I need rabbit help quick........

[Beekissed]

I'd give them back to their mama and let nature take its course. Try again another time.

 

[chinbunny1]

You need to gently pluck some hair from the doe, and make a little nest for them with it in the back of that box. Otherwise they will grow cold and die. I am not sure if she will care for them. But here is something you can try doing. After you've made the nest, put the box in the cage and place a little bit of feed behind the babies. Momma should jump right in. The babies should be able to nurse while she is munching on the feed. You will need to watch her so she doesn't start stomping around on them. Nursing should take about ten minutes. The babies will have nice round tummies when they are well fed.What yu will want to do is take the nest box out to her twice a day for them to feed. Once in the morning. Once at night. Agian, give her a little feed each time. Once she realizes those babies are there, her instincts will kick in, and she'll feed them. I would do this until they are ready to come out of the nest box. Which would be at 15 days of age.

IMHO fostering them won't do any good. chances are you will only end up losing them.

Sometimes rabbits will go over 32 days when they are pregnant.

 

[PrinceFarm]

I went out and gathered up the fur that she pulled out before she had them. I put it in the nestbox stuffed into the hay. When I go out and get the momma in a couple of hours ill try to get some of her fur and add it. Boy this has been an experience and I do appreciate all of your help.

 

[AK-Bird-brain]

Don't worry if you don't see them feeding! She'll only feed them 1-2 times a day and usually when you arnt watching. First thing in the morning check the babies they should have nice fat bellies like a tick. If you find some that are skinny sit down with your doe in your lab laying on her back, hold her feet so she doesn't kick. Then have someone place a hungry baby on her belly close to a nipple. They can smell the milk and will home in on the source. It only takes a minut for them to get their fill. Some time they have to try acouple differant nipples before they get full.
I check mine morning and evening for the first couple of days.

 

[PrinceFarm]

when I woke up this morning one more was dead. The last one is back with the momma for now. I hope next time will be better. Im gonna go sit with the chickens

 

[Hippie Chickie]

I'm sorry to hear that you lost another one. I wok up to one 2 day old dead out of eight. This doe is a first timer. She seems to be doing well otherwise. The one we lost was the runt.

 

[babalubird]

I don't know about the puppy milk. I was always told to use kitten milk, supposed to be richer and closer to what rabbits make than certainly cow milk.

I only used it when my rabbits had such big litters I didn't feel they had enough tits to handle it. I'd divide them, feed the half-litter, then switch it with the other half of the litter so each half of the litter got at least one feeding of real mama-rabbit's milk. That worked ok for me anyway.

Connie

 

[PrinceFarm]

I have desided against the puppy milk.

 

[PrinceFarm]

I just went out and checked the baby and it looks like he is ok. He is not wiggling around lot like yesterday but he may just need some sleep. I havent seen the mom feed or even get close to him but his stomach is fat so ill leave them alone for now.

 

[PrinceFarm]

I just went out again to check on the baby and the momma had peed all over the baby. I cant imagine that is very good for him so I dried him off with a papper towel. He feed a little but I had to hold the momma down.