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Wasn't sure where to put this topic, so thought I'd place it here... Please move it if it's in completely the wrong place. A couple of things really, just been out shooting for the first time in a while, didn't manage to get a lot which was frustrating and also noticed a lot, of the 10 or so rabbits I saw, 4 were showing signs of mixi - Managed to get all 4 and a squirrel, but was wondering what you do with the infected rabbits once you've shot them? I guess leaving them in the field leaves the rest of the population at risk and could also spread it with fox's carrying them round. And secondly - quite likely a very stupid question, but is it still okay to go ferreting?

 

thanks,

Laurence :thumbs:

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do whot you like with them they taste no differnt to one without it, once gutted and skinned you carnt tell. its the fleas and ticks that spread it so leaving them wont make a difference either, if its like round here the buzzards polish em off toot sweet. ferreting is ok but you might have to get on the shovel abit more :laugh:

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do whot you like with them they taste no differnt to one without it, once gutted and skinned you carnt tell. its the fleas and ticks that spread it so leaving them wont make a difference either, if its like round here the buzzards polish em off toot sweet. ferreting is ok but you might have to get on the shovel abit more :laugh:

 

Thanks, I'll give eating them a miss I think! And theres a quite a few buzzards around so hopefully they'll get on with it haha. That's alright then, although peaches (the ferret) usually does quite a good job of dragging them up :laugh:

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feed them to the ferret problem solved :laugh: mind i would recomend freezing them first as their usually crawling with ticks and fleas :laugh:

 

I never feed our ferret rabbit - probably a myth but didn't want it to get a taste for rabbit meat. :hmm: The ones I don't eat either go for the foxes or I give them to a mate for his ferret and dog. Good idea freezing them though - never thought of that... :thumbs:

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it your going to feed them to a dog best to freeze for at least 3 weeks, thats how long it takes to kill tapeworm in rabbits guts,

 

Ok, he usually skins them and then feed them though - just to get his practice in :laugh:

it your going to feed them to a dog best to freeze for at least 3 weeks, thats how long it takes to kill tapeworm in rabbits guts,

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