Oops Missed Again Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Anyone seen much myxomatosis about at the moment? Shot one tonight that was riddled with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 not seen any down here..all in good condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del.gue Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Found a baby rabbit running around a road yesterday. Had mixi. Never seen it in a baby before. I nearly ran the woman over that was trying to catch it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankbrickbats Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Got the remnants of it up here, most are comming up clean, probably from being holed up during the snow. We have had another problem where in some places they dissapeared over night, pre snow time? Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo23 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 ive got it on my land again every rabbit ive shot so far has had it, is there any thing i can do to get rid of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit.slayer.no.1 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 ive got it on my land again every rabbit ive shot so far has had it, is there any thing i can do to get rid of it kill them all its the only way ,then maybe in a year or so you will have a fresh batch with out it move on to ur land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Not seen any round our area for ages (Thank God), and I don't want to, it's a filthy disease! You will never totally eliminate the disease, all you can do is to try to kill as many effected rabbits in that area as you can and bury or burn the bodies as it is the fleas on them that carry the disease. With that point in mind I would advise against using ferrets where there is mixy as the fleas will transfer to the ferrets and then spread to other burrows as the ferrets work hense spreading the disease even more. Once you have mixy on your land it is unfortunately very hard to eradicate it and it can be quite a while till the rabbit population manages to pick up again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMungo Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 I hadn't seen it here in 3years, but it seems to be back now...badly We are going to go out and try to get rid of as many diseased bunnies as we can...what are your thoughts on disposing of the carcasses? Ordinarily, they would be fed to ferrets/dogs/people, but I dont feel it is a good idea with myxi about...would they be ok in the general rubbish, obviously bagged up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodentermite Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 had some here but i soon got rid of the infected ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what rabbit Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 all seem clear round my way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I don't remember the last year I didn't see it, first lot this year was January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu74 Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I was ferreting the other week at leeds way we got 20 rabbits and there was one that had mixi all the others were ok, so my ferrets are staying home for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywack12 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Seems to be a few around my way. My terrier has caught 2 in the last week when out for our walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Got the remnants of it up here, most are comming up clean, probably from being holed up during the snow. We have had another problem where in some places they dissapeared over night, pre snow time? Frank Could be RVHD - they just die in their burrows and you dont see any diseased ones, the rabbits just disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 only seen 1 last year,and shot 1 this year even ferriting we only 1, so not to bad here,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 lamping last night for two hours, shot 15 but 6 had it for definite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo23 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 had 10 so far the farmer has had 20 i had got rip of it last year kept the numbers down aswell but its back are well more shooting for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Shot 11 clean ones omn Friday night,but out of 4 I shot this afternoon,2 had mixi;on the same piece of land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 my terrier nailed one a couple of days ago with myxy...only reason he got it as he is normally too noisy and excitable to get near enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterzone2 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Came across one at my storage (old barn on a farm) The Rabbit had it alright HOWEVER was not just sitting there shaking it was acting normal like any other rabbit. There are some rabbits that it does not effect like some people catch AIDS yet it dies out with in a short period of time. It is quite possible this disease is dying out itself It was only a matter of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooter Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 All my shoots have Mixy this year, and some of those shot have been very bad, with their eyes fully closed, however most of the bunnies are acting almost normal, with only light signs showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRamsay Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 They,ve got it in my area to,and they seem to be acting normal,i just leave them and let nature take its coarse cos lots of them can recover from mixy,obviouslly only the stronger ones will survive,but they can then pass on there genes to the next generation of hopefully mixy free rabbits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 my dog picked 3 mixi rabbits yesterday in one 20 acre grass field, not nice at all and even worse for the dog to get used to picking rabbits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 They,ve got it in my area to,and they seem to be acting normal,i just leave them and let nature take its coarse cos lots of them can recover from mixy,obviouslly only the stronger ones will survive,but they can then pass on there genes to the next generation of hopefully mixy free rabbits thats exactly as I do ie leave em alone dont shoot them, as the one you just shot may have been one of the 10% or so that WILL recover, it WONT however mean totally mixi free rabbits in your area, as they will only be immune to that particular strain of mixi. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRamsay Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 thats exactly as I do ie leave em alone dont shoot them, as the one you just shot may have been one of the 10% or so that WILL recover, it WONT however mean totally mixi free rabbits in your area, as they will only be immune to that particular strain of mixi. KW I agree,i really meant to say if you dont shoot the mixy ones and leave them to hopefully recover,and breed,then you should eventually have more rabbits Just to add,i saw my first 2 young rabbits this morning,they looked like they were just out the nest for the first time for a look about,they were so tiny they were funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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