Monday, December 5, 2011

Dwarf Rabbits - Tips to breed properly your dwarf rabbits

By Alberto Mesa


The Netherland rabbits are the favorite all over the world. Because Dwarfs are fairly plentiful, it is all the more important that the new Dwarf breeder put serious thought into the animals he chooses for foundational breeding stock. The several animals you start with will contribute their genetics to every succeeding generation. Therefore, purchase the best animals you can possibly afford to start with.

Teddy dwarf rabbits reportedly have better occurrences of malocclusion of the teeth than other breeds. As Dwarf kits hit their first big growth spurt, the jaw and mandible often grow at different costs because of their rounded blocky heads. If the jaw grows too quickly too soon, the bottom incisors will project beyond the reach of the upper incisors, and the two sets of teeth will don't wear each other down. This is known as malocclusion.

Whenever Netherland Dwarf bunnies' teeth are seriously maloccluded - the front teeth will keep developing to massive lengths. This bunny will need tooth clipping every two months approximately, only to be capable to eat. In the wild, this rabbit wouldn't survive to its 8th-week anniversary. The responsible rabbit breeder euthanizes pets with frank malocclusion.

A lesser degree of malocclusion is when the teeth abut, or meet straight on. In this case, there is a good chance that the condition will self-correct by the time the kit is roughly 10 weeks old. Once corrected, the animal will live a normal life with no concerns as to the teeth.

Nevertheless, breed this rabbit properly, although the teeth have self-corrected.

* Breed it to pets that constantly had appropriately aligned teeth.

* The offspring saved from such a mating should be free of malocclusion even as weanlings.

In the end, you'll be happy to see much less malocclusion in your herd, producing better success of your breeding and displaying programs.




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