Minimum age to sell rabbits?

[Kizza]

I am just looking at a website for a breeder near me, heres the link:

http://bloomingrabbits.webs.com/allaboutourbunnies.htm

He claims to be an expert but he is feeding his rabbits a bad diet made up of lucerne hay mixes and seeds and fruit.

It says on there that he weens them at 5 weeks and they are ready for sale at 6 weeks, is this a bit young to have them away from their mother?

Also, is a sulfur solution a bad thing to put in their water?

I am just curious because I guess I'm not an expert with rabbits and there is a lot of dodgy things that go on in pet stores near me and I make an effort to keep my eye on things so I can report anything fishy that goes on

 

[pamnock]

The sulfa solution is a broad spectrum antibiotic. Not an uncommon practice.

The diet looks fine.

The general practice to wean is at 5-6 weeks. Most certainly not too young to be away from the mother, although it's generally better to wait to sell until 8 weeks when the bunny can better tolerate the stress of a new home.

 

[gentle giants]

I don't know, I never weaned mine until seven weeks and never sold one until eight weeks. What kinds of seeds and fruits is he feeding them?

 

[wendymac]

It says,

"4kg of Grey strip sun flower seeds $11.99 a bag.
22.5kg of Mitavite Economix $35.00 a bag .
25kg of Coprice Rabbit Pellets $19.95 a bag.
25kg of McCann Oaten + Lucerne mix $25.95 a lge bag very light."

And "a small treat, either a carrot, small apple, some celery and sometimes a weetbix, which they love. "

I don't have a clue what oaten or lucerne is.

 

[wendymac]

Apprently Oaten is oatmeal, or something along those lines. Couldn't find anything on Lucerne, though.

 

[pamnock]

wendymac wrote:

Apprently Oaten is oatmeal, or something along those lines. Couldn't find anything on Lucerne, though.

Lucerne is alfalfa.

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

The diet seems fine to me, just a few changes I would make. I wouldn't feed veg/fruit to babies, though. And anything seedy, no. It'd a pure straight pellet.

Other than that, I wait to wean until 6 or 7 months; 8 or 9 for larger rabbits. The longer they're with mom, the better. And it is usually illegal to sell rabbits, dogs, cats, etc. under 8 weeks of age.

Emily

 

[wendymac]

The diet posted was what they feed their ADULT rabbits. I'm pretty sure the babies also get it, because they mix all that stuff together and make their own feed.

I was told that, as long as mother was used to eating veggies, the babies could, too.

 

[pamnock]

BlueCamasRabbitry wrote:

The diet seems fine to me, just a few changes I would make. I wouldn't feed veg/fruit to babies, though. And anything seedy, no. It'd a pure straight pellet.

Other than that, I wait to wean until 6 or 7 months; 8 or 9 for larger rabbits. The longer they're with mom, the better. And it is usually illegal to sell rabbits, dogs, cats, etc. under 8 weeks of age.

Emily

The sales laws vary by state. Some states have no laws relating to sale age of bunnies.

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

BlueCamasRabbitry wrote:

Other than that, I wait to wean until 6 or 7 months; 8 or 9 for larger rabbits. The longer they're with mom, the better.
Emily

Emily 6 or 7 months? LOL wow you are a dedicated parent.

 

[gentle giants]

Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears wrote:

BlueCamasRabbitry wrote:

Other than that, I wait to wean until 6 or 7 months; 8 or 9 for larger rabbits. The longer they're with mom, the better.
Emily

Emily 6 or 7 months? LOL wow you are a dedicated parent.

I was thinking the same thing LOL. Surely she meant weeks, you would have your babies having babies at that age. :biggrin:

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

It's this keyboard I swear! lol. I type one thing, but it comes out another! It's happened before. It's not my mind, honest.

Emily

 

[gentle giants]

I always say my fingers are dyslexic, I know how to spell words in my head but they come out differently on the screen. :?