TinysMom
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I just showed the photos to my husband and he agrees that the babies are not from a 30 day old litter that mama would've had already. We are guessing the older rabbits to be between10 and 15 days old by their position (they're just not up and running about and exploring yet...so they're not used to hopping..its hard to explain).
I'm guessing that the younger one is 3 days old. Why 3 days? It has a decent amount of fur - the color is pretty obvious. To me, its looking like a lionhead with a bald head and flanks and I see this a lot in my 3 day olds.
I would be checking your brown rabbits to see if one is a mama. Odds are good that the mama of the older litter is pregnant again as they will mate immediately after giving birth. This means...in about 17-21days....expect another litter.
I'd flip the rabbits over and check for fur being pulled out as does will do this to expose their nipples.
As far as the older litter, for the next 2-3 days I'd take 1/2 jar of baby rice cereal (if you can find it in a jar - I think you can) and mix it with their food to soften it up a bit. I'd also add a small handful of oatmeal on the side (just reach into the oatmeal container and grab a handful of the oatmeal - don't cook it up). If they start to give diaherrea, take away the food and just give them the oatmeal for aday or so.
Other experienced breeders will probably have better advice for you.
For the young one....if you can keep it warm (I'd try to get all 3 to sleep together in a shoe box w/ a small towel or something)...you have a good chance of having it survive. I'd try to give it the formula every 2-4 hours - just a small amount at a time. You'll also need to take a warm damp cloth and wipe its private areas to get it topee and poop.
Peg
I'm guessing that the younger one is 3 days old. Why 3 days? It has a decent amount of fur - the color is pretty obvious. To me, its looking like a lionhead with a bald head and flanks and I see this a lot in my 3 day olds.
I would be checking your brown rabbits to see if one is a mama. Odds are good that the mama of the older litter is pregnant again as they will mate immediately after giving birth. This means...in about 17-21days....expect another litter.
I'd flip the rabbits over and check for fur being pulled out as does will do this to expose their nipples.
As far as the older litter, for the next 2-3 days I'd take 1/2 jar of baby rice cereal (if you can find it in a jar - I think you can) and mix it with their food to soften it up a bit. I'd also add a small handful of oatmeal on the side (just reach into the oatmeal container and grab a handful of the oatmeal - don't cook it up). If they start to give diaherrea, take away the food and just give them the oatmeal for aday or so.
Other experienced breeders will probably have better advice for you.
For the young one....if you can keep it warm (I'd try to get all 3 to sleep together in a shoe box w/ a small towel or something)...you have a good chance of having it survive. I'd try to give it the formula every 2-4 hours - just a small amount at a time. You'll also need to take a warm damp cloth and wipe its private areas to get it topee and poop.
Peg
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