits/performance-rabbit-formula/index.jsp Rabbit pellets are normally designed to give the...

What you stated below is not the list of ingredients. What you stated is basically similar to the nutrition facts on a box of food that you see at the store. Normally, the nutrition facts can be found printed on the back of the bag or at the top of the bag tag. The actual ingredients are...