Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Our New Addition To The Herd
Meet our new doe, Serenity Paws Bubblegum- from Serenity Paws Rabbitry.
She is a huge asset to our rabbitry, and we can't wait to see the results of breeding her and Fern together! A big thanks to Serenity Paws Rabbitry for this awesome new doe :)
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Basic Rabbit Care and Housing Part: 2- Claw Trimming
Trimming your rabbits claws my seem a bit frightening at first- for you and your rabbit. So here is a quick simple guide on trimming your pet rabbits claws.
The first step will be how to restrain your rabbit while trimming his/her claws. When you start out, it may be easier to have someone else to hold the rabbit for you.
One way to hold the rabbit is to gently sit him on your lap like he is lying down on his back. This is a very scary experience for most rabbits, which is another good reason why we practise doing this to our bunnies when they are still young.
Once the rabbit is in a comfortable position, you can start the trimming.
Every rabbits claws have something called 'quick' in them. Cutting to much of the nail and into the quick will result in pain for the rabbit and a bleeding claw. The best way to avoid this, is to just take tiny bits of the end of the claw at a time, instead of taking a big chunk off.
It may take a while at first, but it's really not that hard once you get more practise :)
You can get claw trimmers made especialy for little animals from your local pets store, or online. They look something like this:
The first step will be how to restrain your rabbit while trimming his/her claws. When you start out, it may be easier to have someone else to hold the rabbit for you.
One way to hold the rabbit is to gently sit him on your lap like he is lying down on his back. This is a very scary experience for most rabbits, which is another good reason why we practise doing this to our bunnies when they are still young.
Once the rabbit is in a comfortable position, you can start the trimming. Every rabbits claws have something called 'quick' in them. Cutting to much of the nail and into the quick will result in pain for the rabbit and a bleeding claw. The best way to avoid this, is to just take tiny bits of the end of the claw at a time, instead of taking a big chunk off.
It may take a while at first, but it's really not that hard once you get more practise :)
You can get claw trimmers made especialy for little animals from your local pets store, or online. They look something like this:
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Rabbit Facts
Large breeds of rabbits live an average of 3-5 years, while small breeds (such as Netherland Dwarfs) live from around 6-9 years, depending on the conditions that rabbit is living in and the condition of the rabbit itself.
Rabbits have 28 teeth!
Newborn rabbits are often called 'popples', and 'kits' when they get older.
In rabbit showing/breeding terms, a rabbit that is 6 months and under is called a 'junior buck/doe', and over 6 months is considered a 'senior' buck or doe.
Rabbits are not actually apart of the rodent family, but the Lagomorgh family.
Baby rabbits, or popples, are born blind, deaf, and with pretty much no fur.
Netherland Dwarfs come in 32 different colours that are recognised by the RCNZ, with some being Self Black, Smoke Pearl Marten, Black Otter, Sable, Chinchilla, and Tort.
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Rabbits have 28 teeth!
Newborn rabbits are often called 'popples', and 'kits' when they get older.
In rabbit showing/breeding terms, a rabbit that is 6 months and under is called a 'junior buck/doe', and over 6 months is considered a 'senior' buck or doe.
Rabbits are not actually apart of the rodent family, but the Lagomorgh family.
Baby rabbits, or popples, are born blind, deaf, and with pretty much no fur.
Netherland Dwarfs come in 32 different colours that are recognised by the RCNZ, with some being Self Black, Smoke Pearl Marten, Black Otter, Sable, Chinchilla, and Tort.
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Monday, 10 February 2014
Basic Rabbit Care And Housing Part: 1
While rabbits are most likely one of the most inexpensive animals to keep, there are still some expenses involved. Probably the most expensive would be the hutch, or cage for your pet rabbit.
Here's some tips on how to make the best choice when buying or making your hutch.
Some ways people house rabbits are: free range (house or back yard), hutch, colony (a large pen with 2+ rabbits living in it), or there are special indoor cages. At the moment we will just stick with the most common outdoor hutch.
When you first start looking at hutch's available at pet stores/ start designing your own hutch etc, there are some things you should to keep in mind. The first important thing to consider when getting a hutch is how big your new rabbit is going to grow, and how much room he will need when fully grown. In this case we are talking about Netherland Dwarfs, the smallest breed- although this is no excuse to buy or make the smallest cheapest hutch available. An ideal hutch will have enough room for the rabbit to stand up on his hind legs to look around without banging his head on the roof, and at least the length and width of the rabbit laying fully stretched out x2. The hutch should also have a separate covered in area for him to hide, sleep and shelter. A hutch this small will still not give the rabbit enough room to play and exercise, so the bigger the better really- regardless on how big your bunny is . (But just because you rabbit might have a huge hutch is no excuse to not play and cuddle with him everyday :) )
Here's some tips on how to make the best choice when buying or making your hutch.
Some ways people house rabbits are: free range (house or back yard), hutch, colony (a large pen with 2+ rabbits living in it), or there are special indoor cages. At the moment we will just stick with the most common outdoor hutch.
When you first start looking at hutch's available at pet stores/ start designing your own hutch etc, there are some things you should to keep in mind. The first important thing to consider when getting a hutch is how big your new rabbit is going to grow, and how much room he will need when fully grown. In this case we are talking about Netherland Dwarfs, the smallest breed- although this is no excuse to buy or make the smallest cheapest hutch available. An ideal hutch will have enough room for the rabbit to stand up on his hind legs to look around without banging his head on the roof, and at least the length and width of the rabbit laying fully stretched out x2. The hutch should also have a separate covered in area for him to hide, sleep and shelter. A hutch this small will still not give the rabbit enough room to play and exercise, so the bigger the better really- regardless on how big your bunny is . (But just because you rabbit might have a huge hutch is no excuse to not play and cuddle with him everyday :) )
Rabbits For Sale
We currently have 7 pure bred Netherland Dwarf kits for sale.
You can see the listing on Trade Me here... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=695308408
You can see the listing on Trade Me here... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=695308408
Friday, 24 January 2014
New litters
Willow had her second litter at around 9:00 am on tuesday, 23/1/14.
There are 7- extremely huge litter!
So far there are two smoke pearl bucks, one siamese sable buck, one sable buck and one sable doe, and one chinchilla buck and one chinchilla doe.
Five bucks and two does :)
Bubblegum Bunnies Willow had her third litter on the 22/4/14. There are 6 in this litter- and they look like they're all black otters! Pics to come in the next few days :)
There are 7- extremely huge litter!
So far there are two smoke pearl bucks, one siamese sable buck, one sable buck and one sable doe, and one chinchilla buck and one chinchilla doe.
Five bucks and two does :)
Monday, 30 December 2013
Rosebank Fern
Willow did not take the last time we bred her with Fern, so she was bred to peter a week ago. So hopefully this time we'll have some popples!
