Baymule
Herd Master
I am glad you came here for help and advice before you whacked the rabbit. LOL That is a little dark humor there. I used to keep a 300 head rabbitry and dealt with ear mites. I had hanging cages, all wire, because they were easier to keep clean than wood and wire cages. I used a small propane cylinder with a torch head to burn the cages when the rabbits molted and the fur flew! I also burned off the cages when I transferred rabbits to other cages.
Since I had so many, to keep flies from becoming a problem, I kept chickens in the rabbit barn. The chickens had their own roosting and laying area, kept the rabbit droppings turned, ate the spilled feed and fly larva. It was it's own little eco system. From one barn, I got show rabbits (to sell and show), rabbit meat, eggs and chicken meat. I treated for ear mites on a pro active once a month program. If any got mites in between, I just treated that one more often.
Since I had so many, to keep flies from becoming a problem, I kept chickens in the rabbit barn. The chickens had their own roosting and laying area, kept the rabbit droppings turned, ate the spilled feed and fly larva. It was it's own little eco system. From one barn, I got show rabbits (to sell and show), rabbit meat, eggs and chicken meat. I treated for ear mites on a pro active once a month program. If any got mites in between, I just treated that one more often.