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weather & same sex

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Question
age:7 weeks
sex:male and female
not nutured yet wich rabbit should be nutured?
thier same blood line but have been seperated(seperated because one was the runt of the litter) what should i do, i need to reintreduce them?
i live in South Africa.What temp can they handle?
how long does it take to potty-trane them and how do i go about that?

ps:extra tips will be grately accepted.It's my fist pair of rabbits.

Answer
They need to be reintroduced with care - they might fight.  You put them in a LARGE cage together and spend some time watching them - if they start to fight pick up the agressive one and pet it for awhile - return to cage and keep this up until they lay down together or start grooming each other.  Do this ASAP before they  get any older !

I would nuter the doe and if economicly possible the buck also.  Does get VERY agressive if not nutered and not with a responvive buck.  But as in all spieces - it takes all kinds - some animales are more layed back then others.

Temps - over 31 degrees I put in the cages a bottle of frozen water (1.5 liter ) - the cage needs to be shaded at all times, out of direct wind but with lots of ventilation. Here it has gotten up to 40 degrees - then I run around with the forzen water bottles and fans and even blocks of ice in the community pens !  Poor babies !

Potty training - gee, cannot help you with that one - all 200 of mine are in outside hanging cages or pens.

Extra tips - they need to eat a blanced pellet - NOT the pet store kind - the kind you buy at a fodder store - with between 14 and 16% protien.  They need extra fiber which can be a dry fiber or a fresh green - - one of the best green is banana leaves and peel - yep - the outside peel of the banna you eat on your cereal.  treats should be limited to fresh dark green veggies and an occasional - very occasional small piece of a seeded fruit - apple, guyaba, etc.  An occasional piece of papaya peel is good to keep bowel obstructions away.  I also recommend putting a bit of apple cider vinegar in their water at all times.

Rabbits should not be fat - give them lots of excercise - they are wonderful pets and very loving if you are.  They are also very intelligant and will come when called if you love them enough.