Evening all, Long time lurker here but am after some advice, hence the post.
On New years eve my rabbits surprised me with a litter of babies! Both bunnies where suppose to be girls but obviously it then became clear that one was in fact a boy! I split them up immediately but knew that there was a chance they will have already mated again. Sure enough, bang on 4 weeks later another litter arrived.
The first litter of 6 are still with mum, they have a large hutch with 24/7 access to an indoor run so plenty of space. They are all drinking very well from a normal water bottle and are eating well - rabbit food and fresh veg (plus plenty of hay obviously).
The new litter (I think there are 5) are in a nest in the same hutch. All seems well at the moment but I am wondering if I should take the first litter away so that mum can concentrate on the newborns?
I have an indoor cage on standby but don't want to rush into taking them away if they are still OK with mum for the time being. Any thoughts/advice please?
On New years eve my rabbits surprised me with a litter of babies! Both bunnies where suppose to be girls but obviously it then became clear that one was in fact a boy! I split them up immediately but knew that there was a chance they will have already mated again. Sure enough, bang on 4 weeks later another litter arrived.
The first litter of 6 are still with mum, they have a large hutch with 24/7 access to an indoor run so plenty of space. They are all drinking very well from a normal water bottle and are eating well - rabbit food and fresh veg (plus plenty of hay obviously).
The new litter (I think there are 5) are in a nest in the same hutch. All seems well at the moment but I am wondering if I should take the first litter away so that mum can concentrate on the newborns?
I have an indoor cage on standby but don't want to rush into taking them away if they are still OK with mum for the time being. Any thoughts/advice please?