What are the more common diseases that rabbits contracts?
Several diseases pose a risk to rabbits but those of most importance are snuffles, coccidiosis, and enteritis. A discussion of these diseases appear in the Commercial Rabbit Production publication. The diseases are in the Rabbit Disease section. Return to Questions How are rabbit skins tanned? Two methods of tanning rabbit pelts are discussed in the publication Slaughtering and Dressing Rabbits in the Tanning Skins section. Return to Questions Why do some rabbit does eat their young? This situation can be caused by a variety of conditions when the does become excited by an environmental change or when the nutritional status (usually water) is restricted. Eating young often occurs when varmints, household pets, rodents, or some other unusual visitor enters the rabbitry soon after the doe has delivered her young. The eating of young is an instinctive survival response of the doe. Restrict all animals and visitors from entering or roaming near the rabbitry. The problems often occur at nig
