, so sad really, I was thinking of breeding. Anyway maybe I get a chance in future to do something.

and just why are you wanting to breed?
there is no money to be made in it

do you have hundreds of pounds avaliable if a mum had trouble giving birth and needed to see an emergancy vet?
do you have space to keep up to 10 or more rabbits perminantly should you not be able to rehome them?
where would you get your breeding stock from? pet store animals should NEVER be breed
what would be your ultimate goal in breeding? to experiance baby rabbits? to make money? just because you want to? these are NOT valid reasons

there are over 30,000 rabbits in rescue at any given point in time, each day over 100 of these WILL be killed due to lack of funds and space, once they have over stayed their welcome.
by breeding, one of your kits, could easily end up filling a space in a home where one of those murdered rabbits might have otherwise gone

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Please explain more.

Because there are already more rabbits then there are homes for them. Also, pet shop animals are often sickly due to poor genetics, and when bred they may pass these illnesses along.

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Cara,
Owned by Fern, Heidi, Asteroid, Bubbles & Fizz
Missing Snippet, Frost, Willow & Nix


Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, and some stink.

Whenever you breed you should know like 3 generations back or more so that you can know whether or not that animal will have any babies with personality/health problems. Obviously at the pet shop you cant check this and they could have been bred from "bad stock" or in an unhealthy environment.

Snippet and Rini,

Thanks.

you will never know what genetics a pet store animal carries, if you are going to breed an animal you NEED to know the genetics of atleast 4 generations on either side, you have no way of knowing what the genetics of a pet store animal is, not even 1 generation, you have no way of knowing if breeding them to a certain colour will cause a litter of stillborns, or if they are carrying the genetics for dodgy teeth or neurological issues, by breeding a pet store animal, you could be responsiable for something like this


or THIS


or even this

looks perfectly healthy right? look again, notice the shape of the head? and how its held? she had major neurological issues, she passed at just 3.5 months old, fitting and screaming in my arms, how would you feel if you were responsiable for any of these? because if you chose to breed pet store animals, i can guarantee you will be

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Oh my God.

By the way, is neutering done for the doe also or just for the buck?

Hi, Both the doe and the buck need to be neutered. Not only does it prevent babies being born like those above, it generally makes them much calmer, happier and more fun to have as pets. Plus 90% of females get cancer of the uterus by the age of 5 which causes a slow and painful death. By having them neutered you are preventing this happening.
By having a male and a female (both neutered) together, with good food and plenty of exercise you will get much more enjoyment from them as pets and you will know you are doing the best for them.

jo-pop

Thanks.