urgent questions

[iloveallrabbits]

my rabbit just had babies last night and now she is acting lonely

should i put the other doe back in the cage

 

[dixonsrabbitry]

No. The other rabbit could easily hurt or kill the babies. best to leave the mom and her babies by themselves for now.

 

[ayglnu13]

No I don’t think it is a good idea to put the other doe back in yet, the other doe may get territorial and kill the babies.

~Amy

 

[ayglnu13]

Oops didnt realizethat Dixon replied beforeme

 

[iloveallrabbits]

but why is she acting lonely

 

[ayglnu13]

What do you mean by lonely?

~Amy

 

[Buck Jones]

What is the "lonely" behavior that you are witnessing. Some of us might be better able to deal with your question if you were a bit more descriptive and explanatory.

Buck:?

 

[ayglnu13]

Buck Jones wrote:

What is the "lonely" behavior that you arewitnessing. Some of us might be better able to deal with yourquestion if you were a bit more descriptive and explanatory.

Buck:?

Ya I agree, I am not sure what the lonely behavior is, therefore I cant help yet

~Amy

 

[sandhills_rabbits]

I keep some of my female rabbits with otherfemales, if they have a very strong bond with each other.... but oncethere's signs of an upcoming pregnancy the rabbit that isnt pregnantgoes into it's own hutch. When I separate my bunnies they might appearlonely for a short time, but they usually end up relishing the factthat they dont have to 'share' their sleeping quarters with anyoneelse.

 

[cirrustwi]

Ok, so I'm not sure about any of this,but I think you can take her out of the cage for some exerciseduring the day, why not let her out and about with the otherbun? Just keep the other bun out of the cage where the babiesare.

Jen

 

[iloveallrabbits]

when i mean lonly could she be tired from the delivory

 

[ayglnu13]

Yes she could betired. But what is making you think she is lonely? Like how is shebehaving? Are there any examples you could give us of your rabbit’sbehavior?

~Amy

 

[iloveallrabbits]

most of the day she has sat in one spot and occasionally went and cleaned her babies

 

she isnt lonleyshe is acting normal , thatswho mother rabbits actwhen they have babies ,she is staying away fromthem so no preditors can findthem.

 

[iloveallrabbits]

well i am still worried about her feeding them

i have not seen her feed them once yet

maybe she does it when no one is around

are they healthy if the pee?

 

[black_jack]

sounds like she is just watching over them.

 

[iloveallrabbits]

i have one more question black_jack

if the babies urinate is that a sign of them being healthy

 

[ayglnu13]

Hello
Your mother rabbit is probably feeding them sometime in the earlymorning when you are not watching. Rabbits only feed their babies oncea day usually around 5 AM. A baby rabbit will look likethis

when it is full.

When I was caring for my babies I wouldhave to wipe them in order to make them pee, the reason I did this wasbecause normally the mother will do this to her babies to make them gothe bathroom. So yes if the babies are urinating that is a sign thatthey are healthy.

~Amy

 

[iloveallrabbits]

thank you because i was worried because of the death of one baby

could there have been any kind of sickness that the mother gave to the baby?????

 

[CMiska]

It is so cute. Pending bunnygrandparents are so funny (myself included) Your momma isjust fine. Just think how a human momma is after she givesbirth and that is usually just 1 baby and we want to be left alone forquite a while. To often babies die and it isnt due to themother so to speak. Could be that the litter is to big or itjust wasnt meant to be. Just keep an eye on yourmomma. Feed her lots of food and veggie/fruit what ever shewilll tolerate. My female is so funny after she gives birth,she is rght there in her cage like hey I just gave birth pat attentionto me Congratulations on your babies