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RE: Requesting Steemians To Support Me With SBD For My Rabbit Farm I set up with STEEM
Hi @soloman507, i am glad to read you are trying to get better cages. My daughter has been taking care of and research a lot about rabbits. They are not easy critters to care for well. They really need a better material to stand on. Try it for yourself, stand on the wire with your feet. Sit on it. Quickly you will learn how unpleasant it is. Now, combine that with being caged. Not a nice way to 'live' life. It is horrible to imagine the suffering of these animals. Their diet is also not easy! Rabbit are very complex. I wish you all the best in your entrepreneurial efforts. Good for you for avoiding the rat race. I can tell you are on the good track. Blessings to you and your buns 💖🐇
I really know how unpleasant it is for them that why I am looking for a better cage. They feed on wood I would have used that. Seen a place where they destroyed their wooden cage.
Hopefully, I get enough funds to get a better one. My regards to your daughter
Yes! They do need to be able to chew, play, hide and have enough space along with proper nutrition to thrive. You will do it! And, your stock will be the best around and you and them will be blessed by it
Yeah. I thought to build them a house when I started but I don't want them to get dirty. Since their dirt will be all over the floor until I come to clean them. Can I see a picture of how your daughter own looks like?
Here is what she has to say:
You could reply telling him that if he cannot get them off wire he should make the wire smaller on the floor, that's why the won't reproduce and they are getting injured. I'm not a fan of people breeding rabbits with how many are in shelters or them living on wire but if he is going to do both he should do it right. The biggest the wire on the bottom should be is 1" by 1/2" at the MOST because other wise there feet will fall through and they will break bones, loose hair etc. He could also just keep theme wear they are but let them have the dirt as the bottom and they will dig tunnels and have there babies in there, they will be much happier. And all he has to do to catch the babies is either bond with them and build trust or set a live trap or lure them out with food once they are eating solids.
Also is he using nest boxes? If not that's probably why he is loosing babies.
Probably not but I still don't usually support breeding unless done by pro's. Rabbits don't like to breed on wire bitten floors, hence why not many people use wire anymore. Most have dirt bottom pens for them to dig in or they have dirt bottom with wire imbedded under the so they can't dig out.
You should also tell the guy that they may not be breeding because they don't have hay, meaning they don't have the fiber they need also meaning hey will have teeth issues, which ALSO means the adult will kill the offspring.
There is so much I could just blurb out about he bunnies but in short, they shouldn't be on wire. They need daily fresh food, they need 24/7 hay all there lives, they should only have 1/2 cup pellets each MAX, they NEED hiding spaces as they are prey animals, there should only be a max of two bucks in one cage and a max of 4 does over the age of 6 months in th same area to prevent fighting.
A pic of the set-up for her bun from her ig account. It's her pet. She is vegan. Her other bun is outdoors in a wooden hutch with a run.
And, another of what she's describing will help if you can swing it.
Source
Hope some of this helps 💙💚💜
Thanks. It does. Actually that her type of cage won't work here and mine are for commercial purpose.
Wishing you all the best 💙💚
Thanks a lot. Just need more donations
You've got this 💙💚💜🙏