Rabbit care and information.

This is just my opinion, and what I have learned through my experiences with rabbit breeding. First off you need to start with the best pedigreed stock possible to start with. You can do that by visiting an area rabbit show, and see what other breeders have to offer. Cage space: It is very important that you thoroughly research cage requirements for your rabbit. I preffer a 26x26 or larger cage for my rabbits. I use wire floored cages because they are cleaner and better on the rabbits feet, then a solid floored cage.
Housing: Rabbits can be successfully kept indoors, and outdoors. Rabbits that are kept outdoors need to be protected from the eliments, and predatory animals. A good building, or a good fence around the hutches should do the job.
Indoor rabbits can be successfully litter trained. and make excellent indoor pets. I have two bunnies I keep in the house myself, and they do just fine.
Feeding and watering: Rabbits should have access to fresh water at all times. If they run out of water during the hot summer months, they could easily get, and die from heatstroke.
For feed, I use what works the best on my herd. I feed 1 cup of Purina rabbit chow to my Standard chins. And anywhere from 1/2 of a cup to 1 cup to my Floridas. They also get timothy hay every other day. along with 1 teaspoon of whole grain conditioner every day. The hay gives them fiber, and the conditioner helps with the coat, and body.
A good quality feed will have 15-17% protien, and 18% on up for fiber. The higher the fiber levels, the healthier the feed. Never feed a feed where the protien levels exceed the fiber ones. This can be dangerous to your rabbits health. High protein levels have been know to cause M.E. in rabbits.
Once you get your herd established, and get a good breeding line going here are some things to consider. What are you going to do with the extra babies? Its always a good idea to find an outlet to sell your babies to. The best two are meat buyers, and other breeders. Meat buyers put food on the table, while another breeder could use a culled bunny for herd improvement or showing.
Never sell your culls to a petstore. Remember this is a life you have created, and you should at least take some responsibility on where that pet ends up. Not all pet stores are gonna be responsible for the rabbits. They prey on the impulse buyer. Not all petstore buyers are gonna be good pet owners. Breeders can sell to private pet owners as long as they are screened. Meaning be thorough and ask the owner questions on what they are intending to do with the bunny, and how they plan on caring for it. Then go with your gut feeling. Another good thing to do with a pet buyer is to encourage spaying and nuetering their pet. especailly if that owner does not plan on showing the rabbit. Lets face it, not everything we sell needs to be out there breeding. And getting their pet spayed will make it happier, and live longer. Plus there won't be any chances of the buyer randomly breeding their pet rabbit. Or have an unexpected litter.
Be responsible. As it is, too many pet bunnies end up being euthanized in shelters each year because of irresponsible breeding. I for one believe that if we as rabbit breeders kept a working relationship with rescues that are not anti-breeder(trust me there some that aren't), we can both learn from each other.
A good breeder will offer a take back policy on everything they sell. Will not overbreed their rabbits, and sell the extras to petstores. I for one like to give my does a two week-four week break between litters. This is a good example of not over breeding. It gives them a chance to re-cooperate between litters, and gain back some condition before they are ready to a breed again. A good breeder does not wean early just because they feel that the babies are eating well enough to be on their own. Baby buns should be weaned between 6-8 weeks of age. Unless there are given circumstances where the mom gets agressive towards her litter, and attacks and beats them up. That doe IMHO should be culled, and not re-used in the breeding cycle. Anyhow, I hope ive covered everything. :) Ill be updating with more info soon enough, if I come across any.

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