Lamping Last Night

[bob84 189]

So had a quick look out last night wasn't the greatest night for it but went anyhow see a few missed a few and got a few now here's the thing the few i got seemed very skinny they ain't young one these are full grown one's but very skinny would this have anything to do with the fields been so wet or could there be another reason.

[TOMO 29,224]

Not sure of the answer Bob,,,ruling out Mixy of course,,,,I've had them on the hills befor when there's been deep snow,,,so the reason was obviouse....no food...

 

But like you we catch a few like that,,in fact Sunday just gone,,I had 2 out of 17 that were skinny,,just like they had Mixy for a week or two,,,,but they didn't have Mixy ,,,nor the scars you get from rabbits that have survived Mixy ....

 

It could of course be vhd,,,but without getting them checked we would never know...

 

The other thing to remember is,,like any species ,,,there's other things they can catch without it being Mixy or vhd,,,cancers of course,,and I dare say a hole host of other nastys

[bird 10,014]

So had a quick look out last night wasn't the greatest night for it but went anyhow see a few missed a few and got a few now here's the thing the few i got seemed very skinny they ain't young one these are full grown one's but very skinny would this have anything to do with the fields been so wet or could there be another reason.

yeh , if its wet everywhere they carnt get at the grass with the water, unless you go higher up where the rabbits can feed, you get skinny ones . its bloody shame for them starving to death

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

Rabbits don't just feed on grass, they feed on bark etc aswell. All the mixy ones Iv ever had seen swollen not skinny. Made it might be due to sleeping out of the flooded burrows and burning more energy lol f**k knows

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Rabbits don't just feed on grass, they feed on bark etc aswell. All the mixy ones Iv ever had seen swollen not skinny. Made it might be due to sleeping out of the flooded burrows and burning more energy lol f**k knows

I think it depends what stage of Myxi they are at? I've caught them early on with just the early signs of Myxi and they seem to be swollen, but then later on when the disease takes effect and they are on their last legs I've caught them like skeletons.

 

Horrible disease.

 

But I agree with what your saying, it seems to be due to the water in this case. One way or another.

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

 

Rabbits don't just feed on grass, they feed on bark etc aswell. All the mixy ones Iv ever had seen swollen not skinny. Made it might be due to sleeping out of the flooded burrows and burning more energy lol f**k knows

I think it depends what stage of Myxi they are at? I've caught them early on with just the early signs of Myxi and they seem to be swollen, but then later on when the disease takes effect and they are on their last legs I've caught them like skeletons.

 

Horrible disease.

 

But I agree with what your saying, it seems to be due to the water in this case. One way or another.

ye possibly. I usually shoot a hell of a lot of mixi out end of summer. Bloody nuisance

[mhopton 807]

The few skinny rabbits I've had all seams to be fit and healthy but when I've dropped the guts they were riddled with worms

[gnipper 6,874]

Don't rabbits suffer with coccidiosis too?

[bob84 189]

I looked over them last night went I got in and didn't see any sign of mixy but on one buck rabbit had like little white lumps or scabs om putting this down as bite marks this fields are wet never flooded tho they weren't running like there was anything wrong with them.

[Maximus Ferret 2,065]

Don't rabbits suffer with coccidiosis too?

Yes, the young ones can get it quite bad if it's on the ground.

[downsview 448]

They probably on a diet after the Xmas bingeing you know what it's like.