hey there, i am new to the forum

[todd131]

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 10 years i have sold diagnostic equipment into the hospital laboratories. although currently i am unemployed looking for work.

i recently purchased 3 new zealand x american chinchilla does and 1 new zealand buck. the does are sisters and the buck istotally unrelated. i have only had them for a couple days. currently they are housed together in a dog kennel. this weekend and next week i will be building hutches for the bunnies. they are very sweet and i cant wait to provide them with a suitable happy environment for them to grow.

i took some pictures however, after reading the 'how to' section (thanks dawn for the link)i cant find the 'browse' button to upload the photos to show all of you. hopefully i will figure it out soon.

i have been on this site for around 3 days and i have to say you are a bunch of nice folks. thank you for all of the help. when you get me up to speed i promise to give back to the forum.

thank you for the space and the kindness.

todd

 

[mistyjr]

Hello & Welcome to Ro! We cant wait for photos!!

 

[todd131]

 

[todd131]

yay! i did it. LOL

 

[mistyjr]

Congrats! Are you trying to breed them? Is that why they are together

 

[todd131]

i will be breeding them however, they are only 8 weeks old. they will be in seperate hutches by the middle of next week. the black one is the buck.

 

[todd131]

i better ask, should he not be in there? i thought he was not mature yet.

 

[mistyjr]

They are really HUGE for being only 8 weeks old! I wouldnt be putting him in there with the girls!

 

[todd131]

mistyjr wrote:

They are really HUGE for being only 8 weeks old! I wouldnt be putting him in there with the girls!

the girls are b/t 3.5 and 4.2 lbs and the male is only 2.8lbs

the size is the mix with the american chinchilla! so much bigger than the NZ and faster growers. he is only 4 days younger than the girls are. the temperment on the am chins is much more mellow too.

the breeder said it was ok for a week. she said he wont be fertile until at least 12 weeks. they are getting along just fine, right now. i suppose i will have to set up another kennel tonight then.

 

[mistyjr]

You can just watch them closely too! I kept mine together for awhile until I seen the buck was ready! And I took them out right away, Thats when I knew..

 

[todd131]

they wont all be together for more than a week. i have a lot of work to do.

i have decided on wire floor cages for sure. this walking in their pee stuff is disguisting.

 

[mistyjr]

Yes, It is.. I hated it too

 

[todd131]

i will be using the slotted mats over the wiring to keep their little feet comfy. :biggrin2:

 

[mistyjr]

Hmm, Never heard of those either!

 

[todd131]

mistyjr wrote:

Hmm, Never heard of those either!

um misty, they are sold on the site you introduced me too

 

[mistyjr]

lol.. I havent checked the site out good enough.. But I just got another catalog and it had them in there too!

 

[todd131]

mistyjr wrote:

lol.. I havent checked the site out good enough.. But I just got another catalog and it had them in there too!

they're cheap, you should add them to your rabbitry for improved treatment!

 

[LoveMyRabbit0910]

They are ADORABLE!!! Love the pictures!

Welcome to the forum!

 

[mistyjr]

I will someday. When we have money.. Right now i put some newspaper down for them all

 

[Wabbitdad12]

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