About Rabbit
Rabbit Video
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Gestation period |
31 days |
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Name of young |
Kitten |
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Litter size |
4 - 8 |
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Male = Buck |
Female = Doe |
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Birth weight |
30g |
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Eyes open |
8 - 10 days |
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Wean age |
42 - 56 days |
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Puberty |
Small breed = 90 days Large breed = 120 days |
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Adult weight |
1 - 9 kg |
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Best age to breed |
Small breed = 120 days Large breed = 300 days |
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Retire from breeding |
Male = 3 - 4 yrs Female = 2 - 3 yrs |
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Life expectancy |
8 - 12 yrs |
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Gender |
Male = Round genital opening Female = Genital slit |
Rabbit are clever pets. They can be trained to respond to name, do tricks and even toilet trained to pee and poo in a pee pan. This is a more achievable habit if 1 rabbit is kept per cage.
A good set up of a rabbit cage will be : one third peepan and at least two third of the cage for it to move around and rest.
It is not advisable to breed rabbits as their gestation period is only 1 month. You will end up with having too many rabbits for you to cope.
Rabbits mark their territory by spraying urine, so it is best to just keep one rabbit per cage to prevent them from spraying urine. Another option would be sterilization.
A good set up of a rabbit cage will be : one third peepan and at least two third of the cage for it to move around and rest.
It is not advisable to breed rabbits as their gestation period is only 1 month. You will end up with having too many rabbits for you to cope.
Rabbits mark their territory by spraying urine, so it is best to just keep one rabbit per cage to prevent them from spraying urine. Another option would be sterilization.
