Speaking of culls ... not to tick off the mods

[Cheyrul]

My Snowball's runt is not growing. The other bunnies are almost 3 times its siz, he is about the size of their heads. Despite supplementing, it is not truly gaining weight. He is still feisty and tries to eat and play, his walking/hopping is very wobbly but he tries.
Any suggestions?
We recently had an fatal accident with one baby who was able to get out of the NIC cage (the small wired ones) and I don't think I can take another loss. I have serious guilt about the baby's possible suffering/fear, etc. LOL I am so not cut out to breed.

 

[Pharfly]

Are you rabbits Dwarfs by any chance? Dwarf rabbits have one dwarf gene and 1 normal gene so if you breed 2 togther you get 25% normals or false dwarfs, 50% dwarfs and 25% peanuts, peanuts get both dwarf genes and are not viable. Peanuts usually die a couple days after being born, some(very rarely) can live up to weaning. They are quite a bit smaller then their litter mates, usually have small ears, bulging heads and deformed back legs.

 

[Cheyrul]

Hmmm I have no idea what is heck these guys are. Supposedly the grandmother was a lionhead. The grandfather a minrex mix. So Snowball and her brothers, who are the fathers, are lionhead-mini rexmix mixes. Lol. Curly has short curly fur and whiskers, Snowball & Max have longer straight hair. All have a bit of a mane. Curly's gives him a stately george washington look.
My dd dropped my camera, breaking it. So i can text you pics of runtzilla or put them on facebook. I would love help with him.

 

[Pharfly]

Minirex do have the dwarf gene. Sadly I think this little one is a peanut, just from your description(they just don't grow, they slowly waste away). The double dwarf gene is always lethal. Some breeders will euthinize peanuts, others leave them in the nest and wait for nature too take it's course.
There is nothing that can be done and it's not your fault that he was born it's just a sad part of breeding dwarf bunnies.
I am sorry that you have too deal with this, just remeber that nature can be kind but she can also be nasty.

:hug2:

 

[Cheyrul]

I can't see anything wrong with its hind legs.
I am hopeful.

 

[TinysMom]

Hi! I'm not sure exactly what your topic has to do with culling ... culling is when a breeder makes a deliberate decision to remove a rabbit from the breeding program.

Would you prefer that I change the title to something more appropriate?

 

[TinysMom]

I'm not sure that yours is a peanut as it sounds like it is a slightly older baby (moving around, etc).

I'm guessing it is a runt or a fader. All I can say is you do what you can....you can try supplementing w/ formula (we have the recipe pinned here in the rabbitry area) - or give it extra feedings with mama or extra food.

Usually when I have one like that - they pass by 8-10 weeks of age.

 

[Cheyrul]

TinysMom wrote:

Hi! I'm not sure exactly what your topic has to do with culling ... culling is when a breeder makes a deliberate decision to remove a rabbit from the breeding program.

Would you prefer that I change the title to something more appropriate?

Sure.

I have no idea what is appropriate.

Why do some rabbits have pink eyes?

 

[HappyFarmBunnies]

Pink eyes are the result of the albino gene, which is the complete absence of color pigmentation.
Some color varieties can have a ruby glow or cast to their eyes, which is a different story.