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I think she meant "sloshy" as in, there is a sloshing sound from his belly if you gently shake or move him. If he is bloated, sloshy, and lethargic you need to act fast to save him. Pull him from the litter, no pellets, only hay or rolled oats like quaker old fashioned oatmeal and water. Give...

The only effective way to manage pasteurellosis in a herd is to cull every rabbit that displays symptoms. I don't mean every rabbit that sneezes, but if you hear sneezing, then isolate the rabbit and watch for other symptoms like white nasal discharge and matted forelegs. Treating with...

Rabbits are, by nature, herbivores...not vegetarians. I give mine pellets, hay and then grass or greens/weeds or leaves from plants that they can eat. I don't feed them root vegetables like carrots, but I have fed the carrot tops. I don't give them much fruit, unless it is something like the...

We have hanging cages and the poop/pee just falls to the ground. The urine soaks in to the ground and the manure does not smell at all unless it gets very hot outside and the manure stays wet from misting, etc. You don't have to put shavings or anything under it/in it. Here are some pictures...

This makes me think some kind of small predator, maybe.....rats, weasels, etc....either that, or you have something on the floor that is catching their toes and degloving them.

Are you losing them to the heat? I found this summer that I had to remove most of the fur from the boxes because they would get overheated and die if I didn't.

You won't be disturbing her, and you need to get a good look in that nestbox to make sure there are no dead kits or placentas left over. They will start to decay and could cause health issues for the other kits. I take my kits out of the box the day they are born and look them over, count them...

Rabbits can and do, as you now know, lift for the buck even when already pregnant. That is why "test breeding" is not the best indicator of pregnancy. You have already gotten some very good answers to your question, so I will just say Congrats on the new rabbits and I hope all goes well with the...

She is just being a protective mother. She should mellow out soon....I agree with distracting her with treats. We give our grumbly mama a bit of Calf Manna when we want to check the kits.

Are the rabbits toes flaky? It looks like it....if so, it may be a fungal infection or skin mites...

Any nasal or eye discharge? matting on the front paws? I would isolate her just in case....

Ugh! Those kit nails before the first trim are like little hypodermic needles! They will poke right into your skin before you can say "OUCH!" I wear a pair of old fashioned ladies kid leather gloves that I bought on EBay and cut off the fingers half way. Works like a charm and my hands don't get...

Symphony made us wait until day 34 to bless us with 9 adorable Chocolate Rex babies!!!!

Like I said, you need to watch them for a bit to allow the Duramycin to get out of their systems....also, you will need to keep the kits totally separate from the rest of the herd until they either show symptoms or you are sure they are clear. It can take up to breeding age for those kits to...

That first ND is a blue, too dark to be lilac. Is the foot cocked out like that all the time? Or just for this picture.....? Very cute rabbits!

I had some transported from WI to Texas with stops inbetween. They started on Jan 1 and I picked them up Jan 4. As long as they have fresh water and food, and someone to clean the trays out, they will be fine.

Don't put "Rabbit Meat" put "Rabbit Fryers" instead.

Glad to hear it! I keep those two item on hand, they are very useful to have.

The Duramycin and the VetRx will only knock down or mask the symptoms. I would isolate those two does IMMEDIATELY. Stop the Duramycin/VetRx and watch them for a month to see if the symptoms return. Pasteurella aka Snuffles IS a bacteria and it can be treated with antibiotics, but it cannot be...

I find that this works well and they get to toss it around to play with too. It is a bit time consuming but I have a bucket that I keep them in and I will knot a few here and there as I am in the shed and toss them in the bucket so I always have a few ready to go.