Tuesday, August 24, 2010

How to take care of my rabbit's babies?

My rabbit is getting lots bigger and I am afraid she is going to have babies soon. I have no idea how to care for a newborn rabbit. I need to know what to do, what to watch for, and what do avoid. Help will be apprieciatedHow to take care of my rabbit's babies?
get a nest box : you can make one by putting a shoebox in the corner of the cage and shell put things in it and make it comfortable shell most likely have the babies when nobody is home or when its quiet (,mine had hers when i was in school) when she does have the babies keep a close eye on her but dont get to close or ';stress'; her. do not touch the babies. if the mom eats one or more babies take the rest out and youll have to feed them yourself. this is simple...





1. get kitten milk (this is what i used) and a syringe. put the kitten milk in the syringe at first the bunnies might not take it simply put a SMALL drop on their lips, they usully lick it off, do this until they refuse to eat anymore or for w.e. reason. you need to do tons of research on this :) they DONT eat every 45 min. like people say they do!





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2. get the mommy out and the babies lay a towel under then and see if can flip the mom over and put the bunnies on her belly until they are done eating or after 6 or 7 min. if she doesnt let you flip her of they hold her down and make sure that sh cant get to the babies and let them eat, when they start running (or trying to walk away) put them whereever their sleeping...





you can keep them in a shoebox small box with a soft towel under them and cotton replacement stuff





heres some websites :





http://www.mybunny.org/info/newborn.htm


this is an excellent website it explains what to keep them in, what to feed them, how often, etc!





http://www.rabbit.org/care/babies.html


this explains what to expect, etc





http://www.animalhelp.com/pets/articlede鈥?/a>


this explains how to make a nest, what to use, etc





hope it helps :)How to take care of my rabbit's babies?
provide nesting box, and straw, grass, string, and other items. The mom plucks fur from her belly, and mixes it w/ nesting items. If no nesting box is provided she will pick a corner in her cage. Please provide her w/ a box. Babies are small, and can fall out of the cage. Box size depends on the rabbit. Rabbits love to sleep in a box even if not pregnant. I suggest a wood box with holes drilled in it for drainage. I used a cardboard box once in an emergency. The baby's are born without fur. Please protect the cage from rain, or direct sun. Use a large piece of plywood for a roof.
Call your vet!!!! You might also want to make the mama bunny a comfy soft bed and have somebody that the bunny knows to watch her when youre not available. I have a bunny but he's a boy.

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