are rabbits aloud to be inbred?

Question

rabbit breeding rabbit babys that have been born inbred

Answer 1

Inbreeding can cause problems in any species,even in serious dogbreeding it is well known.If you breed to a close relative,all the good parts,aswell as all the bad parts,of the genetic make up will double.Inbreeding one time may produce real good,OR real bad,offspring.If you continue doing this you can end up with weak,deformed,and even nonfunctioning individuals.Certain genes are lethal if doubled,so you may get aborted fetuses.Not a good idea to inbreed.Get you some fresh blood,from a different bloodline,and good luck!

Answer 2

Rabbits are inbred all the time. Normally the babies are bred to their mothers or fathers. The general rule in raising rabbits is to never breed full brothers and sisters together.

When two animals are bred together. The babies get half of their genes from the mother and half from the father. So the baby is only half like the father or only half like the mother. That is why you can breed them back to the mother or father.

However, full brothers and sisters have the same mother and father giving them almost exactly the same genes. When brothers and sisters are bred together that can create a condition where many of the recessive genes become visible. When many of the recessive genes become visible thats when you have the potential for problems.

To an extent inbreeding can help. It can help by breeding out rabbits that are more susceptible to diseases or by breeding together two rabbits that produce better. In rabbit breeding, it is sometimes called selective breeding. You try taking all of the good traits from one rabbit and add a good trait where that rabbit is weak.

Second rabbit breeding rule of thumb. "Never breed two rabbits together with the same weakness."

Inbred animals are not emotionally unstable. Emotionally unstable occurs because people have bred that trait into them because their mother or father has that trait.

Almost everything is genetically related in rabbits from whether they get sick or not with a cold, to the way they milk, to how big they grow, to the number of babies they have, to their body type, to even the buck spraying all over the place. My dad and I effectively bred out colds, wolf teeth, urine spraying in bucks, and small growing rabbits. If it is done right, it can prevent a lot of problems. If it is done wrong, it can cause a lot of problems.

Answer 3

Yes, my rabbits love a little splash in the bath. I give my rabbits a bath every 2-3 weeks, since they were born. I use baby shampoo, Johnsons. Only put around 6cm of water in the sink or bucket. Have a towel ready. I have 4 rabbits, and non of them have shown any sort of aggressiveness, or have become unwell. They love toast, and plain digestive biscuits afterwards. I have had rabbits for 6 years. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Inbred rabbits, as well as all inbred animals, have a higher risk for health and mental problems. And although the crossing between parents and offspring are usually not as dangerous as those between siblings, the crossing of fathers to daughters or mothers to sons can still create problems.

Answer 5

in the wild I am not sure they care or know. we can care and know to be careful to separate brother from sister but everything I have read is parent to offspring (father/daughter, mother, son) is going to produce strong traits that could be good or could be bad. we have to start with observation and cull any strong bad traits that show up. I have three does that just had their first litters. ALL THREE had them in the box and are doing very very well. I consider these good traits. No of mine have bad teeth or are aggressive toward me, even with their babies. One is mildly friendly and only accepted the buck to have one successful mount but still had 7 babies! For her first time, I still consider that a success. I plan to keep one female to breed back with the father in order to have a pure set of whites since they are the easiest for meat processing. I will also bring in one female with broken color patterns in order to have a variety for pet seekers. With our choices in life, sometimes we must take examples from nature. In this case, in nature, rabbits are not able to know 'whos your daddy' and siblings typically establish their own territory, not living in packs. From what I have read anyway. If this is true, then how would they know who is related to whom? We can so we must do a little better and not let bro./sis happen.... and learn from the rest. my blog: wascallywabbitsrabbitry.blogspot.com come visit.

Answer 6

It doesn t matter. They may get some deformities but none of my bunnies ever have. Even if they are mother and son or father and daughter nothing should happen most of the time. If they are brother and sister(fully) you will maybe get some deformities.

Answer 7

as with all animals I know of, brothers and sisters breeding is not good, abnormalities, deformities ect will occur, however, fathers and daughters, and mothers and sons can breed with no problems....gross as it may be.

Answer 8

Rabbits multiply so fast how can you keep track? They've been doing what they've been doing for so long it doesn't matter anymore.

Answer 9

inbred animals are emotionally unstable and commonly have physical defects as well.

Answer 10

Animals inbreed all the time. Their DNA is not as complex as ours, so there's not as much room for deformities.