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While rabbits are well-known for being cute and fuzzy creatures, they can also be very difficult to care for. Whether you’re an experienced rabbit farmer or building your first hutch for a pet bunny, The Rabbit-Raising Problem Solver has answers to all of your most pressing questions. In a handy question-and-answer format Karen Patry expertly addresses every aspect of rabbit care, including housing, feeding, breeding, kindling, health, and behavior. This informative, easy-to-use guide has reliable, humane solutions that will keep your animals healthy and happy.
Karen Patry owns Aurora Rex Rabbit Ranch and runs the website, raising-rabbits.com. She is a member of the American Rabbit Breeder’s Association and the National Rex Rabbit Club. She lives in Port Angeles, Washington.
Preface
Part 1 All About Rabbits: From Wild to Domestic
Chapter 1 The Nature of the Beast
Run, Rabbit, Run
Eat, Rabbit, Eat
Family and Social Life
Basic Bunny Biology
Chapter 2 The Rabbit as a Pet
Rabbit Care 101
What Kind of Rabbit?
Shopping for a Pet Rabbit
Bringing Your Bunny Home
Thinking Inside the (Litter) Box
The Playful Rabbit
Chapter 3 The Business of Raising Rabbits
Looking at Meat Breeds
Looking at Fiber Breeds
Let's Talk Genetics
Managing a Rabbitry
Part 2 Basic Care of Rabbits: Housing and Feeding
Chapter 4 Housing Rabbits: Inside or Out?
Hutch, Sweet Hutch
Climate Control
Bedding and Litter Options
Cleaning and Disinfecting Hutches
Chapter 5 Feeding Rabbits
Digestive Tract Discussed
It's Not All Lettuce and Carrots
Hay: Not Just for Horses
Picky, Picky
Fats, Minerals, and Other Supplements
Water, Water, All the Time
What Rabbits Shouldn't Eat
Part 3 Making More Rabbits: Breeding and Kindling
Chapter 6 The Mechanics of Mating
Is the Time Right?
Introducing the Happy Couple
Spotting a Successful Mating
Trouble in Paradise
Back-to-Back (to Back) Litters
Chapter 7 The Pregnant Rabbit
Is My Rabbit Pregnant?
Care and Feeding of the Pregnant Doe
My Doe is Growling at Me!
Preparing for the Big Day
Day 28: Time for the Nest Box
Chapter 8 Kindling and Newborn Kit Care
What's Normal?
Leave Mother Nature Alone
Pregnancy Problems and Kindling Glitches
Runts and Peanuts
Checking the Nest Box
Chapter 9 Managing the Nursery
Not Peter Rabbit's Mother
Is She Feeding Them Enough?
Nest Box Escapees and Dead Kits
Orphan Kits and Foster Does
Stages of Kit Development
Weaning the Kits
Part 4 In Sickness and in Health: Illness and Injury
Respiratory Diseases
Enteric Complexes (Intestinal Illnesses)
Parasites
Ailments and Injuries
Less Common Health Issues
Resources
Index
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