Lindt bunny
Warren Scout
I did a private rescue a few weeks ago and everything has been going well. This was Shadow when I met her
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and this is her after she had settled in with me
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Shadow has looked so much better in the last few weeks but last Tuesday she started pulling fur (by the mouthful) but I thought that maybe she was being hormonal as she is unspayed (but booked in for Friday) because the weather had cheered up but it did cross my mind that she could have been pregnant as she had been inadequately cared for but I have had her since 15th March.
Anyway, I went away with my children for a few days and my husband has been feeding my rabbits and checking them morning, lunch and evening around work (they have free run in a bunny aviary but this new rabbit is in quarantine away from the other two but still has access to a run 24/7) and although there was more fur in the hutch sleeping compartment again Friday (he sent me a photo) there were no babies evident. However, when I came home tonight there was the same amount of fur and still no babies (which I was relieved about and thought it really must be spring fever) but then i hovered my hand about an inch over the furred area and there was a hot spot of heat. So I petted Shadow (my rabbit) who was in the run eating brocoli and rummaged my hand in her bedding material (just in case and not near the hot spot area) and gently removed a bit of fur and bedding and there were babies underneath :shock: They were squeeking and moving about and there are 5 :shock:. They are all healthy with round tummies and look to me about 5 days old as a very fine beginning growth of fur.
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My husband cant believe it and thought I was joking when I told him until I showed him the video and pictures on my iphone!!
Shadow doesn't really have a nest box (as I did not know she was pregnant) but I noticed that as I had cat liter trays in the main hutch area, run and sleeping area it looks like she has dug an area in that and made her nest then covered them loosely up. So is a liter tray adequate or does it need to be deeper??
My other two bunnies are spayed and neutured and I never intended to have this experience so any advice would be good.
Thanks for sticking with me through this long post.
and this is her after she had settled in with me
Shadow has looked so much better in the last few weeks but last Tuesday she started pulling fur (by the mouthful) but I thought that maybe she was being hormonal as she is unspayed (but booked in for Friday) because the weather had cheered up but it did cross my mind that she could have been pregnant as she had been inadequately cared for but I have had her since 15th March.
Anyway, I went away with my children for a few days and my husband has been feeding my rabbits and checking them morning, lunch and evening around work (they have free run in a bunny aviary but this new rabbit is in quarantine away from the other two but still has access to a run 24/7) and although there was more fur in the hutch sleeping compartment again Friday (he sent me a photo) there were no babies evident. However, when I came home tonight there was the same amount of fur and still no babies (which I was relieved about and thought it really must be spring fever) but then i hovered my hand about an inch over the furred area and there was a hot spot of heat. So I petted Shadow (my rabbit) who was in the run eating brocoli and rummaged my hand in her bedding material (just in case and not near the hot spot area) and gently removed a bit of fur and bedding and there were babies underneath :shock: They were squeeking and moving about and there are 5 :shock:. They are all healthy with round tummies and look to me about 5 days old as a very fine beginning growth of fur.
My husband cant believe it and thought I was joking when I told him until I showed him the video and pictures on my iphone!!
Shadow doesn't really have a nest box (as I did not know she was pregnant) but I noticed that as I had cat liter trays in the main hutch area, run and sleeping area it looks like she has dug an area in that and made her nest then covered them loosely up. So is a liter tray adequate or does it need to be deeper??
My other two bunnies are spayed and neutured and I never intended to have this experience so any advice would be good.
Thanks for sticking with me through this long post.