walker12345
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please can you give me some help my female rabbit as add 7 babies one is dead can you give me as much advice as you can i have made a nesting box but i need to know what to do and what not thanks
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help please my rabbit as add 7 babies
- Thread starter walker12345
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When did she have them? How is she acting now?
Was this a planned pregnancy?
Is the male still in with? If he is then take him out and prepare for another litter in 31-32 days from when this litter were born.
ETA- what is your nest box like, and where are the babies now? Is there a nest?
Was this a planned pregnancy?
Is the male still in with? If he is then take him out and prepare for another litter in 31-32 days from when this litter were born.
ETA- what is your nest box like, and where are the babies now? Is there a nest?
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walker12345
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vee-jay
Mama Doe
has the mum been with the male at all after she had the babies?
if so then as Sky-O said, prepare for another litter in about 31 days.
are they in the next box?
if not, then dont bother putting them in it.
Try not to disturb the nest, only do it to check for dead babies (so you can take them out) and only if the mum likes you/ seems fine with you touching the nest.
Now would be a perfect time to get your make rabbit neutered. Once he is neutered he can go back with the mum after she has weaned the litter (8 weeks) if before then he may get her pregnant again (and I wouldnt put the male in with teh litter anyway)
if so then as Sky-O said, prepare for another litter in about 31 days.
are they in the next box?
if not, then dont bother putting them in it.
Try not to disturb the nest, only do it to check for dead babies (so you can take them out) and only if the mum likes you/ seems fine with you touching the nest.
Now would be a perfect time to get your make rabbit neutered. Once he is neutered he can go back with the mum after she has weaned the litter (8 weeks) if before then he may get her pregnant again (and I wouldnt put the male in with teh litter anyway)
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walker12345
New Kit
walker12345
New Kit
babies
hes not been near her for the last week as the weather as been to bad for them to go into the pen. the babies are in the nesting box she seems to be good with them she keeps going in checking on them anyway so i think thats good do i need to do anything?
hes not been near her for the last week as the weather as been to bad for them to go into the pen. the babies are in the nesting box she seems to be good with them she keeps going in checking on them anyway so i think thats good do i need to do anything?
You now need to keep her completely separate from the male until after 6 weeks after his neuter or until after her hormones have died down after the babies are weaned, whichever happens latest.
You need to check they are all being fed every day. A fed baby bunny looks like it has swallowed a pingpong ball.
You wil need to keep checking the babies and the nest to ensure they are all doing ok and none have died.
Mum will need loads and loads of hay.
You may also need to keep the nest warm. This can be done by taping a heated snugglesafe to the ceiling of the floor below, under the nest box, if that makes sense.
You need to check they are all being fed every day. A fed baby bunny looks like it has swallowed a pingpong ball.
You wil need to keep checking the babies and the nest to ensure they are all doing ok and none have died.
Mum will need loads and loads of hay.
You may also need to keep the nest warm. This can be done by taping a heated snugglesafe to the ceiling of the floor below, under the nest box, if that makes sense.
vee-jay
Mama Doe
ok, you dont need to do anything else at the moment. Give the mum extra feed and when the babies start to walk about give them unlimited pellets.
walker12345
New Kit
babies
it is warm in the hutch lots of hay in there and a good cover over it so there snug i just want to make sure i am doing everything i can for them thankyou all for the advice
it is warm in the hutch lots of hay in there and a good cover over it so there snug i just want to make sure i am doing everything i can for them thankyou all for the advice
