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Hello Everyone,

I am new to the forum. I went out shooting on Saturday evening with my air rifle which is an weihrauch HW 57 with open sights, I shot five rabbits but one had myxamatosis so I left it where it was. Does anyone know if rabbits with myxamatosis can recover? Does anyone else use the same rifle as me ? and do they get on with it?

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Hello Everyone,

I am new to the forum. I went out shooting on Saturday evening with my air rifle which is an weihrauch HW 57 with open sights, I shot five rabbits but one had myxamatosis so I left it where it was. Does anyone know if rabbits with myxamatosis can recover? Does anyone else use the same rifle as me ? and do they get on with it?

 

 

 

never herd a a rabbit recovering from mixy

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Hi mate and welcome.

Myxamatosis always seems 'seasonal'and is spread by the rabbit flea.

It is not a 'transferable' disease it only affects bunnies (wild or tame)

Round our way we do see rabbits with it but never as badly affected as years ago!

I would imagine most now survive and pass on an immunity to their offspring.

Good hunting.

 

ps

Eating rabbits with it wont harm you but who would want to anyway?

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Hi , cant agrre with you there masmiffy. Mixy wipes a rabbit out..It still can and still does wipe out full colonys if rabbits, to the exstent where there is just none left, and hunting on those grounds seems pointless. To cover my own bacvk, i dont think they pass on emunity, i think the rabbit has to be at the top of its game, and ultra fit, not to pick up the desease in the first place. cheers

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