Posted by:
Christy Talbert
at Thu Apr 14 21:34:18 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Christy Talbert ]
Hi there,
One thing you might consider is the difficulties involved with breeding rabbits vs. rats. I have bred both - rats for the snakes and rabbits for many years in my youth.
As far as I am concerned there is no comparison - rats are WAY easier to breed. Momma rabbits often lose their first litter and some never get the hang of mothering. If you live in the North, unless you keep them in a climate controlled area, each mom is only good for a couple of litters a year (three to four if you REALLY stretch it). Also, only large rabbits have big litters - so often you are talking a litter of six and one is going to die.
I'm sure there are folks out there who have rabbit breeding down to a science and have faired much better than me. But the point is, it's not as easy as the expression "breeds like rabbits" makes it sound!
Also - do you know how cute four week old bunnies are? That's about the size an adult ball would eat. I could not do it, haha!
Christy
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