#Rabbit Breeder

[mosneakers]

Coni: So the Bella clone was... you? [Eyes welled with tears] And the real Bella ...she wanted to call me Belladonna?

Coni's breath trembles as she listens to her alien parents give a rather clinical, emotionless version of events that paint the story of what happened to Bella Goth. She's engulfed in a kaleidoscope of glowing colors that signify a mixture of both anger and sadness. The betrayal she feels towards the Breeder Unit, or the family she once trusted, begins to fester.

Cacti: According to her records, upon reviewing them.

Coni: Why didn't you tell me? Cacti: It was years later that we reviewed her personal records, Concept. Coni: No. About any of this? Why didn't you tell me about her? Her family has been worried sick about her for years. Her children.

Pollination-Technician No. 12: [Shouting] You've become too emotional and fragile, like a human. You've lost your place, Concept. You forgot your purpose. You've grown up surrounded by human influence and fallen victim to their emotions. Cacti: Polly, stop-

Coni: [Shouting] She considered me her daughter! Pollination-Technician No. 12: [Coldly] She was mistaken! A mere surrogate, incapable of comprehending beyond her limited scope. Humans waste their energy on emotional attachments and family ties, overlooking the importance of survival. Look at the consequences it led her to. Cacti: [Screaming] POLLY, ENOUGH!

Coni: Please don't tell me you...

Cacti: I'm sorry Coni you had to find out like this, sweetie. But at the very least, we weren't the ones to- Pollination-Technician No. 12: She's dead. She endangered our species and all extra-terrestrial beings with her foolish behavior. She was transported to Sixam and handed over to the Eradication Unit and promptly eliminated.

Cacti: We had no choice, sweetie... if it were to get exposed-

Rabbit: We would all be contained in a government facility, subjected to endless tests, including you, Concept. And you wouldn't be running around playing house with humans right now. Coni: You could have erased her memory. Rabbit: Oh that seems to work well for your friend, doesn't it? There couldn't be any trace of her. Eradication would've found her eventually, anyway. You can't hide from them.

Coni: You... You're all monsters! All of you... [Cries]

Cacti: [Gasp] Coni, I raised you!!! Pollination-Technician No. 12: The humans have corrupted your mind. You used to be so intelligent. We may be monsters, Concept, but you're one of us. You're just like us.

Coni: No. I'm nothing like you...

Pollination-Technician No. 12: [Scoffs] Oh, how typical...

Coni: I want nothing to do with any of you ever again. Never contact me or my family again.

With tears streaming down her face, Coni rounds up her pet goat, and storms out of her childhood home for the last time.

[bunposting]

Much to the dismay of Silver breeders everywhere, she's sticking around.

{don't mind how patchy she looks she's still molting out her baby coat}

[auggiez-animalz]

The bunnies got tomatoes today 🍅

[isthedogawolfdog]

Unrelated but does anyone here breed rabbits? I know a breeder whose had some weird happenings with the limbs of some babies in their recent litters and was wondering if anyone knew what it could be. If anyone wants you can dm me and I can show you some pictures (they aren’t graphic, don’t worry!) so we can determine what it is.

[mockva]

[exoticghosts]

Can anyone point me to amchin breeders in the Maryland/Delaware/Pennsylvania area?? I'm looking to get a breeding trio

[spitepenny]

Lemon the bristlenose pleco eats some sweet potato

One of the rabbit snails attempts a ring trick

[tetedurfarm]

wcc was both fun and a shitshow. i wasn't showing but so many of my friends and others i talked to were pretty upset with the staff, organisation, and judges. i didn't have to interact with staff but in general they aren't.....my favourite people on the planet, and i definitely experienced poor organisation in rings and a judge that kept suitcasing rabbits (holding them unsupported by the scruff; this is very painful for the rabbit and causes a ton of bruising under the skin) and sorta dropping them to make them set up on the table....which. absolutely the fuck not, actually.

on the other hand there were blancs there and i got to buy some nice animals that will really make a difference in my barn, got to see friends i haven't seen in over a year, got to eat some good sushi and saw some interesting sights on the drive...but man. this show gets more and more wack every year.

[mosneakers]

Coni pedals her bike all the way to Shady Acres. She storms into her childhood home—a little farmhouse built into a rock at the very top of the Plateau. She swiftly draws the curtains shut, gathers all the members of the Breeder Unit in the living area, and slams the flash drive onto the coffee table.

Rabbit: [Croaky voice] What is the meaning of this, Concept?

Coni: Bella Goth. She went missing several years ago, leaving her family devastated and confused, with no answers as to what happened to her. Reports on a doppelgänger were linked HERE. To this address. [Voice trembling] What did you do?

[bunposting]

Got my first ever grand champion leg! Constellations' Dark Lightning ("Electra") won Best in Show for Show A at the South Jersey RCBA show today!

[h0ney8ee]

i went to a cat expo today and saw so many cute cats and got sooo many freebies, my girlies are going to have a new treat and toy to try every week for months 🥺

[ruthlesslistener]

not to keep vagueposting about animal welfare discourse, but i happened to run into one of the blogs that was shitting on scout for their cow husbandry and the shit they were saying was so fucking stupid...it was something along the lines of 'rabbits aren't social animals because their wild ancestors have a social group set entirely by mating/the HRS tries to force you to bond rabbits unnecessarily and is a peta-affiliated organization/its unnecessary to spay female rabbits because the 85% association between uterine cancer and not spaying is only supported by two studies', all of which may make sense for breeding rabbits is complete and utter bullshit when dealing with pet rabbits.

