HaloRabbits- Rabbit Journal

[16029]

@HaloRabbits
I give my rabbits raw apple cider vinegar in their water. There are a lot of benifets in doing that. It is also supposed to make the does willing to breed. U have to have them on the vinegar for a while though.

 

[LocoYokel]

Hi Halo! Good luck on getting your young does bred.
Hey, did Tres kindle? I thought of her when I went out to palpate my Suki... couldn't feel much (my lack of experience, no fault on the doe's end, LoL) but she is heavier and feels "fuller" back there in her 'kit carrier'.

I give my rabbits raw apple cider vinegar in their water. There are a lot of benefits in doing that.

I just started using ACV in my waterers, as much for the algae control as for the health benefits. @Hatties Hoppers do you use the 3month on/3month off method or year round? I have read conflicting arguments on both and would love some info from an actual user!

 

[HaloRabbits]

@Hatties Hoppers Should they continue on it while pregnant and while the kits are with them?

@LocoYokel I am horrid at palpating haha, I think I will just not try anymore. I do love to feel there tummies around days 28-31 cause you can feel the kits moving about. I don't lift them, just pet them in the cage. Yes, Tres kindled Tuesday. I plan to get some nice pics once their hair grows a little more (but before their eyes open).

I placed one of my young brokens with Bonzai today and she lifted once, he fell off. Then there was one possible/almost fall off. So hopefully she got bred. So they are both broken, and I don't want to create charlies but I wanted to put her with an experienced buck, and my solid isn't proven. I didn't want to breed two unprovens together, because if it didn't take I wouldn't know whose fault it was. Anyways, Malu (the little doe) will be due July 12th if she took.

 

[LocoYokel]

Tres!

I pet my does daily but I really need to build up to a more thorough "petting": Start petting the lower sides/belly/leg areas gradually. ...this should help with the palpating? I think my does can sense that I am unsure about what I am doing so they get all fidgety!

 

[16029]

@LocoYokel , @HaloRabbits I give ACV to my rabbit all year. There are many benefits.
Rabbits like the taste so they drink more water which helps keep them hydrated. (especially this time of the year).
It is great for rabbits at any life stage. Even for pregnant rabbits.
ACV helps reduce the ammonia smell from the rabbits urine.
Boosts immune system, it is a natural probiotic.
Helps to reduce infections.
It can clear up any skin infectiona or weepy eyes.
It helps increase the nutrient absorption capabilites.
Boosts fertility rates and may result in more female kits in a litter.
Makes does more willing to breed.
Makes rabbits unattractive to fleas and mites by making the rabbit "smell" off, making it a great repellant.
Extensive historical use and veterinary studies indicate that ACV added to feed or water can cure a mastitis infection and reduce the transmission rates of the bacteria.

Hope it helps!

 

[HaloRabbits]

Start petting the lower sides/belly/leg areas gradually. ...this should help with the palpating? I think my does can sense that I am unsure about what I am doing so they get all fidgety!

Oh she is fine being lifted and palpated, I just do not know what I am feeling, and am scared I'll hurt the embryos lol

 

[HaloRabbits]

@Hatties Hoppers WOW that is great info! I will start that soon. Can it be regular store brand ACV or should it be the unpasteurized kind with the 'mother'.

Also what ACV:Water ratio do you recommend?

 

[16029]

@HaloRabbits I use raw apple cider vinegar.
I just put a little splash of ACV in a gallon of water. U can give them a tablespoon or 2. Start slow so they get used to it.

 

[LocoYokel]

Yeah, the kind with the "Mother" in it. I actually had the stuff in my cupboard for myself before I learned the benefits work for the bunnies and chickens as well. They LOVE the stuff, the only drawback I can find is I have to fill waterers more often. Doesn't hurt my feelings at all what with summer coming on...
I started with a teaspoon per gallon for the first few days, they liked it enuff I was up to the tablespoon per gallon by the end of the week.
(I do suggest doing a bit of research, like Google, before giving it to other types of critters. Learned it will give my Chinchilla diarrhea if used daily, although it can be used for some medical issues on chins.)

 

[HaloRabbits]

I also have it for myself haha. I occasionally put it in my horses water as well. He loves it <3