?'s bout rabbits/rabbit poop

[Guest]

i'm considering getting a rabbit or two as pets mainly for their ....shit.

i've never had a rabbit before.....what would i need to feed them?

i read the rabbit thread a lil while back and that sparked my interest in rabbit poo....

 

[gromer]

Excellent pet choice youll be glad you got em.Mine is called silly rabbit and he is a Big Bud producing machine.For the most part he eats an alfalfa pellet based meal that comes in a bag.You can get it at most department stores anywhere with a pet section.Tons of other stuff in it the list of enzymes and carbs and amino acids exactly matches that which is in Big Bud by Advanced Nutrients cept ALL organic.That and the occasional apple,lettuce and the even more occasional stem or fan leaf and hes a happy silly rabbit and Im a happy well supplied grower.Its wierd this stuff barely even stinks just make sure they dont pee on it b4 you collect their urine is PURE ammonical nitrogen which in small amounts is okay but in the ratios it comes outa the rabbit at itll fry your plants like a flamethrower.Hope this helps you and your future pets.Oh and dont let em run free rabbits are drawn to electrical devices by their heat.Then they chew the cord and somtimes..zzzz..zzzz rabbit stew.Good luck!!!!

 

[Guest]

rabbits eat roughage

 

[Storm Crow]

All veggie scraps are good and my friend's rabbits like stems (finally a use for them!). Alfalfa is big on the list- IT has plant growth promoting chemicals in it that will pass through your bunny's tummy and still feed your plants- do a search! Now what kind do you want? Rex rabbits are covered in short fur that feels like velvet. Dutch Dwarfs stay small cute and "baby-like" all their lives. Angora rabbits give you an expensive yarn if you learn how to spin it and are total fluffballs. Giant Chinchilla and Flemish rabbits are HUGE. Rabbits can be housebroken just like a cat! - Granny

 

[Guest]

the bunnies make great pets and even better stew. My dream home has a 4000W room, a rabbit hutch and a big rosemary patch, all withing a 15' radius of my slow cooker and beer fridge...

 

[theFLINTSTONERS]

rabbits are great pets . . . but please remember they are actually quite intelligent critters . . . and they can be housetrained much like a cat . . . so to be healthy a house bunny needs some room to run and stretch out their legs . . . as well as a home to live in etc . . .

rabbits are playful and wilful . . . they make great pets but require real attention like a cat or dog . . . and be preparred to protect power cords and the like that may be exposed . . . thin cords look like linguini to rabbits!

 

[theFLINTSTONERS]

the bunnies make great pets and even better stew.

one of our members once bred rabbits for sale as food . . . she actually took part in a sophisticated collective breding program . . .

however . . . after long term exposure to "house bunnies" . . . we've learned that rabbits are amazing animals with real intelligence and personality . . . eating a rabbit to us is no more appealing than eating the family dog!

 

[Grat3fulh3ad]

Rabbits for growers' pets rock...
Like gromer said they're Bud producing machines... A critter custom tailored for the home grower... Not only do you have an endless supply of some of the most nutritious shit on the planet, but they are awesome at disposing of 'evidence' as well... I've been amazed before at a bunny's appetite for stems...
When I was growing up, my parents were trying to do the 'hippy farm' thing... We had a two acre garden, usually between 40 and 80 rabbits, goats, ducks, and chickens... Chickens for eggs, Goats for milk, rabbits for food... Don't know why we had the ducks... The clean-up from the duck pen and the chicken pen always ended up in the garden, but the rabbit shit always ended up in 5 gallon buckets with a pot plant growing in it... I think there was rabbit shit and fish gut in post-holes under each corn stalk as well....
As far as what to feed them... other than garden waste... like gromer said, there are alfalfa based feeds available at pet food and livestock feed stores...
Have fun with the bunnies...

 

[theFLINTSTONERS]

alfalfa is a decent rabbit food . . . and most commercial rabbit feeds are made from alfalfa pressed into pellets . . . those foods are produced for commercial rabbit production and aren't necessarily the best choice a responsible rabbit "parent" can make . . . pellets often contain too high a level of calcium . . . which can damage the longer term health of bunnies that aren't being raised and bred to produce as many offspring (food) as possible . . .

despite the common misconception about it's value . . . alfalfa isn't even the best or most nutritious hay for our little bunny friends . . . timothy hay is a far superior choice . . . and it's usually available alongside alfalfa at most decent pet stores . . .

http://www.rabbit.org/index.html is a great resource for anyone interested in investigating adopting a bunny friend for their home and garden . . .

 

[Grat3fulh3ad]

Wow... I didn't realize there were so many rabbit feeds...
There are several by this one company... A couple of them look quite well formulated...
http://www.kaytee.com/products/mammals/index.phtml

 

[hesh]

Hmm...looks like the benefits of keeping that rabbit around might outweigh the taste of it...

For now it gets a free pass. Lucky rabbit.