When is the best time to separate baby rabbits from thier mother?
This depends on your goals. If your goal is breeding to provide pet stock then I’d recommend leaving the kits with their mothers until 5 weeks and wean and market at that time. If, however, you are breeding for meat processors or breeding stock sales then I wean according to the number of kits in the litter. If the doe has 8 or more kits they stay with her for 8 weeks. If she has 6-7 I pull them at 7 weeks. If she has 4-5 I pull them at 6 weeks. Lees than that and I probably transferred them at birth to other does and rebred her post delivery. Q: How do rabbits get abcesses? What are some ways to help prevent rabbits in pan cages from getting sick with ammonia in their urine? Last, but not least, what are some problems that can arise from not cleaning your pan cages? A: Abcesses can be from different sources. Make sure your cages do not have sharp edges. Make sure the cage bottoms are smooth. Make sure you clean your cage with a disinfectant regularly. Ammonia is the result of urine ac
