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How to Wean Kits (Baby Rabbits)
Wean kits to let the doe recover and the young adapt: breeding/Angora/Rex at 30–40 days, meat rabbits at 28–35 days, or before 28 days under intensive 'blood mating'. Use one-time weaning for uniform litters and staged weaning for uneven ones, cut the doe's concentrates first to prevent mastitis, and keep kits in their original hutch 3–5 days post-weaning to reduce stress and losses.
What Season Is Best for Breeding Rabbits
Spring and autumn are the best breeding seasons — warm, dry, and bright, with high conception and kit-survival rates. Avoid breeding above 30°C in summer or without heating in winter. Choose quality stock, feed a balanced diet with carrots pre-breeding, give exercise and light, and time mating to bright-red vulva estrus using repeat mating.
5 Good-Looking, Easy-to-Keep Pet Rabbit Breeds
Rabbits are adorable and popular, but breeds vary. This guide highlights five attractive, beginner-friendly rabbits—Lionhead, Lop, Angora, Panda and Mini Rex—with notes on temperament and basic care.
Rabbit Rhinitis: Symptoms and Treatment
Infectious rabbit rhinitis is usually triggered by temperature swings; young rabbits are hit hard with high death rates. This guide covers symptoms, when it strikes, and treatment plus prevention (isolation, penicillin/streptomycin, vaccines).
Key Management for Raising Baby Rabbits
A baby rabbit is usually one from weaning to three months, the hardest age to keep and the time with the highest death rate. Here are the key management tasks to raise survival.
Rabbit Mange (Scabies): Symptoms and Control
Rabbit mange is a highly contagious mite infestation starting on low-fur areas (nose, eyes, claws, ears) and causing intense itch, scabs, hair loss, weight loss, and death if untreated. Isolate the sick rabbit at once, disinfect everything, and treat mild cases with ivermectin or trichlorfon plus 2% iodine; keep housing clean, dry, and well-lit to prevent it.
Why Is My Rabbit Suddenly Limp All Over?
A limp rabbit may be from calcium deficiency, low blood sugar, low energy intake, or cold/hard-to-digest food. Tell normal rest (jumps up when called) from pathology (slow, won't move or eat). Hypoglycemia needs warming and syringe-fed glucose water, then a vet. Feed on schedule with hay and pellets, and see a vet for persistent limpness or dry stool.
When Does a Rabbit Enter Old Age?
Rabbits live 5–12 years; most reach the senior stage after age 5 (small breeds like the Netherland Dwarf as early as 4). Seniors show weaker digestion, more sleep, slower movement, frequent soft stools, and white, matted fur. Care means a soft floor, senior food with unlimited hay, plenty of water, and companionship.
Best Seasons for Rabbit Breeding
Rabbits can breed year-round, but temperature drives estrus, conception and litter size. Spring is ideal (80%+ estrus, 7–8 kits); autumn is good with extra nutrition; summer and winter need shade, cooling, warmth and added greens to succeed.
What to Do When a Rabbit Has Heatstroke
Rabbits overheat easily because of their thick coat and poor heat dissipation, and severe heatstroke can be fatal. Move a stricken rabbit to a cool, ventilated place, cool it with a damp towel, and prevent recurrence by keeping cages shaded, well-ventilated and supplied with plenty of water.