Netherland Dwarf Rabbits: Taking Care of Them in Australia

By Mischa van Loder

'Netherland Dwarf Rabbits: taking care of them in Australia' is the first in the Miniature for Life Series, published by Labyrinth Press. This book shows you everything you need to know about Netherland Dwarf Rabbits and raising them in an Australian climate. Mischa van Loder demonstrates the crucial elements for successfully owning, taking care of, handling and housing this fancy breed; while giving you a crucial understanding of their dietary requirements, personality and temperament. In the style of photographer Anne Geddes, van Loder has harnessed these dwarf bunnies’ ‘cute factor’ by including full colour photographs of miniature Netherland Dwarf Bunnies in coffee cups, herb baskets, wheelbarrows and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mischa van Loder
• Release date: Oct 8, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310338496

Mischa van Loder

Mischa van Loder is attends Victoria University while studying a specialised Arts degree majoring in Literature and Visual Arts. Since 2004 she has been a professional writer writing for places such as AESSRA, Weekend Notes and her blog, The-Labyrinth and finding my way out. She juggles running her ebook, web and literary services business with taking care of a multitude of pets and wild animals. Her published works include the poetry anthology, Beauty and Pain, Netherland Dwarf Rabbits and taking care of them in Australia; her poetry has been anthologised in the PWE Anthology, Survival. She currently working on another non-fiction book with the working title of 'Build and Allergy-free, Eco-friendly House'.

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Netherland Dwarf Rabbits:

taking care of them in Australia

Mischa van Loder

For Tirian

with Love

and Rabbit Kisses

Imprint

Netherland Dwarf Rabbits: taking care of them in Australia Copyright © 2014, Mischa van Loder. Published at Smashwords

Netherland Dwarf Rabbits is the first book in the Miniature for Life series. Published by Mischa van Loder at Labyrinth Press

Produced in Melbourne, Australia

This publication is under copyright. No part of this book may be copied, reproduced or distributed in print or electronic form without written consent from the copyright holder

Contact: Mischa van Loder: www.the-labyrinth.com ebooks AT the-labyrinth COM LABYRINTH PRESS, PO BOX 1012, ST LEONARDS, VIC, 3223, AUSTRALIA

Netherland Dwarf Rabbits: taking care of them in Australia is a work of nonfiction based on the author’s experience raising Netherland Dwarf rabbits

Layout and cover design: Mischa van Loder. Cover set in Source Sans Pro by Paul D. Hunt for Adobe. All Images copyright © 2014, Mischa van Loder unless otherwise credited

Table of Contents

Meet the Netherland Dwarf Rabbit

The Netherland Dwarfs’ History

Dwarf Genealogy and Peanuts

Endearing Traits of the Netherland Dwarf Rabbit

Personality and Temperament

Feeding Your Netherland Dwarf Rabbit

Housing: A Pen or the Taj Mahal?

Dental Issues

Introducing your Dwarf to other Pets

Help! My Bunny is Sick

Where to Buy Your Dwarf Bunny

About

Meet the Netherland Dwarf Rabbit

A Netherland Dwarf is a fancy breed of rabbit, usually bred by specialist rabbit breeders. Due to its dwarfism and genealogy, it’s not the kind of rabbit that can be reproduced easily. However, successful rabbitries, using veterinary science, have developed ways around these issues; therefore, managing to produce healthy dwarf rabbits—more on this later.

Although short in stature, these bunnies are colossal in size when it comes to intelligence and personality. For anyone who has ever held one of these cherubic little critters, they know that it’s impossible to deny they’re one of the most charming of creatures to have graced the warmth of their lap. For not only are they, as young kits, tiny enough to sit in a teacup, and later in the palm of your hand, but they are terminally cute with their little ears, round heads