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I had one kit show up out of 2 litters ( doe had 7 all were perfect ( I check teeth etc regularly before leaving here) then her next litter also 7 babies she had 1 kit which was ok when I checked at 4 weeks then at 7 weeks it was slightly touching so I kept her back and she did turn out to have malocclusion but what I don’t know if it was genetic or not because she was ok at the 4 week mark ( bottom incisor teeth behind top as they should be ) I hadn’t noticed any pulling on hutch so I’m not sure what happened but to be on the safe side I haven’t used them again which is such a shame as my buck is brc rung gorgeous type but I’m such a worrier and just don’t want to risk it ! Thank you for explaining it to me I’m always wanting to learn
Thank you for that explanation very helpful. I have culled the bloodline of both doe and buck and I am not keeping their daughter for breeding hence coming here to check it’s what I thought. I know it’s important not to continue a bloodline with a genetic issue, I recently got a doe from a breed which turned out to be a split penis buck! I informed her that she should also no longer breed from that line and she didn’t even reply! I have since neutered and pet homed him at my expense because I care but it’s shocking how some operate and very sad �� xx
Yes of course I mean remove from the breeding program not kill!!!!! I would never do that to my babies goodness sake, think I’ll just stop asking for advise I seem to give off the wrong impression when all I’m trying to do is learn both doe and buck are with me and aren’t being used for breeding they’re my pets all of them are and I care a tonne about each and every bunny I have, I’m a small scale breeder in the uk and put a lot of care and love into this hence always trying to do the right thing