Hi All, I'm on a smallholding in Cape Town, South Africa. I currently have 9 cross-breeds that are my first "experiment" with keeping rabbits. I didn't want to...
First off welcome, I'm still working things out myself so I don't have the cage and cooling answers myself yet. I did see on setup though where wire bridges...
probably one of the best ways to keep rabbits cool in the summer and not use a bunch of cages is to set up an actual colony where you put a few does and a buck...
Hey, welcome! We are all trying to figure things out so please feel free to tell us how you are doing from time to time. Had a few questions for you.... the...
Hello everybody. I have a question here about my rabbits. They are in 20'x15' enclosure for the last 5 -6 weeks . I have two does and a buck. They dig alot...
... Of course I meant "dig a lot" in my first post! No, rabbits spend very little time with their young. They make the nest and feed them once or twice a day...
No they don't. Rabbits stay away from their young most of the time unless they're nursing so as not to attract predators to the nest. Emma ... Would the doe...
if they have burrows and have been togather long enough for gestation to take place they more than likely have litters underground and you wont know anything...
What age are the rabbits? When you handle them, can you feel ribs and spine ( without them having a real bony feel ) or do they feel indistinct? Greg H. ... ...
Are the burrows deep enough that you can't see the end of the tunnel? Then they probably set up a nest area. See any loose fur lying on the ground? Possibly...
Thank you, Linda. There is one burrow which is relatively deep.The rest are shallow. I have tall weeds growing there ,so I can`t see very well and don`t really...
Yes, they like to start a bunch of holes that never amount to anything.... gotta watch you don't break an ankle walking around after a while! Just check the...
Hi All, Problem #1: Our rabbits have been in their colony setting for a couple of weeks, but they haven't started digging burrows. I've put out a couple of the...
About Problem #1, the nest box situation, I think that is fairly typical. Caged rabbits do the same thing unless they are almost ready to deliver, then they...
... typical. Caged rabbits do the same thing unless they are almost ready to deliver, then they nest. I would clean them out and give them back though, they...
#1, how old are your rabbits and have they been bred before? from what i can tell some does will dig well before they are ready to kindle but others will...
... from what i can tell some does will dig well before they are ready to kindle but others will only dig RIGHT before **************** They are about 10...
I'm curious... didn't some one say that there buck would only mate with the most dominant female or something? Is it possible that the females have established...
i have seen a colony that shared the chicken run and coop, the problem with them being in the chicken coop came when the rabbits kindled in boxes or someplace...
I remember hearing that can happen and am watching to see if it occurs in my colonies. So, far the older Matrix is not showing this tendency. The newer ones,...
My guys used the nest boxes for potty when they weren't ready to have babies. You can either keep them empty of straw until a doe is close to having her kits,...
The chickens no longer go into the fenced area where the rabbits are now, so even above ground they'd be safe from the chickens, it's the other night prowlers...
Geez, I really hope we don't lose one of these three. We've had them for months and they really are pretty friendly and almost pets. If we had a large colony...
my concerns were if the rabbits kindled INSIDE the chicken house above ground, like in a corner or in a nest box of some sort, the chickens would eat the...
I know! It's scarey! I kept listening out my window all night the first week or so. I guess it's a matter of the number of predators you have in the area. I...
I have not heard that. Now I can tell you, that dominant does might harass non-dominant does to the point that they can't build a nest, but that is also a...
Hi guys, had to share. I was checking on my rabbits today and noticed that one female seems to have an "extra " leg sticking from under her. What do you...
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