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An adjustable tattoo box enables one person to mark a rabbit for identification. The box should be 51cm long × 20cm high × 20cm wide with a movable 2.5 × 15 × 46 cm floorboard that may be raised or lowered to accommodate the size of the rabbit. A small board that slides into slots spaced 2.5 cm apart is placed in back of the rabbit to keep it confined in the front end of the box. A top with an opening to allow the rabbit’s ear to protrude is fastened to the box at the back end with a 7.7 × 6 cm T hinge and at the front end with a door hook (Fig. 4.18). This type of restrainer can also be used to hold a rabbit for collection of a blood sample (Fig. 4.19). Be sure that the rabbit is held securely in the box so that it doesn’t struggle. A rabbit that struggles and fights will often dislocate the vertebrae in its back and be left with posterior paralysis. Alternatives to the tattoo box include a towel or a cat bag made of canvas. The rabbit is wrapped securely in the towel or canvas bag and does not struggle when it is tattooed or treated.

Fig. 4.18. An adjustable tattoo box.

Fig. 4.19. Restraining a rabbit for collection of a blood sample from the ear. (Courtesy of OSU Rabbit Research Center)