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Balding baby
- Thread starter Debbieann
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Kits are weaned by 8 weeks and Mum needs a break and she should be separated away from them at 8-10 weeks. Stress and fighting can occur if the Mum is being pestered for prolonged suckling, kept in overcrowded accommodation or when Kits are a lot older and hitting puberty. If kits remain with Mum right up until puberty you are going to get inbreeding, fighting and all the consequent problems that come with that.
As the wounds were scabbed they clearly involved broken skin. This can mean risks of infection getting into the wounds which can lead to abscesses. Have the Rabbits been Vet checked recently ? I hope so if there were wounds that resulted in scab formation.
Are you in the UK ? If so then the Kits need to be vaccinated with Nobivac Myxo RHD Plus which can be given from the age of 5 weeks.
