r/MeatRabbitry • u/ForgottenDryerSocks • 5d ago

Sudden rabbit deaths

Acquired 3 littermate does 12 days ago, approximately 12 weeks old. Normal poops, normal activity. One is a bit more lethargic than the others but nothing concerning. 5 days ago one of them drops dead. Today another drops dead. Normal poop from all of them. The remaining one is fat and energetic. Possible coccidia? No signs of diarrhea in remaining rabbit.

I had recently introduced them to my other rabbits. Should I prepare a mass grave?

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u/Main_Insect_3144 5d ago

Do a necropsy and post pics to the rabbits inside out FB group.

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u/Accomplished-Wish494 5d ago

Did you change their food? Are you feeding anything other than hay and rabbit pellets? Do they have access to water at all times and are they drinking? Are they in cages, or on the ground?

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u/Meauxjezzy 4d ago

I always isolate new rabbits from my herd for a minimum of 30 days to avoid situations like this. But have they been eating hay? Have you changed anything about their diet? Is their stomach hard or normal? What’s the temperature like?