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Designed for children ages 9 and up who are interested in raising rabbits, this comprehensive guide covers all aspects of rabbit care with an encouraging tone and age-appropriate language. Nancy Searle provides expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, safety, and understanding rabbit behavior. Whether your child is hoping to keep rabbits as pets or breed them for showing, Your Rabbit has everything she'll need to know to confidently raise happy and healthy animals.
List of contents
A Few Words to Parents Introduction 1 Choosing Your Breed of Rabbit 2 Choosing Your Rabbit 3 Handling Your Rabbit 4 Rabbit Housing 5 Feeding Your Rabbit 6 Taking Care of Your Rabbit's Health 7 Breeding, Birth, and Care of Newborns 8 Showing Your Rabbit 9 Marketing Your Rabbit 10 Managing Your Rabbitry 11 Activities for Young Rabbit Owners Helpful Sources Glossary Index
About the author
Author of two Storey books, Nancy Searle is a Cooperative Extension Service Agent who has worked with 4-H programs for over ten years in Massachusetts, where she resides. She has written Your Rabbit and Your Goats. Nancy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from the University of Massachusetts, and is a member of the American Rabbit Breeders Association. Nancy has received acclaim from School Library Journal's writer Eldon Younce: "A definitive guide for young readers, this is so thorough that even those experienced in raising rabbits would find it helpful. FFA members, 4-Hers, and pet owners will be pleased to find this title on the shelf."
Summary
A handbook for children who want to raise rabbits for pets, for profit, or to show. Beginning with how to choose a breed and purchase a rabbit, this book explains how to handle, house, feed, groom and breed rabbits, and gives advice on birthing, preventing health care, and tending sick animals.
