Senior 4H Rabbit Showmanship Questions With Complete
Solutions
A rabbit's teeth grow continuously, how does a normal rabbit
file them down? Correct Answers By chewing
Are rabbits or Hares born with their eyes open? Correct
Answers Hares
At a fair, what is the difference between 4h class and open
class? Correct Answers Only 4H members can enter a 4H
class, open class means anyone.
Can a doe be bred year round? Correct Answers Yes
Can people get ringworm from rabbits? Correct Answers Yes
Can you bathe a rabbit? Correct Answers Yes
Can you foster the kits of one doe to another? Correct Answers
Yes
Describe flyback Correct Answers A coat of fur which flies
back to its smooth normal position when stroked from the
hindquarters to the shoulders
Describe rollback Correct Answers A gradual return of the fur
to its normal position when stroked from the hindquarters to the
shoulders. A slightly slower return than a flyback
Do Bucks or Does get dewlaps? Correct Answers Does
,During colder months how should you adjust your rabbit's food?
Correct Answers By increasing it
Explain texture of a rabbit's coat Correct Answers The texture
is the feel and quality of the fur when stroked towards the head
How can you cool a rabbit in hot weather? Correct Answers
Shade the hutch, use a fan, add frozen water bottles to hutch, put
wet socks on
ears, rub ears with ice or a wet rag <anyone reason will do>
How do you prevent sore hocks? Correct Answers Keep hutch
clean and providea board for rabbit to get off the wire
How do you treat sore hocks? Correct Answers Clean cage,
feel along bottom and repair any damaged or rough sections,
give a clean board for rabbit to sit on, remove hair from sores,
rinse with hydrogen peroxide and then apply Preparation H
How does a rabbit regulate it's temperature? Correct Answers
Through it's ears
How long should the kits be left with the doe? Correct Answers
5-8 weeks, depending on the breed and the young
How many breeds of rabbit have wool? name them Correct
Answers Six breeds - English Angora, French Angora, Giant
Angora, Satin Angora, Jersey Woolly and the American Fuzzy
Lop
, How many degrees of vision does a rabbit have? Correct
Answers 360 degrees
How many eyelids does a rabbit have? Correct Answers Three-
upper, lower and inner.
How many lop breeds are there? Name them Correct Answers
5--English Lop, French Lop, Mini Lop, Holland Lop, and the
American Fuzzy Lop
How many ribs does a rabbit have? Correct Answers 24
How many teeth does a rabbit have? Correct Answers 28 <4
incisors -2 on top and 2 on the bottom. Right behind the top
incisors are 2 small peg like teeth called auxiliary incisors or
"peg teeth". Plus rabbits have cheek teeth that they use to grind
their food. 6 upper premolars, 4 lower premolars, 6 upper and 6
lower molars.>
How much should you feed a rabbit each day? Correct Answers
One ounce of pellets per pound of rabbit
How often does a doe normally nurse her kits? Correct Answers
Once or twice a day, sometimes more depending on how much
milk she has
How often is the Standard of Perfection revised? Correct
Answers Every five years
How old are kits when they open their eyes? Correct Answers
7-10 days
Solutions
A rabbit's teeth grow continuously, how does a normal rabbit
file them down? Correct Answers By chewing
Are rabbits or Hares born with their eyes open? Correct
Answers Hares
At a fair, what is the difference between 4h class and open
class? Correct Answers Only 4H members can enter a 4H
class, open class means anyone.
Can a doe be bred year round? Correct Answers Yes
Can people get ringworm from rabbits? Correct Answers Yes
Can you bathe a rabbit? Correct Answers Yes
Can you foster the kits of one doe to another? Correct Answers
Yes
Describe flyback Correct Answers A coat of fur which flies
back to its smooth normal position when stroked from the
hindquarters to the shoulders
Describe rollback Correct Answers A gradual return of the fur
to its normal position when stroked from the hindquarters to the
shoulders. A slightly slower return than a flyback
Do Bucks or Does get dewlaps? Correct Answers Does
,During colder months how should you adjust your rabbit's food?
Correct Answers By increasing it
Explain texture of a rabbit's coat Correct Answers The texture
is the feel and quality of the fur when stroked towards the head
How can you cool a rabbit in hot weather? Correct Answers
Shade the hutch, use a fan, add frozen water bottles to hutch, put
wet socks on
ears, rub ears with ice or a wet rag <anyone reason will do>
How do you prevent sore hocks? Correct Answers Keep hutch
clean and providea board for rabbit to get off the wire
How do you treat sore hocks? Correct Answers Clean cage,
feel along bottom and repair any damaged or rough sections,
give a clean board for rabbit to sit on, remove hair from sores,
rinse with hydrogen peroxide and then apply Preparation H
How does a rabbit regulate it's temperature? Correct Answers
Through it's ears
How long should the kits be left with the doe? Correct Answers
5-8 weeks, depending on the breed and the young
How many breeds of rabbit have wool? name them Correct
Answers Six breeds - English Angora, French Angora, Giant
Angora, Satin Angora, Jersey Woolly and the American Fuzzy
Lop
, How many degrees of vision does a rabbit have? Correct
Answers 360 degrees
How many eyelids does a rabbit have? Correct Answers Three-
upper, lower and inner.
How many lop breeds are there? Name them Correct Answers
5--English Lop, French Lop, Mini Lop, Holland Lop, and the
American Fuzzy Lop
How many ribs does a rabbit have? Correct Answers 24
How many teeth does a rabbit have? Correct Answers 28 <4
incisors -2 on top and 2 on the bottom. Right behind the top
incisors are 2 small peg like teeth called auxiliary incisors or
"peg teeth". Plus rabbits have cheek teeth that they use to grind
their food. 6 upper premolars, 4 lower premolars, 6 upper and 6
lower molars.>
How much should you feed a rabbit each day? Correct Answers
One ounce of pellets per pound of rabbit
How often does a doe normally nurse her kits? Correct Answers
Once or twice a day, sometimes more depending on how much
milk she has
How often is the Standard of Perfection revised? Correct
Answers Every five years
How old are kits when they open their eyes? Correct Answers
7-10 days
