Unexpected baby bunnies!! Please help!

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Any new pics?

Yes, actually! Just got these pics tonight

The kits are definitely growing, and they have a little fur starting to show!

And here is a pic of the buck

 

[HKG]

Yes, actually! Just got these pics tonight

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The kits are definitely growing, and they have a little fur starting to show!

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And here is a pic of the buck

Aww

 

[NatJ]

Do they look healthy?

Yes, they look fine to me.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Yes, they look fine to me.

Awesome, thank you!

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

So, I have one more question. Since this was an unexpected litter, I didn’t provide a nestbox, and she just built her nest in the hutch part of their cage.

Since it is so big, my concern is that the babies will crawl out of the nest. Should I build a cardboard nest box and put the babies in? Or are they fine in the hutch?

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Update!

 

[NatJ]

So, I have one more question. Since this was an unexpected litter, I didn’t provide a nestbox, and she just built her nest in the hutch part of their cage.
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Since it is so big, my concern is that the babies will crawl out of the nest. Should I build a cardboard nest box and put the babies in? Or are they fine in the hutch?

Hmm. That is a concern, but it's usually best not to mess with them much while they are so young. Some does will abandon the bunnies if you change things too much (I've never actually seen that happen, but I've read about it). And some other does will jump in and out of the nest to check on the bunnies or see what's up, and end up trampling the bunnies (I have seen that.)

Bunnies usually crawl toward warmth (the pile of bunnies in the nest) rather than away (out of the nest.) It is possible for a bunny to get dragged out by the doe, if she jumps out while it is nursing. And if it's too far to feel the warmth, it may not get safely back into the nest. But I think the risk of that is smaller than the risk of problems if you change something. So I would probably leave them where the doe put them, and hope for the best.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Hmm. That is a concern, but it's usually best not to mess with them much while they are so young. Some does will abandon the bunnies if you change things too much (I've never actually seen that happen, but I've read about it). And some other does will jump in and out of the nest to check on the bunnies or see what's up, and end up trampling the bunnies (I have seen that.)

Bunnies usually crawl toward warmth (the pile of bunnies in the nest) rather than away (out of the nest.) It is possible for a bunny to get dragged out by the doe, if she jumps out while it is nursing. And if it's too far to feel the warmth, it may not get safely back into the nest. But I think the risk of that is smaller than the risk of problems if you change something. So I would probably leave them where the doe put them, and hope for the best.

Thank you for your response! Would it be helpful if I just out a divider up or sides around a couple of the sides? Or should I just leave them alone completely?

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Thank you for your response! Would it be helpful if I just out a divider up or sides around a couple of the sides? Or should I just leave them alone completely?

I would personally leave them alone.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

The babies are looking great
I would wait till the eyes are open and they are more curious to keep them in the area
For now they shouldn’t go to far