babies born please help!

[juju]

tonight my mini lop gave birth . i dont know how many she has had as i dont want to disturb her really. this is her first litter and mine:biggrin:, so can anyone give me . advice on what to doand not what to do please, its absolutley wonderful.arty0002:i feel soooooooo happpppyyyyyy:woohoo

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

You can check on the babies - it's fine. If you are worried about mom lunging at you, you can give her a piece of carrot or another treat to distract her.

It's important to check the babies and take out any DOA's, soiled/bloodied bedding, and any afterbirth.

Many breeders, (including me), will handle kits from the day their born to make them more friendly.

Emily

 

[timbaland]

BlueSkyAcresRabbitry has some great advice. However if your doe is not used to you I would wait 48 hrs before touching them. You can move them back into her box if they end up on the floor/wire.

Mom will do most of the work. Keep her food coming and make sure she can eat hay while nursing. (hand a hay feeder up or something). I've had some mothers who never want to leave the box, starving themselves.

 

[countrybuns]

when my mini lop gave birth I took the kits out a couple hours after birth, cleaned up the bits of placenta she missed checked on everyone and took pics. I took them out everyday just long enough to make sure they were being fed and that the nest box was clean. I gave Fergie some treats to munch and she was fine. Once their eyes opened up at 11 days I began taking them out for longer periods to handle them and let them explore. Good luck!

 

[TinysMom]

timbaland wrote:

BlueSkyAcresRabbitry has some great advice. However if your doe is not used to you I would wait 48 hrs before touching them.

You need to check them before 48 hours to make sure they are all alive and remove any kits that have passed away or were born dead.

If you're really worried about mama - you can put a drop of vanilla on her nose (just a teeny tiny drop) above her nose even...and that will knock of her sense of smell a bit and when it comes back - the kits will smell ok to her.

 

[timbaland]

TinysMom wrote:

timbaland wrote:

BlueSkyAcresRabbitry has some great advice. However if your doe is not used to you I would wait 48 hrs before touching them.

You need to check them before 48 hours to make sure they are all alive and remove any kits that have passed away or were born dead. 

If you're really worried about mama - you can put a drop of vanilla on her nose (just a teeny tiny drop) above her nose even...and that will knock of her sense of smell a bit and when it comes back - the kits will smell ok to her.

Sorry, my mistake. I was always taught that when the doe is nervous around humans the chances of her kits survival is higher if you don't touch them before 48 hours.

 

[juju]

just been to check on mum this morning. made a fuss of her first, lots of kisses on her head cos she likes that :hugsquish: checked her babies, i got 5!!! all wriggling and appear to be fine. nice and cosy. priscilla was fine with me aswell.. i think she must trust and love me as much as i do her. made me cry to be honest cos im so proud of my girl. am i being silly? well i dont really care she means the world to me and would be devasted if anything happened to her. keep the advice coming please i want the best for them all. much appreciated, thanks guys:highfive: