How do you prepare a rabbit to do its best in a show? Conditioning rabbits for show means a lot more than just giving them special foods. Housing, sanitation, selection, genetics, primary diet, and handling each have just as much to do with a rabbit’s success on the show table as extra food supplements, maybe…
There’s a New Rule on Rabbit Tattoos Let’s start with history: Back in the old days, nearly everybody used clamp tattooers, right? You pierce the ear, spread ink in the holes, coat it with petroleum jelly and hope you can still see it in two weeks…remember? In those days, tattoo combinations were fairly limited. My…
The calendar says it’s time for your mother rabbit to give birth. She’s even built a nest. But day 31 hits…and no babies. What should you do now? Can rabbits delay birth? Rabbits generally deliver like clockwork between 30.5 and 32 days after mating. But it’s not uncommon for does to delay giving birth, especially if they…
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…
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. …