10 tips for keeping your hutch rabbits safe and healthy Where do they keep rabbits in France? In the hutch back of Notre Dame!…Okay, dumb joke. But if you are starting in rabbits and want to keep them in the hutch ‘back of your house, here are ten tips that can help them stay safe…
Hi everyone! I want to invite you to check out a guinea pig breeder in Austin, TX. Kay raises several breeds of long haired cavies including Peruvians, Silkies, Coronets, and Alpacas. She also has a Satin Longhairs and a few Americans. If you are looking for show or pet guinea pigs for sale, I’d definitely…
The Story of the Rolling Rabbit Hutch and other Matters Keeping 4-H Rabbits in Outside Hutches, part II. [For the rolling hutch story, see tip #8. For the burning hutch story, see tip #9.] Click here to see part 1 of this post 6. Put a fence around your rabbit hutch to keep predators out. …
*4-H Leaders! Click here to download this post as a printable handout for your 4-H’ers!* This post is better downloaded using the link above. Match each picture to its breed and variety name. The photo is really just a preview.
*4-H Leaders! Click here to download this post as a printable activity for your club!* In how many languages do you know the word for Rabbit? Try to match the word to the language below! Language Word for Rabbit Belarusian Tavşan Danish Coinín Dutch konijn Read More!
Sort of an addition to today’s earlier post, here are six free rabbit breed identification flashcards for you to download and print. Click this link.
Announcement! If you are a youth member studying for the 2013 ARBA Convention, we are having an online group quiz/study night on every Sunday evening leading up to Convention. Dates are Sept 22, Oct 5, and Oct 13. Anyone is welcome. The place is http://rabbitsmarties.com/quizroom.html. Contact me if you have any questions. It’s mid-March. The…
It’s been an exciting week. I haven’t been so nervous for so long since maybe the ARBA convention 2008 in Louisville. But it’s a good kind of nervous. Keep tuned in here; we’ve got some major announcements coming up! But for now… The Broken Color in Rabbits *4-H Leaders!* Click here to download this post…
Rabbit Body Types Quiz for 4-H Showmanship or ARBA Royalty Practice *4-H Leaders!* Click here to download this post as a printable quiz for your 4-H members! How well do you know your rabbit body types? Take this quiz! Click the link above to download a printable version with answers. Click this link to take…
Keeping Your Cavy Healthy It is much easier to maintain the health of a guinea pig than rehabilitate a sick one. Therefore, it is vital to start with healthy stock. Don’t be afraid to ask questions of the breeder from whom you are considering purchasing cavies. If you don’t see the caviary, ask them about…
It’s Breed ID practice time! Do you know the breed and colors of all these bunnies? If you are beginning in breed ID, just try to determine the Breed and the Variety, which is the color. If you are serious about ARBA breed identification, you should identify four items for each rabbit: 1. Breed. 2….
Have you ever seen the website Gutenberg.org? It’s one of the coolest sites on the net. At Gutenberg.org you can download thousands of old books with expired copyrights, so they are in the public domain and are completely free. Most of the classic novels are on there: A Tale of Two Cities, Little Women, and…