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Old 12-01-2009, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic View Post
Have you looked at farming rabbits and even hamsters and guinea pigs for both meat and fur. Relatively easy to house, don't require a lot of room, don't require a lot of feed in comparison, they breed fast and can effectively be managed by a small family (although guinea pigs can be sensitive to a few environmental factors like heat)?

Rabbits are also quite sensitive to heat. Many outdoor hutch rabbits die during the California summer, which is one reason we keep ours indoors year round. We had a thread on rabbit husbandry a little while back.

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