help!

waybeyondreach · Apr 23, 2013

I have 5 baby bunnies they are a week and a half old. Two of the babies look sick. I lost a baby this morning. There is one baby that looked like it was choking and keeps itself stretched out, the other wont curl up and if it is picked up it looks as if going into a Caesar. What can be wrong and is there anything i can do without them dying?

existenziell · Apr 23, 2013

To be honest, I don't have any experience with baby rabbits and without further information about what's going on, it's hard to tell what's wrong with them or what to do. At the very least, you should keep them warm and comfortable. It may be the type of thing that there isn't much you can do to help them except keep them comfortable. :/ But perhaps someone with more experience with babies can weigh in.

ladysown · Apr 23, 2013

any chance they are too hot? bitten by a spider?

roxxbox25 · Apr 23, 2013

I need more info..where is mom? is she sick, has this happened before? is the environment dusty or dirty? What is mom or babies being fed?

woahlookitsme · Apr 23, 2013

I also question what are they eating? Baby bunnies at 1.5weeks old shouldn't be having any problems unless mom isnt feeding them or taking care of them.

OakRidgeRabbits · Apr 23, 2013

It sounds like an upper respiratory issue to me, although I've never heard of it affecting kits so young before. What are you using for bedding in the nestbox?