Should you separate the mother from her baby bunnies to give her a break?

Answer 1

NO! never separate her from her babies. otherwise she may reject them when you re-unite them, and may even eat them! it sounds cruel, but it's a way of life. make sure to feed the mother lots of greens and carrots and apples and other things with vitamin C (do not give them lettuce, it gives them diarrhea. only a little bit of cos lettuce would suitable.). if you handle the babies at a young age make sure you are careful, the mother will be very protective of the babies, and if you handle them without her smell on your hands, your smell will get on them and she will reject them and will refuse to feed them milk. if you want to handle them when they are still young, make sure you rub the mother, especially under her neck, to get her scent on your hands. this will make it safer to handle them, without getting your smell on them. another way to get her smell on you, (now this will sound gross, but it's more effective than the other version) is to rub her poo all over your hands. make sure you wash your hands afterward if you're going to use that method. hope i helped. :)