What Rabbits Do You Have? Show Off Your Rabbits Here!

[ChocoClover]

My Black Otter Mini Rex, Otis. I plan to begin breeding and selling Mini Rexes next summer.

 

[Lynzi777]

My frosty holland lop doe, "Snow White"

 

[kimmerjo]

Can I use a 5 gal. bucket as a nesting box for a rabbit? From everything I have read these last few days my new rabbit should be having babies any day now I'm totally not prepared for it so any and all advice needed!!

 

[fallenangel79]

My frosty holland lop doe, "Snow White"

so cute

 

[The Farm]

Here are some pictures of my rabbits. I have around 57 rabbits right now.

 

[The Farm]

Yes you can use just about anything i have used boxes buckets and even other things. Make sure it is quite around your doe till the kits are 2 or 3 days old give her some greens right after she kindles and check to make sure that all the babies are doing good and take out any died kits. GOOD LUCK!!!!!

 

[mara1]

x2 and hey The Farm I worked in Edmond OK a long time ago wish I still lived there. cute bunnies

 

[kacklinkelly]

Here are some pictures of my rabbits. I have around 57 rabbits right now.

57 rabbits! Your post made me laugh. I am putting so much time and effort into planning and researching before I get the 3 that I want to start with. What types of rabbits do you have? Which do you think are best for meat. That will be my next adventure, after successfully raising 3 pet chickens as well as raising and dispatching my first batch of meat chickens. My family is shocked that I successfully dispatched the meaties on my own. You can imagine the side ways glances I am getting now that I'm talking about cute little bunny rabbits. Anyway, I am carving the path to self sufficiency whether my family is completely on board yet or not. My neighbors want to know what happened to their "city girl" neighbor. My response is "I've always been a country girl at heart".

 

[PrimroseMom1]

57 rabbits! Your post made me laugh.  I am putting so much time and effort into planning and researching before I get the 3 that I want to start with.  What types of rabbits do you have?  Which do you think are best for meat.  That will be my next adventure, after successfully raising 3 pet chickens as well as raising and dispatching my first batch of meat chickens.  My family is shocked that I successfully dispatched the meaties on my own.  You can imagine the side ways glances I am getting now that I'm talking about cute little bunny rabbits.  Anyway, I am carving the path to self sufficiency whether my family is completely on board yet or not.  My neighbors want to know what happened to their "city girl" neighbor.  My response is "I've always been a country girl at heart".

Yeah, people thought I was an "elegant" city girl. I got chickens and bunnies and the real me emerged. Country girl for sure.

 

[kkenney]

Hi all!

I have a rabbit emergency and while this thread is for showing rabbits, it's the only rabbit thread I can find that is still active, so really hoping you guys can help me out!!!

We have 2 rabbits that are supposedly angora mixes. We picked them up as bunnies a flock swap around Easter for our kids because they were begging for them. No health issues with them. We had them in a hutch and they kept escaping and burroughing under the shed (we live in city limits on 1/3 acre fenced in with privacy fence). We left the hutch door open and leave fresh food & water daily. They run around all day and play, eat my garden, hang out with the chickens who free range as well. At night they go into their bourough under the shed to sleep instead of the their hutch. They've been doing that since about June so we just let them do it, they seem a lot happier. Every week or so we round them up to check their teeth & nails, and they've always looked good.

This morning when we did we saw that one seemed to have an abscess which was opened?!? The pus is all out, but it kinda smells. The vet is closed on Sunday so turned to google and BYC. If this is an abscess from what I am reading they will continue to occur and I will have to keep taking him to the vet for surgeries? Long term that sounds very expensive! What can I do now to help him out???

What can I clean it with? What can I put on him? Is there some kind of antibiotic or something I can give him (like tylan I use on chickens)?

PLEASE HELP!!!

I've had rabbits for years and worked as a veterinary assistant for years as well. Typically when you have a rabbit that gets an abscess, the infection is pasteurella. It is the dreaded "P" word in rabbits. Its a nasty germ that can be tricky to treat at times and other times its relatively simple. Rabbits are considered "exotic" species and are VERY sensitive to general antibiotics but one thing that's always worked wonders on mine with pasteurella is Baytril. It comes in both chewable and injectable forms. Ive typically had to give it in 10-14 day regimens but it depends on the rabbit. I see quite a hole there, which can be from the abscess but also check thoroughly all over the body for very small holes or lumps (it will take awhile with an angora, i have one myself!) It looks as though it may be from a cuterebra which is also known as a boy fly larva, depending your location, those are very common on fluffy outdoor bunnies and cats. Best of luck with your bun bun!