Is breeding rabbits cheaper / more cuter way for snake food? (Advice Aswell??)

[toximac]

Its not that I want cute food for my snakes, its just that I want cute bunnies to look after rather than rats

 

[Gecko :)]

sicko

 

[Lonewolf]

maybe you should have done a bit of reserch be for you asked these types of questions if you google it you will easly find what you are looking for

sorry but im with beeman

 

[pinkmus]

Just build a normal rectangular cage and put a circular length of mesh (tied at the ends) around the sides so that the corners are blocked off......This is just for the male you use as a stud.

EDIT: bunnings probably won't have this mesh biut if you come across a heavy gauge mesh that has shapes small enough for the rabbits to be comfortable but large enough for the poo to pass through then use it.

-Will

 

[cement]

I've bred rabbits and feed them on, they aren't cheaper then rats. But they smell good when you thaw them out in hot water!

 

[toximac]

maybe you should have done a bit of reserch be for you asked these types of questions if you google it you will easly find what you are looking for

sorry but im with beeman

Sorry I don't get you, why would I not post a thread on what I want to know from a rabbit breeder on a reptile site under 'other animals'.. ? I don't get how thats the same as researching on google or why its any diff.

Id much prefer to get advice from people who have been through trial and error than go through it myself. Thats why we have this forum Lonewolf, and this section, its called "Other Animals"..If you cant handle it then stick to the reptile threads

 

[mysnakesau]

I can't believe the likes of PETA told you how to hold the doe down so the male can rape her. They are suppose to be looking after animals, not giving advice on how to hold them against their will.

In most circumstances you won't need to hold her. And most of time it will be over fairly quickly. You said you have kept rabbits so I guess you know how they do it - when the male does a kind of back flip you know the job has been done right. But if you're gonna hold the doe you might need to help him out by sticking her butt up and holding her, with her tail up, also. She flattens that tail down he won't be successful.

 

[wokka]

We breed and sell both rats and rabbits.Rabbits end up cheaper per kilo (600 gram weaner rabbit about $6) but about the same dollars per head as larger rats. Feed is about the same price but feed is not the major cost. Caging for rabbits is dearer as you need more shed space. They are both about as tolerant to heat as each other.

 

[toximac]

We breed and sell both rats and rabbits

do you sell live stock aswell? and is there any breed of rabbit that generally has more babies/larger .. .better off breeding rather than the mini lop ones lol???

 

[pythonmum]

If you want big rabbits, get a meat breed like full size lops, NZ whites or the Austraian meat strain developed by the CSIRO. They also have large litters, but need large cages. I kept them outside in elevated hutches for good airflow. This was in the USA, so no worries about myxo or calicivirus. It sometimes helps to dig a toilet pit underneath. After a while you throw in some lime and fill it up, then move to another location. I didn't have too many hutches - only bred rabbits for a year.

There are some specialist rabbit strains developed by medical research for things like congenital high cholesterol which need a bit of help with mating. The rest manage just fine on their own. The physical stimulation of mating causes the female to ovulate, so no worry about her being 'in heat'. I never left a doe with a buck for 15 minutes - he'd die of exhaustion! He'd usually done her two or three times by the time I stopped laughing.

I see no real advantage over rats. As wokka says, space is the big issue.

 

[beersdave]

4 pythons, NOT alot of animals to feed. just buy rats.

 

[toximac]

I see no real advantage over rats. As wokka says, space is the big issue.

We have a big property so space isn't the issue, its really the costing of rat food/chaff & cleaning (time).. I know rabbits are less work, and they can be toliet trainned easy by cleaning their poo and re-distributing bits in their trays...that way you just clean their tray..

I was wondering if mini lop ears could be fed off? If Im having lots, I can sell some aswell..??

 

[ShaunMorelia]

When my old girl was breeding rabbits for pets she had an elevated cages made of mesh above the chook pen.
All their crap just fell to the ground and was mixed in with the chooks crap.

 

[JAS101]

4 pythons, NOT alot of animals to feed. just buy rats.

yeah seems like a lot of stuffing around for 4 snakes . i have 10 snakes and im no where near breeding ANY food source as its not cost worthy for me yet.

 

[cris]

I know rabbits are less work, and they can be toliet trainned easy by cleaning their poo and re-distributing bits in their trays...that way you just clean their tray..

Rats can also be toilet trained this way, but if you give them a decent amount of space they figure it out themselves. They may be called Sewer Rats but that doesnt mean they like living in filthy conditions, they are actually very clean animals.

 

[mark83]

You might be better off buying a freezer and buying frozen rats in bulk. It will save a heap of time and buying in bulk will be cheaper. 4 snakes don't eat that much.

 

[Snowman]

oh....my...god....

lol

 

[toximac]

I think im gonna buy them now. Sold my rabbits, too much cleaning. Would of been diff. with a wire galvanised flooring over a garden troff - would hunting local rabbits and freezing for a few months be alright to feed snakes?

 

[KaotikJezta]

I can't believe the likes of PETA told you how to hold the doe down so the male can rape her. They are suppose to be looking after animals, not giving advice on how to hold them against their will.

In most circumstances you won't need to hold her. And most of time it will be over fairly quickly. You said you have kept rabbits so I guess you know how they do it - when the male does a kind of back flip you know the job has been done right. But if you're gonna hold the doe you might need to help him out by sticking her butt up and holding her, with her tail up, also. She flattens that tail down he won't be successful.

PETA kills more dogs and cats in a year than any other welfare organisation, they rehome only about 2% of all animals surrendered as they refuse to adopt a no kill policy and they don't want aanimals o be pets so they'ed rather kill them. They are pretty hypocritical all round.

Rats can also be toilet trained this way, but if you give them a decent amount of space they figure it out themselves. They may be called Sewer Rats but that doesnt mean they like living in filthy conditions, they are actually very clean animals.

And intelligent and cute in my opinion

 

[sookie]

Please oh please don't breed anything,im not sure you know what you are doing.Rabbits breed like crazy,how many females did you say you were going to get.an average litter size can be from 9 to 14 kittens (baby rabbits).are you not going to let them grow at all?