MissRhianL 70 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Myxomatosis has hit us where i am thanks to the local golf club. Just wondering when your out lamping with the dogs and they bring back a rabbit that is infected, do you still use the rabbit for anything? For example: food for ferret, you, dog or put in for a live trap etc I havent had time to read up on this Myxomatosis, but can it spread onto a dog? Quote Link to post
THE DEMON 93 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Hi maxi is a bad thing but it will not do any animal or your dog harm it has hit us too and completly destroyed are local hot spots for rabbits i dont think it will ever pick up again Quote Link to post
iamduvern 62 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Early stage mixi the rabbits will be ok to eat but once it gets a hold the weight drops of the rabbit and not worth the bother Give it a year or two and numbers will come back up, feed them to the ferts it will not hurt them and the disease is non transferable to humans ferts or dogs Quote Link to post
tsteve9999 456 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 It's hit my area badly too. I was wondering can it be transferred between areas by people walking and carrying droppings fom place to place on their feet? Or is it just passed on by fleas? Tom Quote Link to post
lilpip1234 62 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 yea its hit us hard down here couple of spots still clear, when i get a mixy rabbit ii either pop them in the trap or leave them for the fox's Quote Link to post
lofti 579 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 we just got some nice permission about 5min from my house ,2 weeks later found mixy bunnies ,just hope it wont wipe them all as they have only just come back in the last few years in that area. mixy rabbits are fine for ferret food. lofti. Quote Link to post
craigyboy 1,274 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 confession time chaps about 30 yrs ago when i was a kid,after a days ferreting i ended up with 23 mixy rabbits,and at that time we used to sell all our rabbits to the butchers(there was several to choose from) anyway i took the heads off an took em to the butchers he says"wheres the heads" i say "short of ferret food mr"..... "ok then" he says "next time leave the heads on" i knew mixy wouldnt kill anyone but it didnt stop me thinking of the local people suddenly getting bulgy and scabby eyes ,suffice to say i didnt do it again Quote Link to post
Micky123 0 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 confession time chapsabout 30 yrs ago when i was a kid,after a days ferreting i ended up with 23 mixy rabbits,and at that time we used to sell all our rabbits to the butchers(there was several to choose from) anyway i took the heads off an took em to the butchers he says"wheres the heads" i say "short of ferret food mr"..... "ok then" he says "next time leave the heads on" i knew mixy wouldnt kill anyone but it didnt stop me thinking of the local people suddenly getting bulgy and scabby eyes ,suffice to say i didnt do it again lol must of been tight for cash back then Quote Link to post
Guest ROUGH COATED Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 MIXY has hit every where by the sound's of it ,All the fields i use have mixy aswell but they will be alright for ferret's. Quote Link to post
The one 8,552 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 AS above if it just in the early stages ferret grub latter stages bin it the flesh goes soft and i wouldn't feed anything on them as i reckon theres no feed value in them Quote Link to post
craigyboy 1,274 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 confession time chapsabout 30 yrs ago when i was a kid,after a days ferreting i ended up with 23 mixy rabbits,and at that time we used to sell all our rabbits to the butchers(there was several to choose from) anyway i took the heads off an took em to the butchers he says"wheres the heads" i say "short of ferret food mr"..... "ok then" he says "next time leave the heads on" i knew mixy wouldnt kill anyone but it didnt stop me thinking of the local people suddenly getting bulgy and scabby eyes ,suffice to say i didnt do it again lol must of been tight for cash back then your not wrong mate,we were so poor we couldnt afford to pay attention Quote Link to post
inan 841 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Myxomatosis has hit us where i am thanks to the local golf club. Just wondering when your out lamping with the dogs and they bring back a rabbit that is infected, do you still use the rabbit for anything? For example: food for ferret, you, dog or put in for a live trap etc I havent had time to read up on this Myxomatosis, but can it spread onto a dog? Brian Plummer admitted to obtaining some myxie rabbits for a Farmer who was in another area, he wiped out the rabbit population in that area for awhile. Quote Link to post
comanche 3,197 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) It's hit my area badly too.I was wondering can it be transferred between areas by people walking and carrying droppings fom place to place on their feet? Or is it just passed on by fleas? Tom Only seems to be passed by fleas in this country but mosquitoes are the main vector in Australia .Now I can't find my old copy of Private Life of the Rabbit by Ron Lockley but I'm sure his experiments indicated that rabbit fleas could lay around for up to six days without feeding. During this time they were more than happy to hop onto any passing bunny and infect it with myxomatosis .Interestingly ,rabbits that were made host to only a few fleas did not develop the disease whist those deliberatly infested with larger numbers died . This sort of indicates that the odd flea picked up on a dog or in a game bag and accidentaly taken to another area might pose only a small risk of spreading the disease . Edited October 5, 2009 by comanche Quote Link to post
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