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[redrstr29]

*****Update*****
Here's Panda at 3 weeks, 1 week to go

 

[CapricornFarm]

Ooh, she looks fat! Good luck on the babies. I got my Dutch bunnies' papers in the mail today. Need to get some pics of them. It is awfully hot , I am going to have to start freezing water bottles I guess.

 

[redrstr29]

it hit 98+ up here today!!!! aww yes I wanna see.Dutch are so cute....I want chamagne d'argente rabbit soooooo bad but there are NO breeders yet in CT I gotta Find 1 darnit!!

 

[salt and pepper]

it hit 98+ up here today!!!! aww yes I wanna see.Dutch are so cute....I want chamagne d'argente rabbit soooooo bad but there are NO breeders yet in CT I gotta Find 1 darnit!!

Look on craigslist! I have seen so many rare breeds where I am, usualyl giving them away cheap too, either from a DQ, or getting out of the business

 

[PoultryPower]

What do you all like to use for dividers in your cages? Right now I have just wire, with boys on the bottom level and girls on the top, so no sneaky business takes place.

I read that it's best to have some sort of solid piece between cages, to help with disease prevention. That way, if one of your rabbits is sick without you knowing, it's harder for the germs to spread to other rabbits, as opposed to wire, where all the cages are open to each other. I like the sound of this. I also like the fact that the bucks can't spray each other through the wire. I had to put up burlap between two bucks because one spent the entire day pacing back and forth along the wire, trying to get to the other buck. Not only does this buck now smell a lot better, he's also calmed down quite a bit. I've also seen that every now and then, the bucks in wire cages with have cuts on their lips. I'm assuming it's from either scratching themselves on the wire, or getting bit by the other buck. I really want to do a solid divider.

My only reason for apprehension is, I'm worried about proper ventilation. I have a 8 hole hutch, 4 holes on the bottom, 4 on top. My main concern would be for the 2 rabbits housed in the middle holes, if I did a solid divider, they would have no open wire on both the left and right side of their hole.

Is there any type of divider that will protect the rabbits from each other, obscure the view of the other rabbit, and still allow ventilation?

 

[Amastacia]

we used to use wire in some cages and solid metal sheets in others. i don't think it would help with disease prevention, as air borne could make it around easily enough. but not only does it prevent spraying and such, but we had a few does that would bite the noses of bucks next to them, leaving knobby scars. ours were all outside, and we didn't have a problem with ventilation, but if your cages are in an area that doesn't have the best natural ventilation it might be a problem.

aside from the nose biting and occasional spraying, wire worked just fine for us too.

one idea i have heard about that i want to try for the hutches my DH is going to be making is leaving about a 2 inch gap between the cages to put hay in, basically as a feed container. the gap would prevent biting, though spraying is still possible. but one would hope that the bucks realize that the hay is food and they shouldn't pee on it.

 

[yankeehill]

My rabbits are all in hanging cages, beside each other. For a while they were in stacking cages. If you have a rabbit with an illness, or even suspect it to be sick, it is best to move it to a separate location (different building) and keep it in quarantine until the illness clears.

 

[kacklinkelly]

What do you all like to use for dividers in your cages? Right now I have just wire, with boys on the bottom level and girls on the top, so no sneaky business takes place.

I read that it's best to have some sort of solid piece between cages, to help with disease prevention. That way, if one of your rabbits is sick without you knowing, it's harder for the germs to spread to other rabbits, as opposed to wire, where all the cages are open to each other. I like the sound of this. I also like the fact that the bucks can't spray each other through the wire. I had to put up burlap between two bucks because one spent the entire day pacing back and forth along the wire, trying to get to the other buck. Not only does this buck now smell a lot better, he's also calmed down quite a bit. I've also seen that every now and then, the bucks in wire cages with have cuts on their lips. I'm assuming it's from either scratching themselves on the wire, or getting bit by the other buck. I really want to do a solid divider.

My only reason for apprehension is, I'm worried about proper ventilation. I have a 8 hole hutch, 4 holes on the bottom, 4 on top. My main concern would be for the 2 rabbits housed in the middle holes, if I did a solid divider, they would have no open wire on both the left and right side of their hole.

Is there any type of divider that will protect the rabbits from each other, obscure the view of the other rabbit, and still allow ventilation?

I don't have rabbits yet... As I was reading this, I wondered if some of the pegboard type "plywood" that hangs in garages to hang tools on might work. It would permit some ventilation
(which might also contribute to some spraying) but would also provide some separation. Just my 2 cents worth. Hope you find just the right fix.

 

[yankeehill]

But any dividers made of wood will hold odors, if it gets sprayed or peed on.

 

[kacklinkelly]

See, that's why I'm not a rabbit owner yet and still living vicariously through all of you.
Thanks, KJ