Mother rabbit running away from baby rabbit?

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- 10/13/2018 at 9:41 AM
  jmnava
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  My rabbit (the mother) constantly rejects or runs away from her 10 or so day old baby bunny whenever it tries to get milk. I dont know if this only happens because my rabbit is eating while her baby tries to go for milk or have I handled the baby too much and she has rejected it.
  
  Is this a problem or has she already fed her baby at some point of the days?
- 10/13/2018 at 10:31 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  I’m not experienced with this at all so take what I say with a pinch of salt but I think that mother’s only feed their young twice a day? Do you ever see baby with a full round tummy?
- 10/13/2018 at 1:43 PM
  LBJ10
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  Sarah is correct. Mama bunnies only feed their babies a couple of times per day. This is so predators do not find the nest. Check the baby to see if he/she has a round tummy. If so, then you know mama is doing her job.
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