A couple of days.
No
The rabbits eyes are not completely open - they have a third translucent eyelid (like a cat) which covers the eye during sleep. It is called a nictitating membrane. The other two lids (upper and lower), can remain open, but the eye is covered by the third lid.
Baby rabbits should open their eyes around day 11 or 12 after birth.
When they are about 10 days old, they will look like they are squinting. When they are around two weeks, they will open their eyes fully.
yes and no but you shouldn't unless you have too. To make sure that they are healthy and alive yes but you should handle them unless you have to. You can hold them and start taming them at 3 weeks of age.
Rabbits have the ability to close their eyes, but because they are on the bottom of the food chain, they are constantly on their guard. Even when they sleep, rabbits generally keep their eyes slightly open. My rabbit will close one eye and keep the other open in an attempt to trick me into thinking he's asleep. Then he tries to escape my grasp!
in a way yes, but in a way no. yes because they are born with their eyes closed, no because after 14 or so days their eyes open.
Rabbits are similar to hares, but rabbits are born furless and with their eyes closed, and they cannot move for a few days. Hares are born fully furred with their eyes open, and can run a few hours after birth. Hares also have larger ears and powerful hind legs.
Rabbits mostly sleep during the day. They often sleep with their eyes open so its hard to tell when they are sleeping. However, a giveaway is that when they are sleeping rabbits often twitch, and their noses stop wiggling. Other rabbits will close their eyes and totally flake out, looking like they are dead. This can result in quite a fright!
Most rabbits with red rimmed eyes have red eyes and that's why they are red rimmed. Its nothing to worry about unless they are weaping Rabbits who appear to have red irritated eyes could have allergies or dust in their eyes or eye infections. If they start to get white junk in the corners of their eyes they probably need to see the vet for an eye infection. If they are just red you can use any eye wash you would use on your own eyes.
Actually I have kept my eyes open for about four minutes, but I had contacts in. With out contacts in I can only keep my eyes open for 45 seconds.
It usually takes two weeks for them to open their eyes!!