Also, as for the leaves I feed mine, they are many. Yes, Tridax is very very good for Rabbits and they love it it soo much. I'm just going to make a list of things I feed my rabbits in general.
. Their formulated feed (which I formulate myself)
. Tridax
. Cabbages
. African Palm grass
. Bitterleaves (occasionally)
. Pawpaw leaves (occasionally)
. Plantain leaves
. Banana leaves
. Carrot leaves
. Lettuce
. Spinach
. Ewedu leaves (occasionally)
. Water leaf
. Stubborn grass
. Carrots (occasionally)
. Watermelon (occasionally)
. Banana peel
. Plantain peel
. Yam peel
. Sweet potato peel

Etc., there are more but these are just a few.

Also, it is important to properly wash grass/leaves you get, and wilt them for a few hours before you offer it to your rabbits.

RoadMozart:
just my own thought tho.
is the iron net you used at the floor of the cage not too spacious? i think the one at the side will be better

Please can you share the names of the leaves you use in feeding them?
I use tridax majorly.

Okay sir first of all, the iron net used for the floor isn't too small. Infact, it is supposed to be larger than that ☺️ The one you can see in the picture is ½ inch by ½ wire mesh. Which is sufficient for even baby rabbits. The recommended one which I plan on switching to in order to avoid issues is the 1 inch by ½ inch wire mesh. With that one now, you won't experience much issues.
The net that you saw on the side of my cage in the picture, should & must never be used for the floor of Rabbit cages. It is usually called bokoharam net. The net is not strong enough to support rabbits weight. Particularly when they reach adulthood. And it rusts easily due to their acidic urine. Also rabbit droppings doesn't pass through easily as they grow bigger. And it is also more likely to cause injuries & also sorehocks to your rabbit.

Thank you soooo much ☺️🥰

RoadMozart:
The chinchilla is beautiful

I would also appreciate comments from you all, as a means of encouragement for me 🥺🙏

Please, don't forget to follow my Instagram page for a full and better experience 🙏🥺

https://www.instagram.com/rabbithavenn?igsh=MTIwMTh6a2ttajMxNg==

Good day Family. Hope we are all. Fine today well, its been a long week. Its such a beautiful sight, watching baby bunnies you nurtured from childhood even into adulthood. I'm a proud rabbit lover.
So, our week has been filled with a lot. Got bitten and scratched by some of my bunnies, but oh well, it's all part of the experience. And we added a baby female hybrid giant Chinchilla to our stock. Her dad is a massive Hyla Max & her mum is also a massive Chinchilla. Pictures don't do justice to their size unless they are viewed in person. So, as per Nairaland's new policy, I will only be able to upload 4 images today.

The girls

Uploading pictures on this platform can be somewhat stressful and uneasy

I don't know if Nairaland has employed a "4 Picture post per day" policy. Because I am not able to upload more.
I apologise for that.


Please just visit my Instagram page above. Follow, like and share

Oooh! And just incase you're wondering how the girls are doing? You can feed your eyes with these Beautiful pictures of them.
This is them at around 6 months Plus.

Please, for more pictures and Videos🙏🥹Kindly click this link for my Instagram page, follow my account, like and share for more pictures & Videos of my progress. Since it's easier to upload Pictures and videos on that platform.
Please & Please 🙏 Your effort will be very much appreciated. And you'll receive frequent amd consistent updates on everything I do on that platform so if you plan on doing same you can learn from my experience & mistakes.

https://www.instagram.com/rabbithavenn?igsh=MTIwMTh6a2ttajMxNg==

I promise, you won't regret doing so🥹🙏

I named both of my Newzealand males Snow & White. Because, why not??
1st picture- Snow at 2 months Plus.
2nd picture- White at 4 months.
3rd picture- Still Snow.
4th picture- White.

Hello Family.
It's been a very long while since I updated this page. This is majorly due to issues I experienced due to school, work and the country as a whole I sincerely apologise for my absence. But God has kept us thus far. Even if it is once weekly, I would update this page

So, how has my progress in keeping rabbits been in these past few months of silence? well, if you recalled, we started with 2 Female American Palominos & A Male Hyla Max rabbit. Unfortunately I lost the male Hyla Max due to the fact that he was fed with grass that had Fumigation residue. So, that setback prevented me from mating my girls at my planned time. That experience didn't bring me down as I'm proud to announce that we purchased 2 Purebred Newzealand White Males from Imported Parent stock
Pictures will be below

mwassam:
My heart just melted when i saw them. such cute little rabbits. <3

Thank You...

Destinygsd:
..
That's nice can I have your contact.. or better still here's mine 08138778570

🤣🤣 After saving your contact, I realised that I already had your contact before self😅
My name is Philemon.
We chatted few times on WhatsApp

Destinygsd:
Nice thread op.. Am also a rabb:it farmer from abuja how about you.(your farm location)

Thank You so much.
I'm also residing in Abuja . . .

sheggsliveth:



Their poo will give you problem cos the holes in the net is too small for their poo to penetrate..you could check mine in the pic below.

