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so my AmChin/NZ doe snuggles had a litter of 6 kittens. she is such a good mother! they are 12 days old today. i was fortunate enough to see her give birth to them. it was amazing. mother and kittens are doing great. :biggrin: i have a couple of questions <1> when will they start eating the...

hi! i was at the rabbit show this weekend and i purchased a pedigreed american chinchilla buck. he is awesome! he is 5 months old and so curious and full of personality. i have decided to keep him in my basement and litter train him. during my conversation with the breeder she told me to NOT...

yay! i am finally at the point where i can breed my bunnies. i have a couple of questions to ask please. i put the doe into the bucks hutch and watched, the buck seems to be chasing the doe around however, i have tried a number of times over the last 2 days with 2 different does (one each day)...

:biggrin: my bunnies are five months old in a week. i just want to breed them. it is difficult to wait until they are 6 months old when i see them every day and they are getting huge!

my friend had 4 baby bunnies dropped in her yard by a child who ran away. she is freaking out on how to care for them. they are as small as hampsters. i asked her to email me some photos. she wants to release them back into the wild when the time is right. 1. what type of formula should she...

i have a bunny that has some serious diarrhea. 10 weeks old NZxAmerican Chin. fed ecotrition mixed with purina rabbit food as well as timothy hay. what should i do?

i am curious how early the kits may be removed from the dam. everything i have read would suggest 8 weeks. why is that? i have read that rabbits are weaned in about 23 days, is that correct? if so, is there a reason the kits cannot be removed from the dam then? the reason i am asking is diet. i...

so i have seen threads that include veggies and fruits that are good for rabbits but no grain threads. i understand that one must be careful in what grains are fed to the buns however, there are plenty of grains that are ok. in most of the pelleted food soy is a protein boost. i have read...

hi! my name is todd and i live about 3 miles outside of philadelphia proper. i am new to rabbits however, my mother raised them for research at the mayo clinic on my grandfathers farm in MN when she was younger with her brothers and sisters. i have a degree in microbiology and for the last...

i was thinking that beans are really high in protein and organic beans are readily available and cheap. can a percentage of the diet include say kidney or black turtle beans in small amounts to boost protein levels of organic pelleted alfalfa? i dont want to use soy. if beans are not an...

hi! i am curious if people are using organic rabbit feed for their rabbits. if so, what brand? i have found oxbow and ecotrition. i was thinking about combining the 2 for my feed unless anyone has a better option. thank you for any input! clearly i am a newbie. :biggrin2:

i am happy this site exists i have found it quite informative! i am picking up 2 NZ does on thursday and i am very excited. i will be building an outdoorhabitat this weekend. i was hoping to do it last weekend however, it rained on my plans. i will have around 3 - 4days that the bunnies will...