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a bit shocked by this ..
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Bavarian Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
Oh dear, more on the way.... :roll:
Bavarian Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
Yes, they seem to be inzest babies. 
Even humans can get pregnant very soon after they have given birth, so she should think that rabbits can, too. Maybe someone should e-mail her.
Even humans can get pregnant very soon after they have given birth, so she should think that rabbits can, too. Maybe someone should e-mail her.Bavarian Bunny said:Yes, they seem to be inzest babies.
a female bunny can get pregnant again four hours after giving birth :shock:
Kittykat23uk
Mama Doe
Oh dear. Sounds like this person needs educating about their rabbits. Any ideas?
To be honest I'm not sure where you start with someone who sexes their rabbits by seeing if they get each other pregnant or not and then finding it amusing when they do. If she had been at all concerned she could have just popped down her vet and got the rabbit sexed rather than leaving him with his Mum and at 5months little boys are usually fairly evident. Maybe explaining how many buns are sat in rescues waiting for homes after having suffered terrible things in the past might encourage her not to allow her buns to produce unplanned litters but - I'm not sure :?
Hope no one minds, but I did send an email this morning as the ad was posted on the 19th and if the bun was showing clear signs of pregancy she must have been really close, and may have already given birth.
I explained to them the importance of spilting him away and the fact they can breed so soon after birth and the dangers of inbreeding and back-to-back litters on the doe and instead to go to the vets and have them sexed for free or a small fee as if this offspring interbred there could be serious mental and/or physical problems, mainly teeth malformations etc.
I also wrote about the benefits of neutering and that if he was neutered now he could live with his mum as soon as she had been spayed after recovering from the current litter. I also pointed out with reference to this site about the big overpopulation problem of rabbits and the fact most rabbit rescues are run entirely by public donations and are briming with rabbits.
I sent her a few other links, one to the spaying article on this site etc so I hope I got my message across as I tried to show her support and wished her luck, and can only hope that because I didn't jump down her throat like I wanted to, I somehow managed to stay civil throughout, so I hope she will respond with a positive attitude and will change her views . Will keep you all updated.
I explained to them the importance of spilting him away and the fact they can breed so soon after birth and the dangers of inbreeding and back-to-back litters on the doe and instead to go to the vets and have them sexed for free or a small fee as if this offspring interbred there could be serious mental and/or physical problems, mainly teeth malformations etc.
I also wrote about the benefits of neutering and that if he was neutered now he could live with his mum as soon as she had been spayed after recovering from the current litter. I also pointed out with reference to this site about the big overpopulation problem of rabbits and the fact most rabbit rescues are run entirely by public donations and are briming with rabbits.
I sent her a few other links, one to the spaying article on this site etc so I hope I got my message across as I tried to show her support and wished her luck, and can only hope that because I didn't jump down her throat like I wanted to, I somehow managed to stay civil throughout, so I hope she will respond with a positive attitude and will change her views . Will keep you all updated.