Yes you're right. I'm currently experiencing that difficulty now. I won't make the same mistake in the next cage I'll construct. Thank You

More pictures . . .

There are so many breeds of Rabbit found in Nigeria. Some of which include The New Zealands white or Black, Chinchillas, Californians, Dutch, Rex, Palominos & Hyla, etc.
You might wonder. Why the Palomino??

I got 2 Palomino does (female rabbits) because I was immediately attracted to its coat. It has a Golden brown or lynx coat that is extremely soft to touch & standout amongst other breeds. They are medium to large sized rabbits & they are good producers. And so, I picked them & I wondered what breed I'd get as my male rabbit.
Originally, I was interested in getting a new Zealand white Male that'll serve my females but after searching for a while & due to a little impatience on my part I luckily stumbled upon, or should i say i was introduced to the "Hyla" breed.
Many people find it difficult to differentiate between Hyla & New Zealand White rabbits. This is due to a lot of striking similarities between the two. But in reality, there are also a lot of difference such as;
1.The Hyla is bigger in size than New Zealands.
2. The Hyla has a bigger head shape & ears than New Zealands.
3. The Hyla was bread to mature faster and reach table size at a very early age, as early as 2 - 3 months. And as such, they're considered Broiler rabbits.
4. The Hyla may have dark makings on its nose & ears.

After reading about the Hyla rabbits & learning more about it's Characteristics & genetics, I decided I'd purchase 1 as a male. And so, I got a Hyla grower.
I intend on crossing Him with my females when they are Old & matured enough.
Many rabbit farmers are located far away from the area I live in, and so, I am going to be part of the very first amongst the few farmers that exists in this part of Abuja.
Join me as we monitor the growth of my rabbits & the growth of my farm. And when they're old enough to start reproducing, I look forward to getting customers that'll get rabbit from me, on this platform...
I will be updating this thread weekly. Every Mondays...

ShinjaWWest:
Remember when I use to rear rabbit...

I bought mine for 600 naira for two ....

600 naira?!!!!!

Wow!
What year was this?

Foodqueen:


Ok. That's a good deal

Yes
Are you a rabbit breeder yourself?
Or do you perhaps own rabbits?

Foodqueen:
How much did you get them

They were priced at #7,000 each. As weaners.

More pictures...
Breakfast was Tridax & their formulated feed

Both rabbits are exactly 1 month 2 weeks & 3 days old.
Their dad is a Purebred Newzealand White & Their mum is a Purebred Palomino. That's a really nice combination as they grow to be quite big, since they have both the Newzealand & Palomino in their genes.

Considering the fact that I am unable to sleep, I thought I'd just update this thread.
So, I had a very long day. Yesterday 05/03. I decided to go and meet a farmer to purchase rabbits. I noticed that it was actually easy to get in contact with Rabbit farmers but getting them to sale it to you seems difficult. I stand to be corrected. This is due to the fact that I contacted almost 10 different rabbit farmers but their response was slow, their enthusiasm to sell rabbits seemed non-existent & at a point, it felt like I was even begging them to sell rabbits to me. On Top My Own Money Oooh!
Long story short, I was disappointed with how some of the farmers handled their business. Such behaviours in the long run can negatively affect the progress/growth of their farms.
Luckily, I got in contact with a young farmer. His name is Emmanuel. He was patient & kind & willing to help me purchase quality rabbits 🐰 he advised me & we basically just communicated throughout via WhatsApp & of all the farmers I got in contact with, he is the only one I can confidently claim to be a real business minded fellow & due to his kindness, I pray His rabbit farm grows bigger, in Jesus Name. Amen!..

Locating Emmanuel was a very difficult thing to do, as I lived very far away from him & waybilling wasn't an option. It was way too expensive. It cost me just #2000 to travel to get my rabbits, meanwhile waybilling from the same location, even a bit closer cost #10,000 that was just soo funny to me so I had to travel & get it in person.
When I got there I was greeted with beautiful rabbits of different breeds such as New Zealands, Pamolinos, Dutch, Chinchillas etc and they were all really larger than usual. I was amazed. And their babies (kits) looked soo cute. I wanted to take them all. I apologise. It didn't come to my mind to take pictures of his farm while I was there.
So, I decided to get 2 female Palominos from him that were very beautiful & are from good breeding stocks, and I plan on getting my Male from a different breeder.
Emmanuel had told me when he first got his Palomino doe, she littered 10kits at once of which they survived. That was really amazing.
After paying for my rabbits I brought them home & they were really stressed & tired due to the long journey, so, I mixed half a spoon of glucose in about ½ litre of water & I gave it to them. And I gave them the feed I purchased from their former home & added Yam peels with it. They didn't eat it immediately but they're gradually getting used to the environment & will Come around with time.

Better pictures will be uploaded soon

Foodqueen:
Following bumper to bumper.

Ahnie, abeg bring those chairs come.

Please I'm interested in hearing or reading all your thoughts, suggestions, advice, Criticisms & observations ....

