im doing rabbit rescue in my area (eastbourne) i had an urgent call on thursday from a lady saying if i couldnt take in six bunnies the owner was going to end their lives ,i went straight there and picked them up,I SUPPOSEDLY HAD 4 females living together but when i checked i had in fact got 3females and 1 male so i am assuming they are all pregnant if IF I LEAVE THE FEMALES TOGETHER WILL THEY KILL EACH OTHERS BABIES, ALSO ,ALL BUNNIES ARE CLOSELY RELATED SO DOES THAT MEAN IM GOING TO HAVE DEFORMED BABIES CAN ANYONE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO COS IVE NEVER HAD PREGNANT BUNNIES BEFORE !!!!!
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hi everyone,need some advice !!!!!!!!!
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taylor v 109
Mama Doe
Its not likly that they will be deformed, touch wood.Closely related rabbits can produce good offspring. As for keeping all the girls together ive only ever kept two together that had babys. Because they got on so well they were ok. Its not ideal though and if you can split them you should. If space is very short then two i would say is the limit. Of course this dos depend on the size of the cage. If you can get them to the vet they might be able to tell you how near they are to there time. If you knew when they were put together then you could decide to terminate the pregnancys. This i would only do if it was very early on. val 
eastbourne pregnant bunnies
thank you for the advice ive managed to get hold of a few more hutches so i will split them it seems a real shame as they seem so close i cant believe there are so many unwanted bunnies out i currently have 27 bunnies and 6 guinea pigs and 2 little boys aged 2 and 4 so as u can imagine its hard work lookng after so many!!!!!
thank you for the advice ive managed to get hold of a few more hutches so i will split them it seems a real shame as they seem so close i cant believe there are so many unwanted bunnies out i currently have 27 bunnies and 6 guinea pigs and 2 little boys aged 2 and 4 so as u can imagine its hard work lookng after so many!!!!!
taylor v 109
Mama Doe
Take a word of advise, pace yourself when you start doing rescue its too easy to get over loaded you have to know when to say no. There will always be rabbits to take in. val
honeybunny
Wise Old Thumper
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I agree..when I started I set myself a limit of no more than 15 rescue animals...you have to be able to have the time and finances to care for them properly...as you'll find out your costs will rocket with neutering and vacs bills...so think carefully about how many you take on
taylor v 109 said:Take a word of advise, pace yourself when you start doing rescue its too easy to get over loaded you have to know when to say no. There will always be rabbits to take in. val
I agree..when I started I set myself a limit of no more than 15 rescue animals...you have to be able to have the time and finances to care for them properly...as you'll find out your costs will rocket with neutering and vacs bills...so think carefully about how many you take on
i understand what your'e saying as i have found out before i knew it it spiraled out of control, i am not taking in anymore untill i find homes for vthe bunnies i have got, ive put adverts in all the vets in my area so hopefully i may get a few homes that way but financially it is crippling but we are trying to vacc, and neauter who we can unfortunately it looks like the three pregnant females are to far gone to spay,luckily the my vets are brilliant and are giving me a discount which is a help