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Bunnylady said:
No. The worry about putting a scent on them is one of those ancient urban legends that may have been an issue a century or two ago, but hardly ever comes into play these days. I have worked with hundreds of does over the years, and only had a couple of does reject their litters (and only after a lot of trauma and upset). I've had a few that were such dingbats, they didn't know they needed to nurse their babies, but that's not the same thing.

Yes, you need to count the babies. You need to check on them every day, at least once a day, to make sure they are being fed and remove any dead ones. If the mother is particularly protective (some are, some aren't), you may need to distract or even remove her temporarily to keep from getting bitten or scratched yourself, but IME, at least 99.95% of the time, you don't need to worry about the mother attacking or rejecting the litter because of anything you do.

Lots of people manage to raise litters during the winter in far colder climates than mine, but I have lost babies to cold when the temperatures were well above freezing. When I got to the point where I felt like I couldn't stand to see one more dead litter, I started taking the babies into the house when the weather gets cold, and only taking them out to the mothers a couple of times per day. When I first heard about doing that, I was like, "but, but, what about all the stuff I've heard about does rejecting litters??!" Now, I may even go so far as to moving the mothers-to-be into the house if I think cold is going to be an issue; my experience is that rabbits are far more tolerant than the well-meaning but ignorant will have you believe.
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Alright...Thanks so much. I will count them all and I'm going to heat up a heating pad to lay them on as I check them over. Do I still need to provide a nest box for them inside the house?..I have a plastic container that's deep so they can't crawl off and get cold. Bunny Boy will still be able to hop in and nurse them though. I never planned on Breeding Bunnies ever. Bunny Boy I took back because I didn't like the conditions it was living in when I Rehomed him/her..Definitely a shock finding Babies yesterday...
 
One thing to know, that people often freak out about, is that rabbits don't stay in the nest when they are not nursing. This causes many people to think mom has "abandoned" the kits, and they take them away and try to bottle feed. Wild rabbits leave the burrow and go out to eat, sometimes all day. they do most of their nursing at night. Sounds like she's doing a pretty good job so far. A nest box is a good idea, and definitely count them.
 
townchicks said:
One thing to know, that people often freak out about, is that rabbits don't stay in the nest when they are not nursing. This causes many people to think mom has "abandoned" the kits, and they take them away and try to bottle feed. Wild rabbits leave the burrow and go out to eat, sometimes all day. they do most of their nursing at night. Sounds like she's doing a pretty good job so far. A nest box is a good idea, and definitely count them.
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That's about all I do know about this situation is she only feeds them once or twice a day..:th..Thanks for the reply I will set up the Brooder tray and definitely count my Bunnies later this morning. Holy crappers Im stressed out over these unexpected Bunnies. I'm totally out of my comfort zone having Bunnies...:hit
 

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