Mum rabbit

[Beckiie]

Hi does anyone know why my mum rabbit has started humping her baby’s they r all in biggish cage together mum has run around of house for few hours away from baby’s in the day time baby rabbits are 6 weeks on Wednesday

 

[Preitler]

It's a dominance behaviour, showing the kits who is boss. Could be that they pester her, and she gets annoyed when she can't get away and out of sight, they are not weaned yet and at that age get after the doe and stressing her out at will if she doesn't put a stop to it, if and how she does that depends on character.

Humping is not that bad in that scenario, but keep an eye on it. I would give the kits something to hide in or under out of sight where the doe can't get in, she might expect the kits to leave for now when she's agitated and percieve it as affront if the kit doesn't - which it can't in a cage. If given the chance a doe isn't near the kits a lot of the time, mostly just when resting or nursing, but on her shedule.