Stud rabbits?

[Hill-Hutch]

So for a while now, I've been thinking about Registering Fuzzy and putting him up fro stud... but I don't really know if people put rabbits up fro stud and place adds in papers and stuff...

so, I need a little bit more info on this... can anyone help?

Fuzzy is a Purebred (I hope) Chinchilla Mini lop. He has almost no faults (he has bad teeth.). He has placed in an open show, and I do plan on doing more with him when I have the money.

I don't know how much I should put him up for either...

anyway, thanks for the help guys!
:rabbithop

 

[The Haven Rabbitry]

If Fuzzy has bad teeth, this is almost certainly genetic, so he should not be bred.

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

If you don't have a pedigree, you can't get him registered. The teeth would prevent him from being registered anyway.

Most breeders don't use studs from other rabbitries. They don't always know the health of the rabbit and it is risky as you can bring some diseases into the herd. If they do decide to use an outside rabbit, they generally know the owner of that rabbit and make arrangements privately. While each breeder would have different criteria for using a stud, the rabbit would generally have to be of a very high quality. This could be a rabbit who is registered with ARBA, is a grand champion, meets the standard and will provide something that the breeder doesn't have otherwise. Good breeders don't just use any rabbit, they choose pairings based on the strengths and weaknesses of both rabbits to get offspring that is better.

You would need to do a lot to prove that your rabbit is worthy of breeding. Since you don't even really know of he is purebred, you will have a hard time finding someone who will want to breed.

You will need to be picky about who you breed to as well. Does can carry diseases that could be transmitted to Fuzzy. Even though you would not be caring for the doe or kits, you should still be concerned about her size, health and the health of the kits. You should not be breeding him if you feel that the kits would not be healthy or the doe would have a hard time giving birth (if she is much smaller than he is).

Even with owning the buck, you need to be responsible with breeding. There are many people out there who will just want to breed with no regard to the health of the doe or kits. This will lead to heart break for someone. It is hard enough to find home for rabbits, and adding to that doesn't help anyone.

 

[Hill-Hutch]

His teeth problems are because he chewed on stuff, but other then that, hes completely healthy.
he is a purebred mini lop though, and im sure the lady I bought him from might have his papers.

 

[woahlookitsme]

Even if it was because of chewing if the registrar finds a DQ then he will not be registered.

As a breeder I do not breed to just any intact male. Especially in any lop breed no breeder is going to want to use a 'stud' because he has testicles. Your rabbit has to have something to prove. Just one show placing isnt enough Unless it was a Best In Show. My britannia has at least 6 legs (which is really impressive because it's hard to even get 1 with so little breeders) and he has yet to be used as a 'stud' rabbit.
I have also used outside bucks with my tans but they all are from really nice national placing breeders who pair really nicely with my does.
Rabbits are not like dogs and horses. Most people wont just breed because they want to make money. There is hardly any money to be made.

 

[Hill-Hutch]

alright, sounds hard...

I will have to talk to my mom and dad and see if they would let me sae money to goto shows and stuff...

thanks for all the info!

 

[woahlookitsme]

no problem! Good Luck with Fuzzy

 

[TinysMom]

I wouldn't take him to shows if he has problem with his teeth - he'll be DQ'd.....

As a breeder, I would be very hesitant to breed from anyone else's buck - unless it was a breeder who I knew and trusted and had an AWESOME buck and even then - I'd probably be trying to buy an offspring from that buck vs. just breeding to him....or maybe do both.

Good luck with whatever you decide - but to be honest, most people who would breed with your buck I wouldn't want to work with because the odds are good they might not know enough about diseases or whatever and could expose your buck to something.

 

[plasticbunny]

Chewing on things doesn'tcause tooth problems. Actually, chewing is the best solution for bunnies who have tooth problems.

The three major causes for bunnies with tooth issues in order are genetics, not having enough things to chew on and wear their teeth down (this includes hay), or a trauma that has changed the direction that the tooth/teeth grow.

Unless you can pinpoint a specific incident that changed the direction of his teeth, there's no way to rule out genetics entirely. If there's even a slight chance that it could be genetic, the rabbit should not be bred.

 

[woahlookitsme]

plasticbunny wrote:

Chewing on things doesn'tcause tooth problems. Actually, chewing is the best solution for bunnies who have tooth problems.

The three major causes for bunnies with tooth issues in order are genetics, not having enough things to chew on and wear their teeth down (this includes hay), or a trauma that has changed the direction that the tooth/teeth grow.

Unless you can pinpoint a specific incident that changed the direction of his teeth, there's no way to rule out genetics entirely. If there's even a slight chance that it could be genetic, the rabbit should not be bred.

I just wanted to say that chewing can be trauma. I have witnessed a tan and a spot who have gotten broken teeth because they were chewing on the cage, someone scared them, their front incisorsgot caught and the blood started flowing.

 

[plasticbunny]

Yes, but standard chewing, which I think is what the poster meant, does not cause malocclusion.

 

[Hill-Hutch]

He chewed on cages, like the wire... he has nothing genetically wrong with him. Hes a perfectly healthy bunny, he really is.

 

[TinysMom]

Let me try to explain myself.

If the buck has teeth issues - even if it is from chewing on cages - and the judge looks at his teeth (which he is supposed to do) - then the rabbit will be dq'd for having tooth problems....no matter what caused them.

 

[Hill-Hutch]

mkay...thanks again for all the help guys!

 

[Brittany85]

Hi there. Can you explain what you mean by getting him registered? If your rabbit did not come with a pedigree then he is not considered purebred as you cannot prove it. You could post an ad if you want but I would doubt anyone would pay money. Also this would just be contributing to the overbreeding of mix breed rabbits. If you are interested in breeding the right way, look into purebred and pedigreed rabbits and do a lot of research on responsible breeding.

 

[HappyFarmBunnies]

I as a breeder would never breed to an outside buck. There's just too much risk of disease and other things going wrong. I would only consider it if it were a breeder with whom I have had a long standing personal and professional relationship with. And even then, it is a no-brainer that I would never breed with an animal that might not be purebred (I need proof!) and has teeth problems. (It seems there is some doubt as to what caused them?)

He does look like a very sweet bunny and you seem to like him a lot, so if I were you I wouldn't risk it. Just enjoy him as a pet and maybe as a show bunny if by some chance his chompers can be fixed.

 

[GorbyJobRabbits]

Pretty much what everyone else has been saying... and Mini lops are EXTREMELY competetive, like 99% of them will not just breed to some random buck. Especially with teeth issues, accidental or not.

its just not like backyard dog breeders lol.

You love him and thats all that matters. keep it that way.