Weaning Babies?

[mistyjr]

How old do you wean babies?? And How old do you separate from momma?

My babies are 8 weeks old and they are still with the momma.

 

[Silver Star Rabbitry]

I usually wean at 8 weeks.

Emily

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[mistyjr]

:thanks:

 

[TinysMom]

I like to keep my female babies with mama as long as possible - but my bucks definitely have to leave by 8 weeks or so - I once had a 9 week old buck get his mama pregnant. I was furious - but I had just started breeding and didn't know that every once in while (certainly not often) - you could have a lionhead buck that would drop his bits early.

I know it was her son though as he was the ONLY one she was exposed to and when she had babies...they looked like him.

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

I usually begin to wean at about 6 weeks, and I separate them from momma then as well. I will take them out, and put them in separate cages, and bring them to momma every day, and then every other day, etc. etc. until soon they just don't go for milk.

With my past litter, I separated them at 8 weeks since they were on the smaller side, but when we went to put them back with Chancey, she wouldn't let them drink milk, so she pretty much weaned them by herself, and we haven't had to put them back with her.

I just separated my buck from his sissy, and he is quiet now, whereas he used to be hyper and an escape artist. He misses her, but he's the only buck in the litter, and was already beginning to mount her. His papa his right next to him though, and we gave him a toy for enrichment, so hopefully he'll get better.

Emily

 

[Sabine]

In one of my litters mom started chasing her daughters at around 7 weeks and got rather cranky so I separated them. In the other litter that are the same age babies are still with mom but will be seperated by 8 weeks (next weekend)

 

[mistyjr]

They turned 8 weeks on yesterday.. So I separated them today. I put them in separate cages from Momma! So Momma can get more meat on her bones. And I am trying to sell them this Fathers Day Weekend!