If you are interested in rabbits, you may be wondering what do rabbits eat in the winter? And by asking that question, you really mean: What do Wild rabbits eat in the winter? Your homestead and hobby farm rabbits are going to eat what you feed them. Again, the real question is what do Wild …
Most mammals live in groups; for rabbits the group is called a colony, a fluffle, or a herd. Similarly, mammals that live in groups have some basic forms of communication. One of the basic forms of communication for rabbits, as prey animals, is to signal danger. Most often, rabbits thump their back foot to signal …
Bugs Bunny seems to have only 2 teeth, the two big “buck” teeth with which he eats carrots. When we started raising rabbits at hobby farm heaven, we were amazed to find out several important rabbit teeth facts. Rabbits have 28 teeth. There are 16 on the top jaw and 12 on the bottom jaw. …
As you raise rabbits, you will eventually find that one of your rabbits has a sore foot. So, how do rabbits get sore feet (better known as sore hocks) is a salient topic here. Rabbits get sore hocks, also known as pododermatitis, when a pressure sore forms on the base of their feet. This sore …
Here at Hobby Farm Heaven, we often see several wild bunnies playing on the edges of our yard and the beef cattle pastures in the early evening. Similarly, our homestead rabbits in their hutches seem to be most active during the early evening. This early evening activity leads most people to believe that rabbits are …
