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Thread: Rabbits as a staple feeder

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    Well there are Cestodes (tapeworms) that burrow into muscle fibers of the intermediate host and form a cyst and Trichinella which do the same (most common in pigs and rats).
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    EWWW I hate tapeworms!!! I'm sure youd be able to see those pretty easily when cutting up/ skinning a rabbit. I can look at stomach contents too just to be safe.
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    Tapeworms, yes...trichinella, no. But domestic rabbits are not likely to have either, I'd think.
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    Tapeworms are not very common in domesticated rabbits, coccidia is the main offender when it comes to internal parasites.
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