My reasons for wanting a chinchilla rabbit were linked to the first Jersey Wooly rabbit I had. It was a cute little chinchilla doe that I had gotten from a local breeder. Since I couldn't decide on a name for her, everyone just ended up calling her Bunny. Bunny was a fantastic, friendly little rabbit and I just adored her. Sadly she didn't live to be even a year old. She died of wool block when she was only 10 months old. Because of my mistakes with Bunny, I now take major percautions to make sure that my Jersey Woolies do not have any wool block complications.
Heres is a picture of the majority of our cage setup. Currently we have 24 holes most of which are either sitting on a shelving system or hanging...this is the final setup up for the current barn. The automatic watering system went up and thats the way it is going to be for quite some time!
This picture is of the cages sitting on the shelving system. This method allows the animals to be up off the ground (back breaking work) and also, some storage space under for nestboxes and feeders etc. There is a total of 7 cages on the shelving system ranging from a 18" X 24" to a 30" X 24". Typically Senior Standard Chinchillas are kept in 30" X 24" cages, Jersey Woolies are kept in 24" X 24" cages. Growing Wooly juniors are kept in 18" X 24" cages until they reach maturity, growing Chins are kept in 24" X 24".
These are some of our hanging cages, no wasted space here! The automatic watering system is connected through the back making cleaning easier. Of course on the right hand side of the first picture you can see a holland lop and then also a dutch havana cross. Those were old 4-H bunnies who will live their lives out at M an' M Rabbitry.
Of course M an' M Rabbitry's does make such great moms!
And last but not least all of the cute little bunnies that pop up all over M an' M Rabbitry love to have their pictures taken!
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