Marking my rabbit as mine? (asking again)?

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So, I already asked this, but I need to clarify a few things and hope I get more helpful answers. 

My grandpa raises meat rabbits, and I'm planning on picking a kitten from his upcoming litters to keep as a pet. It'll be kept with the rest of the rabbits and will look similar however I plan on taming and training it when I have time. My only concern is, when people come by to pick which rabbits they'd like to buy (furs, breeding does/bucks & meat), I need to have my rabbit somehow marked so my grandpa knows it's mine right off the bat. 

Is keeping a collar/harness on the rabbit dangerous? Is there some sort of spray color I could use, or something to mark his ear? 

Thanks!

CLARIFICATION: These rabbits receive excellent veterinary care and have a balanced diet of fresh veggies, pellet foot, hay and dry bread daily. They have water available at all times, they live in groups in spacious pens with bedding. There is no wire flooring. Quality bucks are kept separately and does that will be bred are also separated and are not killed, but rather bred and/or sold. These does are tame, since they are handled frequently their entire life. My rabbit would be a doe and live with the youngsters until they were sold off, then with a few of the does. I will not be keeping the rabbit inside or in a separate hutch because I'm at the dorm during the week and it would be unfair to give my grandfather an extra hutch to clean out if the rabbit is to be mine and this is my idea, plus the rabbit would be alone. 

Thank you! I'm just looking for something to mark this rabbit with.

catx · Accepted Answer

Collars/harnesses, as mentioned, can cause the rabbit to literally hang itself. 

Keeping a rabbit entire and in a group WILL result in fights as your "tame" rabbit hits sexual maturity but is surrounded by younger rabbits who come and go - and these fights will be extremely vicious. There's also a risk that a young buck will impregnate her if she isn't spayed if she's in with youngsters.

Also, rabbits should NEVER eat bread.

Anonymous · Answer

. If you want a rabbit then RESEARCH ON THEM FIRST. don't get the rabbit and treat it like all the other rabbits. Please buy a roomy xpen, dog crate, or make a NIC cage or something for your rabbit. Store bought cages are TOO SMALL.

Surprised huh? My rabbit lives in a XL dog crate but he still gets atleast 6 hours out of his cage. He also eats lots of veggies which at first only cost a couple of bucks. But then those add up to 10$, 50$, and then a 100$ and over the years maybe into the 1000's. And thats JUST for veggies. You haven't even got me started on litter, hay, and pellets. I buy my hay from a local farm store so that isn't a problem but most people don't get their hay in bales so it is expensive for them. Rabbits do not need bedding. It's actually better if they dont have litter(if they are litter trained). Please spay and neuter your rabbit if you do end up getting one. It is the responsible thing to do and not only is it beneficial to their health it helps with their behavior. And it is much easier to litter train them.

Also, please do not keep your rabbits with the other rabbits, they can and WILL fight if not fixed. In all honesty, just adopt. You'd have to pay for the spay eventually might as well adopt from a rescue and get an already spayed rabbit and find the rabbit that YOU like in personality and breed.

Rabbits also shed TONS so beware of that.

? · Answer

Keeping a collar or harness on your rabbit all of the time can be dangerous because it poses a threat of being snagged on something. You can use natural dyes to put a mark on your rabbits fur but eventually it will wear off or dissapear when the rabbits fur is shed. Another option is to have your grandpa tag your rabbits ear. It will be like putting an earring on your rabbit. It may be a little painful when the earring is attached but it will be quick and it will be permanent.

Sam · Answer

Glad you're getting a bunny from a breeder! That always makes me smile! Shelter rabbits are often stolen from breeders who have worked years to get quality stock.
You could always get a sharpie and write something in the ear, or if you have a hand held tattoo pen on hand, do a small tattoo in the ear.
Thank you for also keeping your rabbit alone! If it's raised for meat, then I assume your bunny will be big? Make sure you get an appropriate sized cage for her. I recommend taking a look here; http://www.kwcages.com/
Hope I was able to help!

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