tonight at 9:30pm we had our female in the house as normal, then all of a sudden she kept jumping on me, oddly trying to get on my arms..(this clicked later when i realised she has got used to the fact its always me that puts them away at night)...after she did this two or three times i thought she wanted to go back to her hutch, so took her out, put her in, she then proceeded immediately to rip her fur out, did that three times....when she didnt emerge the third time, i peeked inside her enclosed area to witness her giving birth to SIX cute little kits and the birth lasted no longer than 45 seconds for all of them!!!, all moving and healthy....she even started to eat anything she could grab while they burrowed in the fur and i assume feed as she stood over them....i lowered in a piece of fresh apple and she chomped the whole lot down out of my hands....was an amazing experience....
here they are at 3-4 minutes old.
here they are at 3-4 minutes old.