Breading Rabbits

[emmachickgirl]

hey im Emma
I've done a ton of research on breading rabbits I have a male lion head named thumper and a female what we think is a lion head (she looks like it) named Lucy, need a bit of advice from anyone who has bread rabbits

( lucy)

(thumper)

 

[sourland]

If you have specific questions, I would suggest a PM to bunnylady. She has forgotten more about rabbits than most people will ever know.

 

[Stacykins]

hey im Emma
I've done a ton of research on breading rabbits I have a male lion head named thumper and a female what we think is a lion head (she looks like it) named Lucy, need a bit of advice from anyone who has bread rabbits
( lucy)

(thumper)

You need to do more research if you do not know the difference between breading rabbits and breeding them. In fact, if your other thread, you were not even sure if you had a male or a female. So you need to do some more research. Focus on basic husbandry, which means how to care for your rabbits. Do not breed until you are more experienced with everyday care.

If you think you have a female rather than knowing you have a female, then you are not ready to breed them. You need to be able to tell a rabbit's sex, which is animal 101: knowing male from female, quite easy.

This is how one breads a rabbit, by the way.

 

[Bunnylady]

I think the point of confusion isn't the rabbit's gender, it's whether or not she's a Lionhead. She doesn't have a mane, which most people consider the defining feature of a Lionhead.

 

[Shadow920]

i have a female tortoiseshell lionhead. i was wondering if the tortoiseshell gene in rabbits was the same as in cats, where they are all female.

 

[Bunnylady]

i have a female tortoiseshell lionhead.  i was wondering if the tortoiseshell gene in rabbits was the same as in cats, where they are all female.

No, none of the genes involved in rabbit coat color are located on the chromosomes that determine gender

 

[DutchBunny03]

Lucy does not look like a Lionhead. Her coloring suggests Harlequin. If you breed you will get some great colors, because of the genetic variety. Before breeding, make sure you have a use for the kits. During the pregnancy, steadily increase the doe's feed intake, and while she is nursing the kits, give her unlimited feed. No greens for the kits, until they are 5 months old. You may want to buy a book about breeding. I suggest Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits or the New Rabbit Handbook.

 

[TroyerGal]

You need to do more research if you do not know the difference between breading rabbits and breeding them. In fact, if your other thread, you were not even sure if you had a male or a female. So you need to do some more research. Focus on basic husbandry, which means how to care for your rabbits. Do not breed until you are more experienced with everyday care. If you think you have a female rather than knowing you have a female, then you are not ready to breed them. You need to be able to tell a rabbit's sex, which is animal 101: knowing male from female, quite easy. This is how one breads a rabbit, by the way.

Wow!!

 

[TroyerGal]

Not to be mean, but THIS is how to Bread a rabbit .

 

[DutchBunny03]

That joke was bound to come up