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

[Oldmomma]

After livibg in Colorado with drought restrictions on grass and watering, moving to a desert country well I really miss grass. Here it tile or sand. If I get the house we are looking at im going to pull up some tile and put in some grass areas.

 

[Bunnylady]

I have Lionhead and Satin rabbits. The lionheads are usually docile and calm but my satins are crazy! Every morning i will go out to check on the satins and one of them will either have chewed through wiring to get out of their pens or be balancing on top of a 3ft garden wire fence. Just this morning, one of my lionheads knocked a hole in the bottom of her hutch and went running around our property until i caught her again.

And please understand, I don't mean to go bashing on new members, but this is one of the reasons why we recommend against using chicken wire for rabbit cages. Chicken wire does an OK job of keeping chickens out of things, but rabbits can chew through it. Another reason not to use it is that it is just twisted, not woven or welded, and even a vaguely interested predator can make a big hole in a big hurry. Rabbit wire more expensive, but it does the job much better.

 

[CHRabbitry]

And please understand, I don't mean to go bashing on new members, but this is one of the reasons why we recommend against using chicken wire for rabbit cages. Chicken wire does an OK job of keeping chickens out of things, but rabbits can chew through it. Another reason not to use it is that it is just twisted, not woven or welded, and even a vaguely interested predator can make a big hole in a big hurry. Rabbit wire more expensive, but it does the job much better.

Yes, i know not to use chicken wire for cages. ;-) I actually keep some of my rabbits in outside pens and that is where the rabbit got out of. The pens are surrounded by 6 foot garden wire and the whole enclosure is surrounded by a 17,000 volt electric fence so i have never had any problem with wild animals breaking in.;-) The rabbit that got out of the hutch still perplexes me. It apparently pulled out the 1inch metal staples, then peeled up the rabbit wire underneath, escaped the chicken wire fence, then was finally stopped by the garden wire!
Like I said, i have CRAZY rabbits!

 

[Orpingtons4U]

The baby is one week old and I leaning more to think she/he is a Siamese sable i'll get pics tomorrow If I have time

 

[Animals970]

I'm so excited!!, I will be getting my doe sometime next week!

Both my buck and doe are old enough to breed {I just don't have the doe yet...}, so do y'all recommend any period of time I need to wait to breed her when she arrives?

 

[Orpingtons4U]

I'm so excited!!, I will be getting my doe sometime next week!

Both my buck and doe are old enough to breed {I just don't have the doe yet...}, so do y'all recommend any period of time I need to wait to breed her when she arrives?

some people breed them as soon as they get home sometimes I will breed as soon as I get home but other times i'll wait and let them settle

 

[Animals970]

some people breed them as soon as they get home sometimes I will breed as soon as I get home but other times i'll wait and let them settle

Yeah. I was just wondering if the stress would make it not healthy for them to breed?, it wont be that stressful of a ride. I mean, I'm sure it wont be non-stressful, but it is only like a 45 minute through one hour drive... so....

 

[Orpingtons4U]

Yeah. I was just wondering if the stress would make it not healthy for them to breed?, it wont be that stressful of a ride. I mean, I'm sure it wont be non-stressful, but it is only like a 45 minute through one hour drive... so....

do whatever you thinks best for the doe

 

[Orpingtons4U]

Can y'all help talk me out of getting an English angora!! I want one so badly but I don't need anymore wooled breeds

 

[Animals970]

do whatever you thinks best for the doe

k, will do!, thanks!

Can y'all help talk me out of getting an English angora!! I want one so badly but I don't need anymore wooled breeds

Go outside and look at all of those cute little faces, and just think 'Look how many I already have, and they are enough work already. Maybe I could wait longer for an Angora'. And just to help, i'm gonna give you a SLAP!!!!