So… is this a wild or escaped/set free/ domestic rabbit?

[artbykarenehaley]

I think it's both

Although to be fair I'm used to small buns. Haha. I mostly kept small breeds like mini Rex and Dutch and mini lops. I had some meat rabbits for a while but the show rabbits eventually took over.

 

[SilverBirds]

Although to be fair I'm used to small buns. Haha. I mostly kept small breeds like mini Rex and Dutch and mini lops. I had some meat rabbits for a while but the show rabbits eventually took over.

I used to breed Dutch and Rexs.

 

[Summer_]

Is that a big rabbit or a small cage?

Little bit of both. It’s not going to be the permanent setup : D

 

[Summer_]

I think it's both

Sort of

 

[artbykarenehaley]

I used to breed Dutch and Rexs.

They are such good breeds. I know quite a few folks were working on making a Dutch marked Rex color variety, my sister and I wanted to do it too but I met a boy, moved away and got married so I haven't continued with the rabbits . It's been fifteen years since I had buns.

 

[SilverBirds]

They are such good breeds. I know quite a few folks were working on making a Dutch marked Rex color variety, my sister and I wanted to do it too but I met a boy, moved away and got married so I haven't continued with the rabbits . It's been fifteen years since I had buns.

That'd be very interesting! I moved away from rabbits about 5 years ago. I didn't really intend to get more after that, but a friend had eight orphaned kits that were only a week old. Took two to help bottle feed and was going to give them back, but I got attached and decided there was no harm in letting them stay. They're mutts, which are no Mini Rex but still soft enough.

 

[Summer_]

Where do you think the BABBIT goes at night?

 

[SilverBirds]

Where do you think the BABBIT goes at night?

Could be a burrow s/he dug himself, under a house, or underneath some other object.

 

[Juniper2]

I’ve seen 2 different rabbits, but this is the only one that has stuck around.
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I am wondering if it is wild or domestic. It doesn’t run away when we approach it, and it doesn’t seem to mind humans at all.

Is it possible to determine this through pictures?
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Wild rabbits don't look like that so definitely domestic

 

[Juniper2]

I do not buy hay labeled for rabbits.
It is so much cheaper to buy hay labeled for horses.

I would imagine that if it stays and lives in the yard like it currently is living that it probably won't be around for too long before something eats it.

As long as it's Timothy hay it's perfect for rabbits because it contains more fiber