What Rabbits Do You Have? Show Off Your Rabbits Here!
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It looks like one of my mini lops & my mini rex didn't take. We are certain one of the lops has babies, but we aren't sure about the satin. Now the BIG question....do I get in the box to see the babies or just leave them alone? The mini lop is pretty friendly & tame. The satin is not at all. Hubby says to leave all of the babies & mommas alone. I would like to see them & make sure there aren't any dead ones. He says the does will kill them if I dig around in there too much. *sigh* What do I do?!
Mine didn't care and I even brought them inside to photograph. The doe does take dead ones or ones with deformities out of the nest. I don't think you have to check for that. But different does react differently. That was just my experience. My doe was very sweet.
Even my most aggressive does do not mind when I check on the kits within 12-24 hours of kindle. I'm talking about does that get REALLY defensive after being pregnant, too. Aside from the fact that they try to attack ME sometimes, they could care less about what I do or what happens as long as their kits are safe afterwards. I have only had one doe eat her kits and she was promptly removed from my breeding program.
My does also do not eat their kits because of many dogs, a snake, hawks, cats and coons all over the place all the time. As long as their kits are safe after any ruckus is done they've not cared.
My does have removed kits from their nests with issues before, although that is very rare for my rabbits to have kits with health problems and has only happened once. I have had a doe that did not remove a runt that she rejected or could otherwise not feed and died from the nest, though. She could have missed it... It was under 9 other kits.
I check every day for the first three days, and every other day thereafter just to be sure.
If you're really unsure and worried about leaving your scent behind, you can put vanilla on the mother's nose and on your hands before touching them. By the time mom can smell anything but vanilla again they won't be able to smell you at all.
My does also do not eat their kits because of many dogs, a snake, hawks, cats and coons all over the place all the time. As long as their kits are safe after any ruckus is done they've not cared.
My does have removed kits from their nests with issues before, although that is very rare for my rabbits to have kits with health problems and has only happened once. I have had a doe that did not remove a runt that she rejected or could otherwise not feed and died from the nest, though. She could have missed it... It was under 9 other kits.
I check every day for the first three days, and every other day thereafter just to be sure.If you're really unsure and worried about leaving your scent behind, you can put vanilla on the mother's nose and on your hands before touching them. By the time mom can smell anything but vanilla again they won't be able to smell you at all.
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Even my most aggressive does do not mind when I check on the kits within 12-24 hours of kindle. I'm talking about does that get REALLY defensive after being pregnant, too. Aside from the fact that they try to attack ME sometimes, they could care less about what I do or what happens as long as their kits are safe afterwards. I have only had one doe eat her kits and she was promptly removed from my breeding program.
My does also do not eat their kits because of many dogs, a snake, hawks, cats and coons all over the place all the time. As long as their kits are safe after any ruckus is done they've not cared.
My does have removed kits from their nests with issues before, although that is very rare for my rabbits to have kits with health problems and has only happened once. I have had a doe that did not remove a runt that she rejected or could otherwise not feed and died from the nest, though. She could have missed it... It was under 9 other kits.
If you're really unsure and worried about leaving your scent behind, you can put vanilla on the mother's nose and on your hands before touching them. By the time mom can smell anything but vanilla again they won't be able to smell you at all.
I will say that the doe did not remove a peanut that died in the nest on day 4.
Thank you sooo much for the input! I appreciate the advice!
Finally got up the nerve to go look in Georgia's house.....and I pull out...
6 mini lop babies!!!!!!!!! Im sooooo excited!
6 mini lop babies!!!!!!!!! Im sooooo excited!
We are new to rabbits. This is my 7 year old daughters 4h junior buck. I think that if she does 4h that maybe we can learn about the way of the bunny.
Finally got up the nerve to go look in Georgia's house.....and I pull out...
6 mini lop babies!!!
They are going to be beautiful. They have similar coloring like GinGin did.
GinGin as a baby.
GinGin grown.
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Aw! Gingin is too cute!! Thank you!
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