henry d Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 A Gamekeeper pal of mine has had this in his beaters bothy for a couple of years. He caught it in a drop box and it was healthy enough. I have shot similar one but the lower teeth were not as long and the top were ground flat against the lower set. Anyone else seen anything similar and how often?? Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulos Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 JEBUS!? Is that the one from Monty Python and The Holy Grail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 oh my god, its the curse of the ware rabbit again that is one weird rabbit flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 shot one last year on a small allotment , dangerous things them wear rabbits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Never seen one like that before. I think its something to do with them not being able to keep the teeth worn on hard surfaces. This is unheard of in the wild as its more of a domestic bunny problem, as in the wild they are well able to keep their teeth worn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 I beleive it's a hormone imbalance, same thing happens to rats and mice and squirrels. Did see something on a vets programme once. Frank you are correct with them gnawing thingd to keep there teeth in check, but when they have this hormone imbalance nothing can stop them growing. I did shoot a squirrel a few years ago, had very long lower teeth but nothing that extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Intersting Kip, did not know that about hormone imbalance. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) As my other half say's "your full of useless information" Ha i know different Here go's Proper wear of teeth depends on exact alignment of upper and lower jaws. If the upper and lower incisors (front teeth) are misaligned even one millimeter in immature bunnies, the problem will exacerbate as the animal matures because these teeth grow three to five inches a year! . Soon thee molar or cheek teeth become affected due to lack of grinding contact. It can take six months to over a year for you to notice a problem. The scientific name for this problem is malocclusion it’s also called “slobbers”, “wolf” “Scissor toothed” or “buck toothed”. It also mysteriously commonly occurs suddenly in older rabbits. The cause of this is unknown, but could include improper calcium/phosphorous diet ratio, broken molar teeth on the opposite side, or kidney disease. Edited January 8, 2006 by kip270 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) Thanks for that 'useless info' Only kidding. All the same, its good to know these things if you ever get one in the wild. Ill know now if i get one what has happened to it. By the way, like your cute little fox pic! Edited January 8, 2006 by Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thanks for that 'useless info' Only kidding. All the same, its good to know these things if you ever get one in the wild. Ill know now if i get one what has happened to it. By the way, like your cute little fox pic! watch it kip270 Frank will be haveing a pop at you he's certainly not a lady killer from what ive heard but he is a bloody good fox killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 OOOpppps OK time for a change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB REYNOLDS UK Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 heres one i shot some time back its not the first iv shot, its down to the teeth not grinding or meeting each other. rats they have to keep chewing as there teeth never stop growing or should i say at a fast rate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB REYNOLDS UK Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 this is a shot of my best side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 watch it kip270Frank will be haveing a pop at you he's certainly not a lady killer from what ive heard but he is a bloody good fox killer. Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Nature is diverse and perverse and can inflict both man and beast alike Once as a kid a saw a calf on a local farm with an extra leg, we named it Jake for obvious reasons, not sure what his fate was poor creature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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