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Not sure if doe is feeding babies

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quiren

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Recently, I noticed that the tummy of my three week old baby bunnies seem not to be so full, as they are not rounded as they should be. They are clearly not empty, but not full either. For different reasons I couldn't sleep tonight, so I stayed by the computer, and I heard some noises coming from the doe's nest. I went to check and the doe was hopping around the nest, with the babies following her as trying to feed from her. This went out for a couple of minutes, and it seems that she hasn't feed them yet. Is there any chance that the doe is not feeding the babies properly? Is it recommended to grab the doe and keep it in one place so the babies can feed from her?
 
If the babies are 3 weeks old they should be starting to nibble adult food with Mum. Can the babies get to a bottle to drink? Baby rabbits can pester Mum quite a bit but Mum will only feed them when she is ready, so I wouldn't advise holding Mum down. I have never done this myself. In my experience if baby rabbits make it to 3 weeks old they are ok and there is no need to worry about them as long as there is food they can access.

Mum can't be pregnant again can she? Only you say she was hopping around the nest, and I just wondered why.
 
quiren said:
Recently, I noticed that the tummy of my three week old baby bunnies seem not to be so full, as they are not rounded as they should be. They are clearly not empty, but not full either. For different reasons I couldn't sleep tonight, so I stayed by the computer, and I heard some noises coming from the doe's nest. I went to check and the doe was hopping around the nest, with the babies following her as trying to feed from her. This went out for a couple of minutes, and it seems that she hasn't feed them yet. Is there any chance that the doe is not feeding the babies properly? Is it recommended to grab the doe and keep it in one place so the babies can feed from her?
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Did you take the unwell Kit back to the Vet ?

quiren said:
Hello, everyone!

Three weeks ago, my rabbit gave birth to four lovely bunnies, and aparently she takes care of them pretty well. but during this period, there were some problems. It seems that one of the bunnies had some poop stuck in its anus which prevented it from pooping and peeing. When I realized this I cleaned it very carefully. The problem is that because of the effort the bunny made to pee and poop, its anus and genitals ended up being swollen. I took the bunny to the vet and he gave me a cream which I had to put in the area every now and then. The cream reduced the swelling a little, but the anus and the genitals are not the size they're suppose to be. Two weeks have passed and it's the same size as before. My question is if there's going to be any problem for him in the future because of this, and if it's possible that it feels some kind of pain or something like that?

My other question is related to the first one. The three brothers of this bunny are growing up really fast, while he's not (they double him in size). What's more, his brothers have really soft fur, while he hasn't. Is it possible that he's not being fed properly because of its problem? Is it normal that a bunny is growing up at a different rate than its brothers? Should I do something like made its mother feed him twice a day? Or is everything going to be fine just the way things are happening?

Thank you very much for your attention!
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I'm sorry. I thought that I had already answered to this topic. I have been a bit distracted in the last few days.

tonibun said:
If the babies are 3 weeks old they should be starting to nibble adult food with Mum. Can the babies get to a bottle to drink? Baby rabbits can pester Mum quite a bit but Mum will only feed them when she is ready, so I wouldn't advise holding Mum down. I have never done this myself. In my experience if baby rabbits make it to 3 weeks old they are ok and there is no need to worry about them as long as there is food they can access.

Mum can't be pregnant again can she? Only you say she was hopping around the nest, and I just wondered why.
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Yeah, it seems that they rely more on the pellets and hay than on their mother's milk. And no, she's not pregnant.
 
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