Dumb does...seriously..

[GoinBackToCali]

I have these 2 does, that are housed in some of the earlier cages that are very large and spacious. We are pretty sure one of them is expecting, the other one.. eh.. prolly not. These cages actually are attached to each other, and I am reluctant to move them to the newer cages, because the cages are so spacious, and large enough for the nestbox and some movin about room....So the scenario is, the one who is pregnant is letting the other one pull her fur on her nose out.. just sit there, and pull her fur. Like bald.

Yanno, one would think, somebody is pulling my facial fur out... and my cage was spacious enough to move to the other side... I am gonna..

So why is she just sitting there... like an idiot.... letting her do it? I have never had one do that before. Is the other one some sort of Rabbit Beautician and she is waxing her brows or something?


Zin

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

I'm gonna move this to the Rabbitry and Show Room, you'll get more precise answers there.

 

[GoinBackToCali]

Ty Ty

 

[BlueGiants]

If you want to leave them side by side, and the cages share a wall, any chance you can slip a piece of clear plexiglass in one cage. They'll still be able to see each other, just not touch (pluck) each other.

I did have a Mini Rex doe that used to pull face fur off another doe. The cages were seperate and I was able to slide them about 2" apart. I was worried that if one doe had a litter the other one would eventually harm the babies. Was also worried about the fur coming back in the wrong color...

These two does were not bonded and if put together in a run would fight... but in their seperate cages, they were best buds... (I've onlyseen this is does... the bucks haven't done anything like this yet!)

If the girls don't have to see each other all the time, I use 10"-12" aluminum flashing (cut to the size of the wall with tabs to bend over). I only do the bottom half of the wall, where the girls sit.

 

[pamnock]

"Barbering" is not uncommon. Giving the rabbits hay racks between the cages can also help keep them busy and stop them from over-grooming each other.

Barbering is sometimes attributed to nutritional deficiencies, but is generally not the cause in rabbits being fed a balanced diet.

Some can be distracted with toys - but most of our rabbits aren't too impressed by play things.

Pam