Aurora Rex RabbitsRabbits for SaleAurora Rex Rabbits is situated on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.There are Aurora Rex rabbits available for sale today, May 2, 2012. Sponsored Links Ready now: Senior Rex Rabbits:
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Transparency StatementAurora Rex Rabbits has in the past encountered three genetically transmitted defects in our herd. Here's what they were, what we did about it, and what we think the current herd status is.Yellow Fat We culled the doe and the sire, however not every related animal. Since we've had no more affected fryers despite a lot of butchering, this could have been a one-time mutation, though we cannot be absolutely certain the herd does not still carry this defect at the moment. August 2011 Update - No further incidence of yellow fat. Malocclusion This is not simply a single recessive transmission. The exact mode of inheritance is unclear, whether caused by a simple recessive gene and additional modifiers, or several genes. Some researchers believe the former. In our herd, nearly every affected kits' teeth alignment had self-corrected by 10 weeks of age as the mandible continued to grow. With malocclusion it is not possible to simply cull, test-breed, and expect the problem to go away. Nevertheless, we have culled the parents of the affected litters. The replacement kits we kept were kits with correct teeth at weaning age, when early malocclusion is still apparent. We expect in time that the vast majority of negative modifiers in the herd will end up culled out. While there has been no malocclusion at all in our latest litters, we don't believe our herd is completely free of every single negative modifier, at least not for months to a year or more. August 2011 Update - No further incidence of malocclusion. We still doubt our herd is completely free of negative modifiers, only because the defect is fairly complex. You can be sure all defective animals will go to freezer camp, not this availability list...if any ever show up. Cataracts See Autosomal Recessive Disorders where we explain single gene recessive defects, and illustrate with the cataract gene in our herd. Meat Rabbits for SalePut lappin (rabbit meat) on your table or in the food bowls of your dog or cat.Aurora Rex Rabbit Ranch is not a processing plant. But, if we happen to have spare meat rabbits to sell, we're happy to sell them, and then butcher them for you for free if you don't want to do it. Please Contact Us to inquire ahead. The "Fine Print"We currently raise Standard Rex Rabbits, exclusively.Most of our rabbits are show quality, and price depends upon our assessment of the rabbits' ability to win on the judging table. But like every rabbitry, there's always a few in a litter that we don't think will impress a rabbit judge. These make great pets. And, we or our animals eat some of them. (Rabbits are pets only if assigned 'pet-hood.') We sell pet rabbits without pedigrees, for $25 each. Pets are healthy and friendly, though they may need handling to bring them to tameness. Some 'pet' rabbits might also happen to be show quality - if you ever decide you needed that pedigree after all, we're happy to supply the pedigree for a $10 fee. Health is guaranteed for 14 days if your family does not already have a resident rabbit. We don't think our rabbits will get sick, but if it does, we'll replace it or refund your money at your preference. If you already have rabbits, we are happy to guarantee the health of an Aurora Rex rabbit for 7 days. Why the difference? Because estimates of the numbers of sick pet rabbits, and especially rescue rabbits, run as high as 80-90%. If you bring our healthy rabbit home to your sick bunny, our healthy bunny could catch the germs of the sick rabbit--especially snuffles (pasteurella multocida). But we hope it won't happen in the first 7 days... Then again, if your other pet rabbit is healthy, it's all good! We won't sell you a rabbit that we don't think is top quality for the purpose you intend the rabbit to serve. Here are some other links you may enjoy:Contact Us New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
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