Rescue Rabbits! Rescue Rabbits Everywhere!!!

[Accidental Tourist]

Hello.  In November we bought a house. The former occupants abandoned 4 rabbits, unfixed, before they left. The neighborhood is now swimming in baby rabbits. We personally have rescued and rehomed a dozen of them, have 3 3 month olds that 2 of them at least are going to be our own pets, we fell in love, and now, my daughter, the Rescue Ranger, LOL, caught a pretty damn sure she is pregnant female. She doesn’t like the 3 month olds, nipped at them. I told husband and daughter we should just leave her and her new cage on our closed in front porch ( the bunny playpen… we bring them out here to play every day) alone for a couple days ( I’ll have to let the babies play elsewheres tomorrow I guess) so she can calm down… well, she’s spread out on the floor right now like she owns the place. I can feel bumps in her belly and her nips are out. She smells a little skunky in her lady bits, her fur is greasy and ratty. She ate 4 bowls of pellets during lure and capture and after, altogether. What else should I be doing? We have food, water, bedding and timothy hay. Not sure if she knows what to do with the water bottle or not, going to show her that.

[LBJ10]

Thank you for rescuing these bunnies! It’s clear you and your family have big hearts. I will warn you, we are not equipped to give much advice on mother bunnies and babies. There are just a few members who have experience from rescues or accidental litters. So keep that in mind while you are waiting for responses.

You did good getting her inside. I would set her up somewhere where you are comfortable with her having her nest. Give her a box with a hole in one side. Fill the box with soft things like hay, paper towels, fleece, or similar. Momma will do the rest. Make sure she has unlimited access to pellets, hay, and water. Not sure if it is a good idea to introduce veggies right now. It might be better to wait since you probably don’t have time for experimenting.

[Roberta]

Make sure she has unlimited hay, pellets and leafy greens. Leave some news paper and things for her to nest with. I have managed two oops litters and a 4 hr old rescue litter so I will offer what ever advice I can.

[Eepster]

Since you think she’s pregnant, give her am alfalfa based diet instead of the usual timothy based diet for extra calories.

If the porch isn’t air conditioned, give her frozen water bottles to lay near.

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