Bunny Boy had Bunnies..

[chickens really]

Bunny Boy........ what breed is Bunny Boy?

 

[chickens really]

Blurry pic of a baby yesterday...not in the nest I took out some hair and quickly took that crappy picture...

 

[Bunnylady]

Normal, healthy baby bunnies don't usually make noise, unless it's a little "hiccup" sound when they twitch (and they twitch violently; you have to be really careful, or they can flip themselves right out of your hand!) A baby that is screaming is in serious trouble!

When a doe nurses her litter, she hops in the box, and noses and licks at the babies. Then, she just stands there, and the babies have to crawl to her and find a nipple. She only stays for a few minutes, then she leaves, and the babies crawl back together and under the nest material to stay warm. Babies can get confused and head in the wrong direction; without fur or their siblings to keep them warm, they die pretty quickly of hypothermia. For this reason, it's pretty important to keep the babies confined to the nest area (which is why most people use boxes of some kind).

Babies will start squirming if you touch them; they are programmed to react to touch (since that's what mom does when she's there to feed them).

Another thing they are programmed to do, is pee when they are touched. It's a survival mechanism; if they all pee at the same time, the nest is only wet once, then things dry out and all is good. So they usually do this when mom is there. When people keep poking their hands in the nest box, the babies may wet the nest several times during the day, and that's not good when cold is a concern.

Will she continue to nurse them if I remove them from the house and bring them back?

Mine do, though I have had to teach a few about the routine. As you can imagine, having the babies removed can be very confusing for them. Usually, I put the boxes in the cages with the moms, and busy myself with other rabbitry chores. If I don't see a mother rabbit go into the nest box within, oh, 5 minutes or so, I put the box in a carrier that is only slightly larger than the box, put the mother in the box, and close the lid of the carrier. Unless the mother pitches a raving fit, the babies will find her, and nursing proceeds as scheduled. After a few minutes, she goes back in the cage, and the babies go back in the house. Most of the time, I only have to do this a couple of times for the mother to catch on, and she'll get in the box and nurse the moment I put the nest box in her cage.

My first impression is that your rabbit looks like a Holland Lop mix. An idea about the father?

 

[townchicks]

Is that safe to do. Will she continue to nurse them if I remove them from the house and bring them back?

Don't take them away from mom. Bring them all inside, if you're going to do it.

 

[chickens really]

Normal, healthy baby bunnies don't usually make noise, unless it's a little "hiccup" sound when they twitch (and they twitch violently; you have to be really careful, or they can flip themselves right out of your hand!) A baby that is screaming is in serious trouble!

When a doe nurses her litter, she hops in the box, and noses and licks at the babies. Then, she just stands there, and the babies have to crawl to her and find a nipple. She only stays for a few minutes, then she leaves, and the babies crawl back together and under the nest material to stay warm. Babies can get confused and head in the wrong direction; without fur or their siblings to keep them warm, they die pretty quickly of hypothermia. For this reason, it's pretty important to keep the babies confined to the nest area (which is why most people use boxes of some kind).

Babies will start squirming if you touch them; they are programmed to react to touch (since that's what mom does when she's there to feed them).

Another thing they are programmed to do, is pee when they are touched. It's a survival mechanism; if they all pee at the same time, the nest is only wet once, then things dry out and all is good. So they usually do this when mom is there. When people keep poking their hands in the nest box, the babies may wet the nest several times during the day, and that's not good when cold is a concern.



Mine do, though I have had to teach a few about the routine. As you can imagine, having the babies removed can be very confusing for them. Usually, I put the boxes in the cages with the moms, and busy myself with other rabbitry chores. If I don't see a mother rabbit go into the nest box within, oh, 5 minutes or so, I put the box in a carrier that is only slightly larger than the box, put the mother in the box, and close the lid of the carrier. Unless the mother pitches a raving fit, the babies will find her, and nursing proceeds as scheduled. After a few minutes, she goes back in the cage, and the babies go back in the house. Most of the time, I only have to do this a couple of times for the mother to catch on, and she'll get in the box and nurse the moment I put the nest box in her cage.

My first impression is that your rabbit looks like a Holland Lop mix. An idea about the father?

I just asked my friend what could of possibly bred her?...No reply yet. ..Bunny Boy was so tame till he got bred and then was a biter.
I'm thankful for all your help...I'm seriously just winging this as of yesterday....

 

[chickens really]

I have raised Puppies, Chicks and Ducklings...These bunnies are scaring me...

 

[townchicks]

.Bunny Boy was so tame till he got bred and then was a biter.

That's because the hormones kicked in. Rabbits are what is called obligate breeders, that is, the female ovulates when she is bred. That's what makes them so prolific.So they are hormonal all the time. Like 24/7/365 PMS. She should be spayed after the babies are weaned, and she'll likely go back to her sweet self. Then she'll be unlikely to get reproductive cancer also, which is the #1 killer of unspayed female rabbits. (of natural causes, of course) I agree with Bunnylady, she looks like a holland lop mix.

 

[chickens really]

That's because the hormones kicked in. Rabbits are what is called obligate breeders, that is, the female ovulates when she is bred. That's what makes them so prolific.So they are hormonal all the time. Like 24/7/365 PMS. She should be spayed after the babies are weaned, and she'll likely go back to her sweet self. Then she'll be unlikely to get reproductive cancer also, which is the #1 killer of unspayed female rabbits. (of natural causes, of course) I agree with Bunnylady, she looks like a holland lop mix.

Thanks but Bunny Boy actually was supposed to be a Male ...

 

[chickens really]

I thought it was Male hormones kicking in......

 

[chickens really]

Just found out the Dad was a Rex and they thought it was a Female so put Bunny Boy with it and it turns out mine is female and his was Male.......
Although it was all brown and small so could not be a Rex right?