Rabbits are indeed social animals that grow anxious when alone and should have SOME form of companionship most hours of the day. This does not have to be another rabbit, and the urging to establish a bonded pair is typically done for people who are OUT OF THE HOUSE most of the day. HRS and shelters don't 'force' pairings, they encourage them because having someone around 24/7 isnt always viable in American households. When I tried to get Celeste bonded because I was worried about her welfare (this was when I was 14 and new to rabbits), both the HRS and shelters talked us out of it because she very clearly did not care about other buns, and didn't need to be bonded because there was always someone around them. But if you're a singular person who's away from home most of the time, then yes you need some sort of partner animal because it reduces stress in your rabbit.

Those social structures are ofc going to be different if you have unfixed breeding animals, but the core aspect of it is still the same. Rabbits are social animals. They are comforted by the presence of others around them, form bonds with other rabbits, and feel more secure in groups. Just because they are more territorial when unfixed (as they should!) doesn't reduce the fact that they are social prey animals, it just means that you need to keep them in different conditions than you would a fixed creature with less hormonal urges

The HRS is not aligned with PETA. They denounce affiliations with meat breeders because they're entirely based on improving the welfare of rabbits that are kept as pets. I can see why some might feel offended on their stance against meat rabbits, but rabbits are still primarily viewed as livestock, and after hearing enough comments about people wanting to eat my rabbit, I can understand why they'd be so clear on it. People are assholes about pets that are commonly viewed as feeder animals.

There is indeed a high risk associated between UNBRED unspayed female rabbits and uterine cancer. This is supported by several studies on animals with similar breeding lifestyles by multiple veterinary institutions. You won't notice it in your breeding females because the risk is SPECIFICALLY for unbred animals, aka most pets. So yes, spaying is necessary for your doe's health if you do not intend to regularly breed or have stopped regularly breeding

Even if there wasn't a very real danger to their health, you'd still need to get them fixed to reduce behavioral problems. Unfixed rabbits are much more territorial, destructive, and aggressive, making them more difficult to keep in a home environment. They will growl, they will lunge and bite (and rabbit bites are not something you want to fuck with- I have scars from Celeste's nips), they will piss and shit to mark their territory and it WILL be pungent and unsanitary even if they are litterbox trained. They can still be cuddly with you, sure, that won't reduce their value as pets, but a perpetually sexually frustrated and territorial animal is not fun to deal with and is arguably unethical for the rabbit. If you want a pet rabbit, you need to get them spayed. And I say this from personal experience- Celeste wasn't spayed when we got her, but after she did get spayed, she became much more manageable and less likely to bite. She was still manageable beforehand, but afterwards she was a hell of a lot more relaxed and not stressed

There's nothing wrong with having significantly different husbandry because you are a meat/fur breeder; unfixed animals have different temperaments, different needs, and are typically kept in different conditions that are more economically and behaviorally suited to turning a profit. But those care requirements change drastically when you have only one to two fixed animals in a home environment, which means that you cannot pass judgement on pet care requirements when you're a meat breeder, and visa versa.

[katiefratie]

"That's a you conversation" Ahsjkdjgajdksdjsjf Thorn is literally right though

[skull-bearer]

Yet to decide on names. Probably Dragonlance related. They need to be spayed and neutered first, and then they'll come home with me next month.

The black one is female, and the white and black on male. The female was pretty much a no brainer, I'd barely stepped into the barn and she was trying to get to me. The white and black took a bit longer to find, but he was very energetic and eager to meet me so I caved. They seemed to get on okay for the few minutes they were together.

[teadocs]

Chamchi, Dubu, Kimchi, & Moka - The Pets of Teadocs 2/?

Breed/Species: mini rex (C), Holland lop (D), Netherland dwarf (K), & lionhead (M) rabbits Colouration: blue chinchilla (C), red eyed white (REW) (D), fawn (K), black silver marten (M) Timeline: pre-2021 — Guardian: Esther Park

Daniel and Esther have lived with bunnies almost as long as they can remember! Their mother had had some growing up, and once it became clear that at least one of her children was neurodivergent, she decided to bring a new one home from the store in hopes it would help with their development. Even though Daniel loved having 뽀삐 around and benefitted from interacting with her, it was always clear that she was Esther's bunny. So, about a year down the line, they decided to bring another rabbit home, in hopes he might prefer Daniel. Again, this bunny chose Esther as his person, and again, the family tried to get Daniel another pet. By this point, Esther had developed a special interest in rabbits, and began learning about and training in bunny agility, adding to their long list of active hobbies. The Parks kept approximately three rabbits at a time, usually sticking to adopting rexes and mini rexes out of comfort, and adding Chamchi to the family in 2019. When 2020 rolled around, however, Esther fell in love with Dubu's adoption profile, and convinced their parents to try out a new breed. After Daniel was cast in season 1 of Total Drama, Esther picked out Moka, joking that she was his replacement. Finally, during the filming of season 1, Esther began to really struggle with being apart from Paige and Daniel, and along came Kimchi as an impulse purchase. Well, as "impulse" as you can get with a reputable breeder anyways. At this point in the story (late 2026), the bunnies are starting to get up there in age, and Chamchi and Dubu have retired from agility.

[dollarstorehimi]

also i just yknow think maybe if your own farming operation is a poorly managed vortex of 60%+ baby losses, perhaps you don't have room to criticize rabbit breeders for something humane that feeds other animals needs.