My rabbit just had baby's is there something I need to do for her or her kits?

Answer 1

It is a known fact that breeders breed rabbits from the same family to line up the genes they want to produce. Better quality litters is what they strive for. You can handle the kits but first run your hands on mom to get her scent. Also be sure to take kits away from mom starting at 4 weeks to wean them, starting with the biggest and every 2 days remove another. If you sell the kits they will be ready at 8 weeks of age Rabbits know by instinct how to take care of them so as long as they have plump tummies (meaning that she is feeding them) have lots of warm bedding (the mom should of plucked her fur out for them). If you have concerns then you should talk to a vet. You should check through the babies with a spoon or something (being very, very gentle) to make sure that they are all still alive and have plump tummies and no shriveled up skin every day.

Don't handle the babies unless ABSOLUTELY necessary until they are old enough (use Google to find out this i can't remember).

In terms of the mother make sure she has plenty of food (she will eat A LOT) and water. You will probably never see her with or nursing the babies but don't worry. This is normal. It is because in the wild they don't go near the nest except to feed them when they think it is safe because they are afraid that they will show predators where the nest is.

This is all I know but if you would like to know more google or the library are good places to look. :)

Hope that helps.

P.S. This knowledge comes from research on the internet and my friend 's rabbit having babies while I was babysitting her.

Also you should try to find homes for the babies before they need to be taken away from their mother and siblings (so that they don't breed more and you don't have a rabbit explosion) so that you know where they will go as soon as they are old enough. What age this is (that they need to be taken away) I cannot fully remember but it is on Google if you search for it.

If you are planning to keep them then you are going to need some more cages (the females can be housed together but the males should not necessarily be because they will fight. and then you could keep a male and female together if you neutered the male).

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER BREED RABBITS FROM THE SAME FAMILY TOGETHER BECAUSE THIS IS INBREEDING AND WILL RESULT IN SEVERE DEFORMITY ON THE BABY'S PART AND IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE MOTHER EITHER.

Answer 2

We had a surprise litter and so didn't know that we needed to find a quiet, undisturbed place for the mother. Hopefully you have a rabbit hutch set up for them. Other than that, feeding and watering should be all you need to do.

DO NOT TOUCH THE BABBIES!! if you do then the mother will smell your scent on them and kill them! Also make sure you separate the father from the mother and the babbies otherwise he will kill them first.

i hope this works!

Answer 3

Let it raise them. Get them neutered or spayed after a few months. Get the female and male neutered and spayed if you dont want any more bunnies.