My Rabbit Had 7 Babies Today

[Floppy]

my question is how do i know that the mother is taking care of them? feeding them etc. i havent seen her in the box with them

 

[feathersgalore]

Mommy bunnies only visit the nestbox once or twice a day. Take the babies out and look at their stomachs. If they have fat little bellies, she is doing her job. We do a nestbox check once a day from the time they are born. Make sure your hands are clean and pat Mommy first (this gets her scent on you and keeps the babies calm). Enjoy!

 

[BantyHugger]

She'll do it at night since their pretty nocturnal. I guess if they don't die she's taking care of them. I know thats not really helpful but rabbits do most of the work with their babies.

 

[whitecra]

I know some rabbits will kill their babies if you handle them. One of ours did that we had when I was a kid.
Chris

 

[Floppy]

Thank yall! just keeping my fingers crossed shes a good mom, ill try to get pics after a few days

 

[luvzmybabz]

Babies that are getting enough to eat will be quiet and sleep a lot if they are really load and moving around a lot I would check their bellys. I have a doe that takes great care of her babies thank goodness. She is due in 21/2 weeks.

 

[Floppy]

my babbies r still alive

 

[Floppy]

when i went to check on the babies this morning she had them all burried in the pineshaving bedding is this normal?

 

[redoak]

Congrats on your new bunnies, please post some pics

 

[feathersgalore]

She probably didn't bury them, they did. Even at this age, they can move around (wiggle).