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rabbit teeth and breeding

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Question
hi
I have had my rabbit harriet for a couple of months and just noticed that her teeth look funny her lower lip is down way lower than my other rabbit and her lower teeth are much longer and overlapping her top ones!
please help i was planning on breeding her and have allready arranged to buy a boy from the same breeder to breed with her will the tooth problem be passed on to her babies!
harriet is an orange netherland dwarf and is very hard to find here in the uk i spent a year looking for her and now I might not be able to breed with her!
please help
thanks very much
vivien

Answer
Hi, it might be just that you need to get her teeth clipped ut otherwise yes, this could be a problem.  This could be passed on to her babies and normally i would not suggest breeding a rabbit with these problems but since you have spent such  long time in search for this bunny then I would suggest you breeding her and hoping for the best.  The worst that could happen is that they all could have the defect and would be pet Quality.  Thanks, and good luck!  Kiersten.