Purebread Rabbits

bando1234 · August 9, 2008

When I proposed to my wife 15 years ago I did not think her "hobby" would take over a good chunk of my life. My wife & kids breed, raise & sell purebread rabbits. I have paid as much as $125 for a rabbit(it died about 1 1/2 years later). I go thru a bag of feed a week. The last time I bought feed a bag was about $17.00. It just cant be any feed either. I have to clean the trays a couple of times a week. I converted my storage shed into a rabbit shed. I had to get a truck to haul the rabbits to shows. The closest show is about an hour away, the farthest show is about 4 hours away.

Dont get me wrong, I dont think its a bad thing. My kids are starting to buy their own rabbits(my son just bought one today plus we just sold one today)They are learing responsiblity, taking care of them & anything we earn goes right back to feed . They are pretty adorable, & I have never had one of my own bite me so thats a plus. Plus I really love my truck so that would be another plus.

Over all I enjoy the overall expierence & I think we bond more as a family because of this.

Im just curious how many of you have them or know of someone who raises them.

dadofandrew · August 9, 2008

Do they have issues with in-breeding in your hobby? Many breeds of dogs have trouble because of this.

bando1234 · August 9, 2008

I would guess some breeders do. Our litters usally end up with 4-H kids or we switch ours staright up with other breeders so we end up with different lines.

Jode403 · August 10, 2008

I raised rabbits for many years when I was younger. Mostly satins (Siamese and Red mainly) but also some Californians and New Zealand whites. I always enjoyed raising them; they're a fairly easy animal to care for. Now that I've moved out on my own, I don't have the facility to take care of them, but maybe at some point in the future I'll raise some again.

Brian the Automator · August 10, 2008

My wife spent much of her childhood raising them, and she enjoyed it very much. We have one pet rabbit in the house now. We would have litter-trained her, but she made it a habit of eating cords.