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Is my kit a runt or a peanut?

Brooke

Brooke

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My Rabbit had a surprise litter last week. They are now 8 days old with the heaviest weighing 124g. One was left alone when born which was smaller than the other which I assumed was the runt. I have been bottle feeding it and letting it have alone time with mom to feed naturally. It doesn’t seem to be growing at all it weighs only 40g which the siblings were born that weight. Here are some comparison pics and one on its own. Any advice or help on this would be great. Thank you all so much x edit: I do have pictures but unsure how to post them on here.
 
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Wow that bunny really is tiny, I don't have any experience but hopefully someone will be along soon who can help.
 
Almost certain kit has inherited a double dwarf gene making kit a Peanut . Probably why Mum abandoned Kit at the start :cry:I think you need to prepare for the worst :cry:

There is no more you can do than what you are already doing :cry:
 
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Here is the little one today. He is now 67g where as his siblings are 180g. He is doing really well, I’m still unsure wether he is a peanut or just a small runt.


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Here is the little one today. He is now 67g where as his siblings are 180g. He is doing really well, I’m still unsure wether he is a peanut or just a small runt.


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I could be wrong, but I always thought peanuts would just die quite soon and there was nothing you could really do for them? So maybe he is just really little!

I hope he'll be okay anyway :)
 
As the Kit is still alive then I dont think that he/ she is a Peanut. Peanuts cannot grow and die within a few days of birth. Ear size is a tell tale sign of a Peanut, their ears are tiny and their eyes, nose and genitals bulge. Hopefully your Kit is a runt and he/she will survive :)
 
Oh, gosh, what a tiny bunny. I'm so glad to hear he's doing really well. :) Are his siblings careful with him? They must look very big to him!
 
What a sweet little bun. Will you keep this one? Sending vibes that s/he continues to grow, albeit it slowly, and flourish xxx
 
It's worrying when they are so much smaller than the rest, but baby bunny does look to be developing OK, and has a full tummy. There's not much else you can do, but keep an eye on him/her. :love:
 
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