Help!! We have just adopted a rabbit (found wandering the local countryside!). She is extremely tame, loves cuddles and I think she has beena house rabbit. We bought an indoor cage and she seems very happy. Last week we noticed she was stuffing loads of her straw and sawdust into the covered area. Got in from work today and my son said she was pulling fur out. I thought she might have been bored (!) so put her in her outside hutch! I started looking on the web and discovered that fur pulling was a sign of imminent birth! With this and the nesting bit I decided to take a look. I found one kit, quite large, about 4 inches in length, it was not breathing or moving at all. I thought it was best to remove it, it was definitely dead, and put mum back into her hutch. She didnt seem very bothered, but did start pulling out more fur. I left her alone for a while and she has re-organised her nest but has been tucking into her food too.
Can I expect more babies, as a lot of people say that one baby is very unusual. I think she may have mated with a wild rabbit but i don't know. The baby looked just like her (black and white). I don't know how to feel for more babies, if I didn't know there was one there in the first place how do I know if there's more?! Mum seems fine and indifferent as to what seems to have happened.
Any advice will be most welcome.
Can I expect more babies, as a lot of people say that one baby is very unusual. I think she may have mated with a wild rabbit but i don't know. The baby looked just like her (black and white). I don't know how to feel for more babies, if I didn't know there was one there in the first place how do I know if there's more?! Mum seems fine and indifferent as to what seems to have happened.
Any advice will be most welcome.