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Article: Care of the rabbit's ears. (preventing and treating ear mites)
- Article from:
- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 1995
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Since large ears are the most distinguishing characteristic of the rabbit, it should come as no surprise that those ears sometimes need extra care and attention.
Ear canker (the condition caused by ear mites) can hit the very best and cleanest of herds if proper preventive measures aren't taken.
The rabbit housed in the outdoor hutch with legs standing on the ground is especially susceptible to ear mites. Soil dwellers, the mites are attracted to warm blooded animals such as dogs and rabbits. They are microscopic in size, and burrow under the tender tissue of the inside of the ear.
The first signs of ear mites in rabbits' ears are tiny red welts inside ...