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What To Do With Peanut Rabbits

Can rabbits have peanut butter?

NO! Absolutely not! Please read this website's instructions on proper bunny care... http://www.rabbit.org/

How long can a peanut rabbit live?

Peanuts are babies born with two Dwarf genes instead of the usual one Dwarf gene. They lack the growth hormone and they are unable to digest food. They can't grow or develop at all. They usually live no more than a week, and to be honest you really don't want to prolong it's life, they slowly starve to death so the quicker it goes the less it suffers. Sadly it's something that Dwarf breeders have to deal with, most put peanuts to sleep at birth.

Can rabbits eat peanut butter?

They can, but I don't think they should eat alot. They'd get sick from too much PB.

Are peanuts or there shells toxic to rabbits?

Rabbits should not be fed any kind of nut. They are too high in fat. They are not toxic exactly but if you do give your rabbit peanuts, give them rarely and as a super special treat. They can get fat off of nuts. Fruit like banana or strawberry would be a better treat. Give these sparingly as well. Too much sugar is also bad for rabbits.

Will wild Rabbits eat peanut butter???

hate to say it but they really shouldn't have it but who knows there might be a 1 in 1,000,000 chance one would like it although the bunny would probably get ill.

Is it safe to feed my rabbit peanuts still in the shell, and sunflower seeds?

not at all. rabbits have very sensitive digestive tracks and are not made to digest anything other than veggies and hay or they can get really sick.

What is a "peanut" bunny...?

When we had a doe have a peanut it was very clear that it was a peanut. Although peanuts are smaller than normal kits there are several other distinguishable characteristics that set the peanut apart. Our first peanut last three days. It was quite sad to watch it, as it seemed to just wither away. We tried to nurse it along, but all attempts were futile. Many breeders will put peanuts down immediately, while other will just let them die naturally.

Anyone breeding dwarf rabbits will run into peanuts occasionally. The problem is the dwarf gene. A kit that receives two dwarf genes will be a peanut. No one is really sure why this produces a kit that is so underdeveloped. Unfortunately, a peanut never survives. Rarely, will live as long as a two of weeks, and usually die within 2-3 days.

What many new breeders want to know is what a peanut really looks like. The first noticeable difference is the size. As you can see from the pictures above the normal kit (broken tort on the left) is nearly twice the size of the peanut (black kit on the right). If we were to weight these two bunnies the normal kit would probably weigh three times as much as the peanut.


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It is important to remember that size is not the only difference between a peanut and a normal kit. Although it may not quite be as clear in the pictures above, the eyes of a peanut actually bulge out substantially more than that of a normal kit. The normal kits eyes will have a slight bulge, but this is very pronounced in the peanut.

Probably the biggest difference is in the hindquarters. The hindquarters of the peanut are less than half the width of the normal kit. It is clear when you see a peanut that it is very underdeveloped on the outside which is a pretty good indication that there is some underdevelopment internally.

We handle our kits from the moment they are born. Usually they are very lively and will often use there nose to dig in your hand for food. This is rarely the case with a peanut. Peanut are often very listless, and at first may even appear to not be alive. As you can see from the pictures above, the peanut just laid on its side, while the normal kit was difficult to confine for the picture.

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