Rabbits

[finbar]

Went out to one of the farms to shoot a few rabbits place is lifting with them
One walk around field shot 7 nothing unusual about that
Until a gutted them

 

[finbar]

The one on the rite had some big cyst inside any idea lads

 

[andy R204]

Looks like a Tapeworm cyst to me.

 

[Nickb]

Looks like a Tapeworm cyst to me.

Yep tapeworm cysts , quite common.

 

[finbar]

That’s what a thought cut it out last night before a gave it to ferrets sack burst
Loads of lil white egg clusters looked like when a fly lay eggs

 

[old keeper]

Tapeworm cysts. Years ago, finding rabbits with quite long tapeworms in them was common, whether it's because there are far fewer rabbits here now, but I've not seen one of these very unpleasant parasites for some years.

 

[VSS]

I don't think I'd have even bothered opening up a rabbit with a backside as dirty as that.

 

[finbar]

Yer a noticed that when a picked it up
The field is used for cattle the rest were normal there also a large amount of puff ball mushrooms ‍ on field

 

[shakey jake]

Yer a noticed that when a picked it up
The field is used for cattle the rest were normal there also a large amount of puff ball mushrooms ‍ on field

Ive found the cysts are far more common when rabbit numbers are high, kill a load and next year they dont seem as common.
Not seem a link to cattle, sheep or horses.
I would think the worms are host specific may be shared with foxes but not other herbivours