I've seen the products of it.
Most beautiful bunnies but torchered in that they are neither domestic nor wild but both domestic and wild. Takes a very special owner to look after them successfully.
They always look like wildies. Always. Seen a lot of wildie crosses and they always looks like a wild rabbit.
Why are you asking?
Has this happened to one of your bunnies? Ae you hoping to mate your domestic with a wild?
Why do you have those bunnies? Are they coping ok in captivity?
This is a link I posted of 6 week had. They are three different pairs from three different litters (we had several others that had already been rehomed by this point). There are subtle differences between them, but they all look 'wild'.
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showpost.php?p=3668327&postcount=12
I'm glad you're not going to mate them because it would be irresponsible to do so If you keep them they can be neutered the same way that domestics can be.
I should ask, are you intending on releasing them when they are recovered or keeping them, as this will affect the answers given.
I should ask, are you intending on releasing them when they are recovered or keeping them, as this will affect the answers given.
No I wouldnt intentionally try this mating but I do have two injured young wild rabbits . and i just wondered what the cross would look like? any photos of the hybrids?
I can see why. They will be kept in a large enclosure when they get older but will never be fully released. as I know they wouldnt last long. I am worried about the trip to the vet to neuter them as the trauma could be too much for them.
Our Benji was the first rabbit castrated at our vet and he coped brilliantly- we had him from about 2 months old and was neutered at 6 months.
Sparrow will be neutered as soon as possible, I don't foresee any more probelms than if it was a domestic rabbit- other than I may have to wait a bit longer because of size before we can go ahead.
many thanks for the replys I realy didnt expect this much help. I have done lots of research since getting them but this site has given very fast responces. I read somewhere that breeders sometimes purposely cross wild buck rabbits with their female does to make their stock hardier and more resistant to myxomatosis etc but I think it was mainly with meat rabbits? This is also where I heard that female wilds never breed in captivity.. and even if they mate they re-absorb their young..
I have a half-wildie - looks like a wildie. Very affectionate, possessive, bossy, diggy, climby, burrowy, speedy, greedy.
I read this thread earlier today and then had to go to P@H as I'd totally ran out of hay. They had 2 female wild-x female bunnies in their rehoming section. I just kept thinking that P@H really wasn't the place for them, especially in a glass tank about 2 foot square They were so beautiful.
Sorry for going a bit off-topic