I was set to get a buck rabbit from a breeder, however it turns out that the breeder does not have any bucks available for me because there were not enough in the litter. This breeder mentioned casually to me once that he has a buck in the litter whose mother stepped on him when he was only a few days old, leaving him with some problems with his eye. He told me that he already decided that he was going to be keeping him because of this.
My question is would it be appropriate for me to ask him if I could take the rabbit with the bad eye? I would obviously make it clear that I would pay for all his medical expenses, but I would like to know what any breeders-of rabbits or dogs or anything really-would do in this situation, and whether they would be willing to give away one of their animals from a litter that has health complications.
Thank you!
I breed geckos and gerbils - i would not rehome any animals with known illnesses (infections, eating problems etc) until they recovered.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com If the problem with the animal cannot be recovered from fully - like a birth defect or an old injury (like the eye of your buck) then i see no real problems with rehoming that animal as long as the potential new owner is made fully aware of all of the details of the animal and they were willing to take care of it. I'd also take my animal back if at any time the owner was no longer able to care for it
Go ahead and ask the breeder - as you know you will need to put in more work and care for this particular rabbit but as long as you are prepared for that everything should be fine. It never hurts to ask; the worst the breeder can say is no!
Good luck:)
i had a litter of bunnies and one had a bad eye and she cant see out of it i would not sell her because one no one is going t take a sick rabbits and another is it could be sick but i love her any way so im keeping her i would call the breeder and say something about it
I would call the breeder back and tell him that you are interested in the buck with the bad eye. The worst that he could do is tell you no. Explain to him that you will make sure he will get the best of vet care. Are you going to be using this little buck for breeding of for pet purposes? If he's going to be a pet tell the breeder that he is and you will take awesome care of this little guy. I used to raise dogs and if I would've had any that had health complications, I would've charged a small fee to cover the vaccinations. I also would make sure that the new owner knew that this was a special animal that needed extra care. I hope this helps. Good luck!
