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Facts |
-3rd most common mammalian pet - 6-9 million rabbits in 2014 (closer to 10mill now) - over-pop concerns |
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ARBA |
-American Rabbit Breeders Association - 48 breed of rabbit - 13 Cavie breeds (guinea pigs) - Four sizes= Heavy, Avg, Lightweight, small - Meat (12mill a yr), pets, wool, lab, feeder - Rabbit not rodent |
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Breed Examples |
-Heavy ( +5kg) = French Lop, Flemish Giant - Avg (3.5-4.5kg) = New Zealand White, Grand Chinchilla - Lightweight (2.5-3kg) = Himalayan, Dutch - Small (less than 1kg) = Polish |
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Interesting Facts |
- Ancestors from Asia 45mill yrs - Our rabbits from europe(monk food) - not the same as wild rabbit here - Cottontail and hare different species - Australia overrun with rabbits |
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Gender/Breeding |
-Female=does -Male=buck - Females attack other rabbits young, males attack other male babies - Permanently in heat - more people allergic to rabbits than cats |
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Gen Facts |
-Cannot vomit -Hairballs are bad sign - Can be house broken and leash trained - Over 85 F causes heat stroke - 50% of holiday pets last less than 1 month |
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Food |
-Babies eat solid food @ 4 weeks - Need fiber - Coprophagy - get vitamins B and K from anus - @ night - Vit C needed if stressed - Nurse babies once in morning and wait somewhere else - Mother's make nest with chest hair - 6-12 young - Feed at night |
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Health |
- Stress = cardiac arrest and paralysis - need to chew to avoid too much incisor growth - negatively affected by many antibiotics used for cats and dogs - LE = 8-12yrs - Abscesses from wire cage - Rabbit is deciding factor about other pets - 30 hrs of sun is good - Uterine cancer -- spaying prevents - Pasteurellosis = respiratory prob = snuffles |
