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A rant D:
Topic Started: Aug 6 2011, 09:26 PM (676 Views)
Maple Front Rabbitry
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I find a lot of breeders over charge and want $50+ for a "show quality" rabbit that's really just pet quality. And they end up selling theirs a lot faster than I can sell mine. :doh:
Tessa
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DevonW
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Raising rabbits: A never-ending uphill battle.

Written by: The frustrated breeders of the rabbit world.
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Devon Ward - The Whimsy Dog Studio - Ontario Canada
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mich
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I sell to only one petshop in town. They are happy with 8 week old buns and have taken them significantly older too. They are clean and never overstocked. Not the perfect solution, but I am at least two hours from city people and they have soooo many suppliers there they would never travel and I just can't deal with the stress of pet sales personally.

How do people feel when they sell a rabbit for the bare minimum as a pet sale - do you then give them hours explaining how to care for it etc? I once had some people come look at sheep. I had allready given them heaps of information by email and they came out, spent two hours, picked two out. I put the rest of the flock down the paddock and a half hour later they ring me to say they don't want them. Drove me completely insane!!!! Me personally, I don't have hours to spend "entertaining". Especially when I was only selling the young dorper/damara cross ewes at $100. That was "meat" price at that time, but if you wanted to buy a purebred dorper ewe it was at least $500. So they wanted a $500 animal for $100 and expected me to entertain them for hours too! I supose for the people selling at $500, the hassle factor is built into the cost? As in, they get better return so they can deal with the hassle??? Those people were so silly that I could point out the meaty/stockyness of one animal and then a fine boned animal and describe what is going to make better lambs, etc, and then they would almost ask the same question again. Argh!

There is a rabbit advertised in the city for sale at the moment for $160 au. A show rabbit will go for around $80 - $100 with papers and rung (BRC requirement to show - similar to your tattoos). This rabbit is 10 weeks with bolt upright ears, no papers and not rung. It is a "rare" harliquin coloured minilop. And people here say they are not breeding them to "make money".

Also, the issues you guys are having make me very concerned to sell pets too.

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ForrestGait ~ Michelle's minilops (hollands) in Australia.
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NeuBunny
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Haven't had a sale yet, our first litter just hit 12 weeks so we weren't really trying all that hard. Have a colleague who has expressed interest in the only one we are sure we want to sell (as a pet for her son).
But the pet stores/feed stores that DON'T carry rabbits were all willing to let us post a flyer.
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I have had this happen to me without me noticing! My baby girl Layla I recently learned was sold to me at just under 5 weeks old. I was blown away that she had came to me that young, luckily Jessica had taken the time that week to fully wean them from momma, and Layla just flourished, despite the early leaving. I am talking to her about waiting until at least 6 weeks before weaning this litter
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NeuBunny
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We bought a few really young (4-5 weeks) before we knew better. Luckily, all thrived.
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