Does anyone have?????

[Michelle]

Well I am looking for a rabbit cage.. I have to share the story... my husband and oldest daughter were going turkey hunting and as they were driving they seen this little tiny rabbit running across the road.. he stops and watches it.. then they noticed a owl flying over and trying catch the little rabbit.. so my husband backed up and seen the rabbit trying to get up the hill and couldn't... so he got out and went over and picked it up and saved it little life... now we have a little rabbit and my daughter needs a rabbit cage so i was wondering if anyone had one they don't need.. if so you can send me a pm or post it here...

thanks....
michelle

ps his name is Thumper! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/wink3.gif

[monkey]

Sweet story. I believe they have them at the feed store if you can't find one for free.

[CatdaBrat]

I don't have a cage, but just wanted to say to be careful with the bunny, as sometimes the wild rodents carry diseases.

[Nascar8Fan]

The Easter bunny brought a baby bunny to the kids this year. We got our cage from the feed store for around $50. They sure do make a mess!!

[TOT]

I'm not sure if we have any individual cages anymore. I'll look around tonight, but i kind of doubt it.

[John @ 3300ft.]

Originally posted by CatdaBrat:
I don't have a cage, but just wanted to say to be careful with the bunny, as sometimes the wild rodents carry diseases.
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[CatdaBrat]

myxomatosis, fibromatosis, rabbit pox, two papilloma viruses, e coli, parvo, herpes, rotavirus and about four other viral types, each with several sub-categories... those are just some of the viral ones ... then you have all the bacterial ones, of which there are at least 12 ... and then the protozoal diseases and the worm (including tapeworms) and flea or mite infestations, ringworm ... gosh, there are too many to list!

but the bunnies are so cute. there are several over here that nibble around the yard.

[Michelle]

wow, now I want to let it go and not have it in my house.....

great now what do i do...my daughter won't let it go

[CatdaBrat]

I'm sorry -- didn't mean to create cause for a problem, especially for kids. It's just that I had wild bunnies for pets when I was a kid and the dad of one of my friends was a vet and he used to give all kinds of warnings.

The stuff I posted was just some wild rabbit pathology mutterings and chances are your pet bunny doesn't have anything more serious than a case of springtime fleas. (Hard to find a wild rabbit that doesn't have any.)

Don't mind me -- I am like a walking Prevention magazine or one of those family medical guides -- when you read those, you end up convinced you have every disease and disorder on the list! I get too dramatic.

Just take two carrots and feed one to your pet bunny ... take the other one and bop me over the head with it! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

[John @ 3300ft.]

From Dept. of Fish and Game:
SACRAMENTO — California hunters are looking forward to another rabbit season. The season begins July 1 and extends through Jan. 27, 2002 for cottontail, brush, pigmy and snowshoe rabbits. Jackrabbit season remains open year round.

Legal shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. The best time to hunt rabbits is early morning and at sunset, when they're most active. The limit is five per day, and 10 in possession statewide. There is no limit for black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbits. Most shotguns, archery and rifles (including air rifles firing pellets, excluding BB's, powered by compressed air or gas) are legal for rabbit hunting.

Hunters should take precautions by wearing latex gloves when field dressing a rabbit. This safety measure will minimize their exposure to tularemia, a bacterial disease that is occasionally carried by rabbits. The disease is named after the place where it was discovered, in Tulare.

"Once the animal is field dressed it should be properly cooled, and it should always be cooked throughly," says Dr. Pam Swift of the California Department of Fish and Game's (DFG) Wildlife Investigations Laboratory.

[LindaBo]

A teacher at my school, brings a rabbit to school.She carrys it in a hand held case, like a little doggie case.And she lets the rabbit run around, i,m surprise how smart they are, and she said it is potty trained.How cute* http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/yes.gif

[Nascar8Fan]

I have been trying to potty train mine, but no luck. With every hop, I find a poop!!!! We are calling him "the hopping pooper!!!"