Rabbit sores

Question
I have a buck (pancake) who is one and a half.  He has these scab things on him. there is not any lumps under the scabs.  His mother had lumps with scabs on them.  these are not normally scabs from a scratch they remind me of a mushroom with a stem and a top.  I also have 4 of his offspring (7 weeks old) and they have them too.  None of my other rabbits have this, so I think it may be hereditary.  Pancake and his  doe have been in the same pens together for a year.  She does not have them. I would like to know what they are, so I know whether to keep breeding him or not.  If you would like a picture I could send one.

Answer
Dear Tammy,

Unless this is mange, I can't really tell from the description what it might be.  Please see:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/furloss.html

and see if this matches what you see.  If not, then please do send a picture to me at dana@miami.edu

Or use the function (recently added) at AllExperts to add a picture to your note here.  (I've never tried it, but a few people have recently attached pictures to their questions, maybe by writing their message in html and adding a link that way.)

I hope I can help you figure out what this is.

Dana