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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Newborn Rabbits, help!

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    • Peter
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        Hi,

        Need your precious advice. I have 2 rabbits, 1 male and 1 female. At first they were living in an outdoor wooden rabbit house. I thought it be more natural for rabbits to live on the ground and allow to dig holes. So I built an area for them to live. Yesterday, I went to feed them and play with them, everything’s fine. Today when I’m feeding them and turn around, I saw 3 newborn rabbits! 2 of them laying on the dirt and covered by 10-20 ants. The other one was 2-3 feet away and covered A LOT of ants. The mom didn’t seem to care and still eating. This one, the skin is much more pinkish compare to the other 2.

        I quickly grabbed a box, put a tshirt inside, and put the babies in the box. I moved the box, along with the dad and mom back to the wooden rabbit house. I’m afraid leaving them outside on the ground, the babies will be attacked by the ants again.

        My questions:

        1.       1. Should I put 5 rabbits (dad, mom, 3 babies) back on the ground? Am I worrying too much?

        2.       2. Why aren’t the baby rabbits inside the hole they dug?

        3.       3. Is it normal that the babies are covered with ants and the mother didn’t do anything?

        4.       4. Since the tshirts that the babies are laying on right now were worn and washed, I’m worried that there’s scent on the shirt and the mother will not go near it.

        Any suggestions would be more than appreciated.

        Thanks.


      • LBJ10
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          Hi Peter, welcome to BB! I just wanted to let you know that we really are not experienced in baby bunnies here. My suggestion would be to bring everyone inside so they are safe and not being attacked by ants (or anything else for that matter). It is normal for the mother to avoid the nest during the day, returning in the evening to feed the babies. They do this so they don’t attract the attention of predators. If newborn babies are not in the nest, then there is something wrong. So move everyone inside and set up an area for them there. You can make a nest box out of a cardboard box with a small hole cut in it. It’s okay to touch the babies. It’s a myth that mama bunnies reject their babies if they smell humans on them. Make sure to set dad up separately as he can get mom pregnant again immediately after birth. You don’t want to further complicate the situation.

          You might have better luck on a forum that deals with these kinds of issues. I’ll post the rules below since it gives some forum suggestions. Good luck!

          Discussions of Breeding and Rabbits as Livestock: Discussions involving intentional breeding (of any animal) and meat & fur rabbits are not allowed.

          • Accidental Litters: We do not have the experience to advise you. We do not allow ongoing threads on the matter because the information then goes out to google search results, inviting more of the same. Only a couple of members have some experience with this, but we are unable to make sure the advice given is reliable; we are not a site or forum that has a wealth of experience in this matter and it would be better for your bunnies to find reliable resources for pregnant/nursing does and their babies. Please visit Resources and scroll to “Oops Surprise Litter”. Other forums like Rabbitsonline.net, that cater to a broader range of experience, may also be of help. (Your post may locked or deleted once resources are given.) And of course, be sure to seek vet care and advice. Do not use the forum to give or sell bunnies as well. Since we don’t allow prolonged discussions regarding this, the thread will be locked. We hope you will find the above resources useful. Please feel free to to ask about other aspects of caring for your bunny!

          I’m going to lock this now.

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