wild rabbit mated with pet rabbit

distantmemory

For any rabbit owners did this ever happen your pet ?

Cherry Blossom

distantmemory wrote: »

For any rabbit owners did this ever happen your pet ?

No.

What is the purpose of this thread exactly?

Sigma Force

Nope any buns we had were spayed/neutered and in secure pens. The biggest worry with that would be the risk of Myxomatosis and other illnesses that can be passed on from wild bun to pet bun.

distantmemory

Sigma Force wrote: »

Nope any buns we had were spayed/neutered and in secure pens. The biggest worry with that would be the risk of Myxomatosis and other illnesses that can be passed on from wild bun to pet bu/ uote] it happend my girlfriends rabbit when she escaped from her hutch and met a male rabbit from the wrong side of the tracks. just put this thread up to see if this was common and if someone else had this experience did it cause health problems for the mother and offspring.

Sigma Force

I'm sure it's happend before and some people have either lost rabbits or dumped them in fields and it's common enough for escaped/dumped pet rabbits to mate with wild ones.

The babies might be even more skittish than a pet rabbit, pet rabbits are actually fairly wild by nature as in it doesn't take much to undomesticate a pet rabbit. So it'll be important once the babies are weaned to handle them and get them used to human company, ideally bringing them in to the house keeping them out in a hutch isn't ideal once they are weaned unless she has a lot of time to sit outside with them. If she plans to rehome them she deffo will need to bring them indoors and socialise them loads.

Ensure if not already that the Doe will be vaccinated since there are wild rabbits in the area. Increase security on the hutch using 1/4 aviary wire, there should be no way a rabbit can escape from a hutch..the hutch must have a minimum of 6 by 6 foot run anything small isn't suitable.

Once the babies are weaned she can get the mum spayed this will end the chance of her getting preg again but also is healthier as rabbits have a huge change up to 80% ish of contracting a reproductive cancer so spaying/neutering is important. If the babies are rehomed ensure the new owners spay/neuter at 5 to 6 months and that she vaccinated them before they go.

Use only an experienced rabbit vet and the vet an give her a good check over and defleaing/worming if needed (Parazole wormer is ok for buns). Hope that helps.

wetdogsmell

were did you get 6X6 foot from??????????? half the animals in the zoo are in smaller runs than that

Sigma Force

6 by 6 feet isn't actually very big, and animals in zoos are generally in larger enclosures than that...

Rabbits people get in pet shops etc. are generally the size of a small cat unless someone chooses the giant breed. So why would you but something as active as a cat and the size of a cat into anything smaller..6 by 6 isn't actually big enough in my book but at least it's better than the crappy little runs they sell in pet shops. Rabbits are agile and sumersault and need to run and jump they can't do that in a standard hutch and run.

Which is generally why a rabbit is better off as a house bun where they can have at least one room to run about in.

Keeping rabbits in small runs and hutches is cruel..as sadly all too common in this country.

distantmemory

Sigma Force wrote: »

6 by 6 feet isn't actually very big, and animals in zoos are generally in larger enclosures than that...

Rabbits people get in pet shops etc. are generally the size of a small cat unless someone chooses the giant breed. So why would you but something as active as a cat and the size of a cat into anything smaller..6 by 6 isn't actually big enough in my book but at least it's better than the crappy little runs they sell in pet shops. Rabbits are agile and sumersault and need to run and jump they can't do that in a standard hutch and run.

Which is generally why a rabbit is better off as a house bun where they can have at least one room to run about in.

Keeping rabbits in small runs and hutches is cruel..as sadly all too common in this country.

i personally think rabbits belong outdoors with access to fresh grazing. they are diggers and grazers and it is natural for them to be in contact with the earth. yes they require space and something to jump on to exercise. this also goes for meat rabbits which i dont have a problem with once they have good lives and are treated well.

Sigma Force

Yeh outdoor during the day in a big run is grand they do love to dig and there in lies the problem a lot of people allow their rabbits to dig their way out of their run. Grazing is also important but this can be done even with using wire for the bottom of the run ..with platforms to rest their feet. Digging boxes can be provided for indoor or outdoor buns as well. There's a lot of options but so many people just leave their buns to fend for themselves with flimsy locks and flimsy hutches/runs.

A compramise is a garden shed with access to a run during the day, garden sheds can be insulated and compared to the price that some places are charging for small hutches a shed can work out the same price or cheaper than some hutches/runs.

Ellis Dee

There's no reason why they shouldn't be able to mate. They are the same species and 100% genetically compatible. What would worry me about your bunny getting too close to a wild one is that the latter might be carrying myxomatosis. That's a problem in England, where people are having to fork out £30 or so a pop every year to have their pet rabbits vaccinated against the disease, and even then the vaccination is not 100% guaranteed protection.:eek:

Just before I saw your post, I was reading about this enormous rabbit in Germany:

distantmemory

Ellis Dee wrote: »

There's no reason why they shouldn't be able to mate. They are the same species and 100% genetically compatible. What would worry me about your bunny getting too close to a wild one is that the latter might be carrying myxomatosis. That's a problem in England, where people are having to fork out £30 or so a pop every year to have their pet rabbits vaccinated against the disease, and even then the vaccination is not 100% guaranteed protection.:eek:

Just before I saw your post, I was reading about this enormous rabbit in Germany:

well for those interested, the kits all look like the wild side in colour. they havnt left their nest yet but look well fed. these guys will need a big enclosure.

AnneShirley

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AnneShirley

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