Constructing the cage wasn't as easy or as cheap as I thought it would be This is due to how expensive Building materials cost. It even baffles me how people still build houses in this economy
A list of the things I bought & their price list.
2x2=#500 each
2x3=#1000 each
2x4=#1200 each
Wire mesh=#1500 per yard. Bought approx 10 yards.
Chicken wire=#700 per yard. Bought 5 yards.
Nails=#700 per pound. Bought 2½ pounds
Medium Hinges=#300 each. Bought 2.
Locks for padlock=#300 each. Bought 2.
2feet by 2feet Aluminium sheet=#600 each. Bought 5
New Zinc=#3000 each. Bought 2

As I said earlier on, I budgeted just 25 thousand Naira to construct a cage of this decent size, but with the present situation of the country, constructing this cage cost over #50,000
The carpenter's workmanship is #7,000

To begin in my journey, it was imperative that I made a lot of research & acquire much knowledge about rabbits, housing, feeding, breeding, diseases etc., That way, I can be prepared to handle & manage issues that arises as far as rabbits are concerned. And so, I read a lot of Rabbit books, articles, watched tons of YouTube videos & learnt a lot from the experiences rabbit farmers have in the course farming rabbits.

Having gained knowledge about rabbits, my next step was to start making a budget for everything & provide housing. And since I was just beginning I decided to start out with just 3 rabbits. 2 Females & 1 Male.
Apparently rabbit females are called "Does" while the males are called "Bucks"

When setting up my budget, I had budgeted 25 thousand Naira for the construction of my rabbit hutch. And I consulted with a carpenter to that effect.
But then Nigeria happened
On the 28th of February, the carpenter & I decided to go to the market to purchase the materials that would be used to construct my rabbit hutch. I initially sketched a diagram of how I wanted my hutch to be & so, I wanted a precise look with precise dimensions.
For the [b][/b]width: 4 feet. [b][/b]Height: 3 feet. [b][/b]Length: 6 feet.
I wanted a cage that gave each rabbits enough space to move around & could comfortably house 3 rabbits.
So, the 6 feet length is designed to be divided into 3, giving each rabbit 2 feet space & when calculated with with the width each rabbit will have 16square feet of space.
The 1st image is my sketch. The second is the carpenter working on making my sketch a reality

For many years now, I've desired owning rabbits as pets & even breeding them for the purpose of meat. Time & other circumstances hindered me from making that dream a reality. So, daily life (aka reality.com ) took my mind off rabbit farming. Not until recently. I saw a video of a rabbit farm & that quickly reignited my desire to own & breed rabbits
Though Rabbit farming isn't exactly new, it is relatively uncommon in this part of the world. So, by the Grace of God, I intend on documenting my journey as I begin & grow my rabbit farm.

Please 🙏🥹Kindly follow my Instagram account for more pictures & Videos of my progress. Since it's easier to upload Pictures and videos on that platform.
Like and also share.

https://www.instagram.com/rabbithavenn?igsh=MTIwMTh6a2ttajMxNg==

I promise, you won't regret doing so🥹🙏

Kcitytv:
Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State

Some notable places to visit are

Jos Museum Complex ·Wase Rock . Rayfield Holiday Resort · 4. Riyom Rock Formation . Kurra Falls . Solomon Lar Amusement Park · Jos wildlife park


Tourism is very lucrative in other part of the world and some countries in Africa . Jos is blessed with lot of beautiful places/tourist locations




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1lAclCfQAs



Full video of all the animals I saw in Jos Nigeria


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywHVb9YOSow

Met some foreign visitors from Chad in Jos wildlife park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gW0lhfLaXM

I visited the zoo few years back and I was even privileged to pet the Elephant. It actually loves ice cream very much

Origin:
I have not been able to connect to MTN 4G for weeks. Only the 3G and 2G is available and is very slow within Lagos.

The Big Worry: Is MTN trying to force customers to upgrade to 5G by offering a slower data network?

Can anyone confirm if they can connect to MTN 4G and please state your location.

MTN seems good where I stay, in Abuja. And I'm able to utilise 4G connectivity without any issue. I'm yet to see 5G network sha

I just went through your thread & honestly it is really interesting & captivating. Please keep us updated on Teddy's growth & life
I also plan on buying a Caucasian pup within next year by God's Grace. 2 male Pups actually. So I can start my own pack Then when they get to a certain age I'll get a female... When I do that I'll open a YouTube channel for them...

Keep up the good work sir

Abusk:
pls what do you guys feed your cats mine eats meat and fish but refuse other food

Well, as at the time I still had a Cat, I noticed she wasn't really a picky eater, Even though she tend to gulp down certain foods faster than others. But still, she'll eat anything from rice to boiled yam with stew, noodles, beans, semo etc. She'll eat anything. But I always try to supplement her protein needs because cats are carnivorous animals that thrive on a meat based diet. So it is important you're fully aware of that fact and don't try to avoid it.

Thunssho:
Male Eskimo Still Available For New Home

Wow
They're Beautiful...