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Bunnies with 1/2 an ear.......

minirex

Mama Doe
:wave: I've seen quite a few pics recently of buns with no ears or 1/2 an ear.
Why do mummy bunnies chew their babies ears off? :?
 
They clean them a bit over enthusiastically. Most of the time its not deliberate but in some cases mum can attempt to cannibalise her young, a few are taken away in time.
 
Sooz is this common in a rabbits first litter where the mother is inexperienced or is is something that happens at random?
 
I think it usually happens while the mother eats of the umbilical cord, sometimes they go too far.. just how they can mistake it with an ear I don't know though:shock:
 
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