If you are thinking of buying or adopting a rabbit, you may wonder what kind of pet rabbits make. This is an honest question, and is one that I asked myself long ago when we were first thinking of raising rabbits on our small hobby farm. At the time I did some research and came …
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. …
Telling the exact age of an adult rabbit is a lot harder than you may think. Trust us, we’ve been raising rabbits for years and the only way we’ve been able to accurately track their exact age is by intentionally taking notes on their birth and subsequent years of life. Our local vet has even …
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 …
As a rabbit raiser or pet owner it is essential to know about the reproductive biology and behavior of your bunnies. Why is this critical knowledge? Because bunnies are some of the most prolific breeders in the mammal world! Rabbits naturally have a strong drive for reproduction. Therefore, if you can better understand this drive …
