NOOOOOOOOO
These bunnies aren't staying in the nest.
We went out for a couple hours & came back to find 5 completely out. The first 3 dead the last 2 in bad shape, ice cold, barely moving, but still alive. Only 2 were left in the actual nest.
I picked up the whole nest, keeping it as in tact as I could, & moved into into a dog crate, putting it in the back. I let mom go in with them & gave her a water bottle, fresh hay, & feed. I have the crate sitting in my bathroom right now. I warmed the 2 babies up as much as I could, I don't know if they'll make it. The other 2 are fine as of now.
This litter was a surprise, I don't know what we're going to do. We are leaving in the morning to go out of town for 48 hours. I really thought she'd be taking care of them better/ they'd stay in their nest. Should I take them with & bottle feed? Should I leave her in the crate or 48 hours with the babies? I'm afraid to put them back outside where they were as they aren't staying put.
My rabbits are in covered runs (with fencing buried a foot down underneath) with a hutch to sleep in & big feed/water dispensers. I check on them multiple times a day, but food & water only need to be filled twice a week from size, so they're fine to go away for a day or two (wouldn't leave them longer than that), but I really don't know what I can do about these surprise babies. Everyone is going out of town or already gone, I don't have anyone that can take care of them for me.