right i seriously need some info people , firstly let me explain the situation i have found my self in i saw someone on the local facebook sale page selling a mother rabbit with her 4 x 4 week old kits and i immediately got a really worrying feeling of what if someone brought such a tiny family for there kids to 'play' with or to stick in a hutch or worse immediately sell on (when babys far to young to leave mother) so i found my self calling the guy and he just turned up in a van with 5 very frightened rabbits in a cardboard box,
i had gone and borrowed a large indoor cage from a friend and i made it up nicely with bedding that i had luckily run out and brought (as prev owner brought nothing with them but a little food)
the 4 babies looked very healthy as did mum.
i left them for 24 hrs to settle in with water bedding food hay etc. then took them out one by one to check them they all seemed very alert and no poo stains anywhere and they were all drinking and eating like mad. iv since started trying to bond with them including mother rabbit who is far more afraid of me than the babies - they seem quite fearless i let them run around my front room for a few hours a day and give them lots of strokes and cuddles - well not the mum yet as she is still not that ok with me but she likes to run around and have a treat from me ,yesterday she licked me afterwards
now my questions (sorry for rambling)
1) the babies dont seem to be feeding from mum hardly at but munching on her food and hay is this ok do i need to remove them from the mother?
2) one baby is different to the rest he eats well and drinks poop is fine but he very quite he likes to just sit, generally with me and be stroked or lick my hands and arms for ages but he never seems to run about with the others he just hops about slowly almost nervously also he hops different from the rest, should i be worried or is this particular bun just a little more placid?
3) how can i stop mum bunny (chloe btw) from eating my wallpaper and carpet? i rent my home and she is going to get me in to trouble lol
4)how can i find out if chloe has had her jabs will it hurt her if she has the same one twice (i just want her to be safe)
5)can i have some advice on how to lift chloe as she hates it very much but u have to in order to pop her back in her cage (i cant leave 5 buns running around they to small and fit everywhere lol)
right think thats it for time being thanks in advance for taking the time to read this xxx
p.s am planning to sell all but one baby to people i know will keep them as much loved house bunnys x
i had gone and borrowed a large indoor cage from a friend and i made it up nicely with bedding that i had luckily run out and brought (as prev owner brought nothing with them but a little food)
the 4 babies looked very healthy as did mum.
i left them for 24 hrs to settle in with water bedding food hay etc. then took them out one by one to check them they all seemed very alert and no poo stains anywhere and they were all drinking and eating like mad. iv since started trying to bond with them including mother rabbit who is far more afraid of me than the babies - they seem quite fearless i let them run around my front room for a few hours a day and give them lots of strokes and cuddles - well not the mum yet as she is still not that ok with me but she likes to run around and have a treat from me ,yesterday she licked me afterwards
now my questions (sorry for rambling)
1) the babies dont seem to be feeding from mum hardly at but munching on her food and hay is this ok do i need to remove them from the mother?
2) one baby is different to the rest he eats well and drinks poop is fine but he very quite he likes to just sit, generally with me and be stroked or lick my hands and arms for ages but he never seems to run about with the others he just hops about slowly almost nervously also he hops different from the rest, should i be worried or is this particular bun just a little more placid?
3) how can i stop mum bunny (chloe btw) from eating my wallpaper and carpet? i rent my home and she is going to get me in to trouble lol
4)how can i find out if chloe has had her jabs will it hurt her if she has the same one twice (i just want her to be safe)
5)can i have some advice on how to lift chloe as she hates it very much but u have to in order to pop her back in her cage (i cant leave 5 buns running around they to small and fit everywhere lol)
right think thats it for time being thanks in advance for taking the time to read this xxx
p.s am planning to sell all but one baby to people i know will keep them as much loved house bunnys x