Rabbit Manure Teas?

Jack Harer

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No, you're right. If the poo comes from parts unknown, by all means compost it if in doubt. Given the fact that bunnies eat almost exclusively alfalfa (and succulent greens), unless the living conditions of the rabbits is deplorable the manure should be safe and pathogen free. But again, better safe than sorry.
 

MetalHead75

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I did read that if you know the source of the bunny manure, especially pet bunnies rather than farm raised, then you shouldn't need to worry too much about the risk of pathogens. My kids' two bunnies are spoiled little turds, they eat and sleep better than I do lol. They get lots of greens, timothy hay, alfalfa pellets, and I also built them a nice big hutch that's sheltered and kept pretty clean. I'll probably take your advice Jack and just let the pellets dry out and grind them to a dust to use however, tea or soil.

I'm still in the learning phase of fully understanding nutes and micronutes so I've just been relying on a soil recipe that somebody gave me and am trying to branch out and try some different things like teas and other amendments. I have a little over a year experience of monthly harvests using this recipe and have done pretty good, but am looking to replace the Mexican guano with all this free bunny poop I have saved up. Here's the soil recipe I've been using when potting my clones, feel free to hack away at it guys lol, I wouldn't mind the feedback.

2 c. Blood Meal
2 c. Bone Meal
2 c. Kelp Meal
4 c. Worm Castings
3 c. Dolomite Lime
2 c. Mexican Bat Guano
5 Gallons Perlite/Vermiculite Mix
1 25 lb. bag Fertilome Ultimate Potting Mix

I fill the bottom half of a 3 gallon pot with this mix, and the top with just plain ultimate potting mix. I water regularly for a month until I want to flower and then after a couple weeks of 12/12 I then start to topdress with Indonesian bat guano about every third watering or so. What I want to do is replace the mexican bat guano in my recipe with bunny manure somehow and also start using teas to feed during flower instead of topdressing. I'm now thinking I'll start with 1 cup of the the crushed up bunny manure in place of the guano in my soil and then for flowering make a tea from the Indonesian guano with a touch of the bunny manure in there. Sound legit or no?
 

Jack Harer

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Brimck, it really is!!!

MH, replace that bat guano with bunny poo. Bat guano is WONDERFULLY fertile stuff, but has way too many associated health risks involved for me.
 
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