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[Lynzi777]

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It is hard to tell on my phone but if the color is grey then it would be a vienna marked blue.

that's what I thought too...Thanks. This is my friends rabbit and she says he looks fawn if you see him in person but I don't see anything light enough to be fawn.

 

[Bunnylady]

He looks blue or maybe lilac to me, but a lot of the dilutes sun bleach very easily. His backside looks like there's a fair amount of bleaching showing; I'll bet he's a lot darker when he sheds out this summer.

 

[Lynzi777]

He looks blue or maybe lilac to me, but a lot of the dilutes sun bleach very easily. His backside looks like there's a fair amount of bleaching showing; I'll bet he's a lot darker when he sheds out this summer.

My thoughts exactly too, if there were some lighter spots they were from the sun.

 

[APDoxies]

He was pooping regularly though....?

I agree with CM - antibiotics should only be given to a rabbit that has an active bacterial infection, never as a preventative. Rabbits depend on the beneficial bacteria in their digestive system to help them digest their food. Antibiotics don't discriminate, they knock out the good bacteria too, which can lead to serious digestive disturbance and even death of the animal.

When one kit that is just out of the nest box gets skinny and dies, wool block is high on my list of suspected causes. Young rabbits chew on everything, and they often eat the nesting material. A good mother pulls quite a bit of fur, so the kits can wind up eating a fair amount of hair. Hair can build up, particularly in the stomach, which can seriously affect the rabbit's appetite. It can lead to GI stasis, which is the rabbit's digestive system basically shutting down. 

With a litter of rapidly growing, fuzzy young rabbits, it can be hard to tell if one kit isn't eating well. Things often get really bad before it is noticeable, and rabbits can lose ground in a hurry. 

Some rabbit breeders will completely change out the nest material (or even remove the nest box) when the litter is about 2 weeks old, since this is about the time that kits start experimenting with solid food. By removing the loose fur, it is hoped that the kits won't swallow as much, though sometimes you will get the odd rabbit that chews its own or its littermates' fur.

 

[Bunnylady]

He was pooping regularly though....?

But was it as much as his littermates were producing? Wool block doesn't necessarily shut the system down, it can just reduce the amount the bunny eats simply because there isn't much room left for food in the rabbit's stomach. Pellets are more calorie-dense than hay; a growing rabbit that isn't eating pellets would need to eat a lot more hay to meet his energy needs. You might see him eating hay, but is it enough? Particularly if he's in a cage with his littermates, it can be hard to tell just how much he is consuming (since they are consuming their shares, as well).

 

[APDoxies]

Very true.....hard to know. Once I separated him, he seemed to perk up for a day, then went downhill quickly and passed. *sigh* bunnies can be frustrating and there is so much I don't know.

On a different note, at what age do you remove babies from mom? All if the babies are eating pellets and hay and are drinking water. They are 6 weeks old. At what age do you let yours go to new homes?

But was it as much as his littermates were producing? Wool block doesn't necessarily shut the system down, it can just reduce the amount the bunny eats simply because there isn't much room left for food in the rabbit's stomach.  Pellets are more calorie-dense than hay; a growing rabbit that isn't eating pellets would need to eat a lot more hay to meet his energy needs. You might see him eating hay, but is it enough? Particularly if he's in a cage with his littermates, it can be hard to tell just how much he is consuming (since they are consuming their shares, as well).

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Mine tend to self wean around 4-5 weeks. They're never trying to nurse by the time I remove them. I take them out starting at 5 weeks and call them ready at 6 weeks when I see that they're eating and pooping normal without mom around. I have never had a single case of loosing a weaning kit.

Speaking of kits, Lucy the recue just earned herself a permanent (as much as any doe, anyhow) place in my rabbitry! At 3yrs old she just produced her 2nd litter... Of 8 kits! Hooray!

 

[Angelicisi]

New girl was given to us to rehome. Was told she was about 8 months old and a boy...lol its a doe.
Anyone one know if she is a breed of lop? Or a small breed? Her head and face look similar to my Holland lop who's grey with white slippers. But he was fairly good size at her age. She may be under weight, she seems really light when picked up, a lil thin but on a really good diet and lovin life at the moment. She's super sweet too.

 

[Loriemarler]

Looks like a minilop they are larger than holland lops despite the name. I show them

 

[kacklinkelly]

I just love this picture!!!!