Category: Health & Wellbeing

Rabbit Pregnancy (Also known as rabbit gestation) can be a scary thing when they say that they breed like rabbits, they aren’t lying. Rabbits are notoriously known for producing large amounts of kits and they will need a lot of care. Female Rabbits (Also known as a Doe) can become pregnant from the age of 12 weeks and will continue...

Angora rabbits are known for their extremely soft and sought after fur which comes as a sheep wool alternative. From Angora Sweaters to scarfs and even socks. Having an Angora rabbit can become quite profitable and even help with making yourself self-reliant on your own skills. For example, did you know that 1 ounce of Angora rabbit wool typically goes...

Pasteurellosis is a disease which affects lots of living creatures, including rabbits. Pasteurellosis is a bacterial disease that can cause infections in the eyes, ears and nose. Key Points This is a bacterial disease that can cause nasal and sinus infections, ear and eye infections, pneumonia and abscesses within bones, joints and internal organs. Pasteurella is often found via direct...

The Encephalitozoonosis disease, despite its incredibly long name, sounds just as confusing as it is. There’s a lot of misconception with Encephalitozoonosis in rabbits. For example, it’s still unknown if Encephalitozoonosis can be caught by humans as well as rabbits. There have been some rarely seen cases but nothing in a study fully confirming it was transferred via rabbit. Key...

RHD2 was previously known as VHD (A different Strain), it is a Haemorrhagic Disease which is highly contagious and extremely fatal. VHD is less severe than its newer strain, however, both have very high mortality rates. Key Points It is a new strain stemming from VHD It is extremely deadly over 1.3 million pet rabbits are at risk It is...

Coccidiosis is a disease that can cause severe damage to a rabbits liver, it’s more common within birds, however, can be particularly bad with Rabbits as they can reinfect themselves. Key Points More commonly seen in birds but can infect rabbits Your rabbit can infect themselves when eating cecotropes Particularly common in young and recently weaned rabbits Symptoms Coccidiosis Symptoms...

Myxomatosis is a very severe disease among rabbits which almost always results in death. Unfortunately, if your rabbit isn’t vaccinated before being subject to the disease, the chances of survival are very slim. Key Points Myxomatosis is a fatal virus It’s very common within wild rabbits, not as much with domestic rabbits It can be spread either by insect bites...

Assuming you keep your rabbits outdoors, you may often see that wire bottom cages are recommended. It’s a difficult one to pinpoint as everyone has their own opinion on rabbit wire bottom cages. In this blog post, I’m going to go over the good, the bad and the ugly of rabbit wire bottom cages and explain our understanding on why...

If you are unsure about finding a vet please read our article here. One of the top concerns for a pet owner is the diseases that they can get and also how best to avoid them from occurring. In this article, let’s look at common rabbit diseases, symptoms to watch out for and how to treat them at home. The...

In the UK it’s extremely hot right now, our houses are made with concrete and it simply traps the heat at every opportunity. Temperatures are hitting 35°C (95°F). Rabbits are actually very hardy animals but, much like ourselves they operate much better in the cold than they do the heat. To put it into perspective, Anfora Rabbit Wool is 7...