Hi Louise, welcome. First separate the pair so you don’t get another unexpected litter.

I would definitely move mom and babies into the house – do you know which one is the mom?

Hi,

I don’t know anything about accidental litters but here is a guide from Dana Krempels:

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html

I hope it will help you out until someone more experienced finds your thread.

EDIT: Such as Sarita, posted at the same time 

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html

Here’s the link grumpybun refered too – tons of good advice.

Well I would remove him and cross your fingers that they haven’t started on a new litter yet… I mean… if there’s any chance you can avoid it I’d try everything I could to.

Also, either way they’re going to have to be separated until one of them or both are neutered/spayed, so there’s no point to keep them together now just because she might already be pregnant again, right?

I’m sure the vet will tell you this as well, but I think that male bunnies need to be kept separate from females for 4 to 6 weeks after their neuter, as they could still get the female pregnant.

You need to keep him separate from her starting now to 6 weeks from now, or more if you want to be extra safe, in order to make sure that there are no additional litters.

Posted By newbunnie on 10/06/2010 11:33 AM

 will she not eat them if i move them?? he also told me that if dad was going to eat them he would have by now as they are apprx 2-3days old.
 

You don’t need to worry about this.  You can move them and just provide her access to them but a spot where she can be away from them also.  Rabbits only visit the kits to feed and that would be once a day (sometimes 2).  You can check you have the mother by seeing if she has teats and check she’s producing milk.  Make sure the Mum has plenty to eat. ie unlimited good quality pellets.  I hope you have time to read the article provided. It’s really useful. 

Separating out the Dad is a good idea. Yes, the Doe could already be pregnant again…but if she isn’t, why risk her getting pregnant. Also, the male could inadvertantly injure the kits trying when trying to get to the female. 

Do keep us updated and post any questions or concerns you have. Good luck!

And do bring them inside… bunnies indoors are so much more social and happy than bunnies outside where you don’t see them as much And they are tons of fun!

WOW! pics would be great!! oh and newbunnie the same thing happend to me when i got my female bunny, i adopted her from a shelter and it just so happend she was preggo!!! I didnt know till the day she had her kits and was carrying hay and dry grass in her mouth to a tunnel she had dug out!!! Long story,  anyways at about two weeks i was able to dig them out and bring them into the house and the mommy didnt get mad at all she just seemed confused but later figured out that the babes were no longer in the tunnel but in the bedroom where she sleeps in her cage. I would personally separate the male and female ASAP its possible that if she has another litter so soon it could be REALLY stressful for her and will possibly neglect the first litter she just had in order to care for the newborns. If you do bring them inside you should provide a nesting box with some hay or dry grass in order to keep them warm. I made a provisional one for some babes im fostering right now out of a carboard box, worked great. There’s a pic below of the box i had to make in a hurry but worked great!!

This a pic of them a couple days old already i used some timothy hay.

you can see the box better here.

Hope this gives you some ideas! And definately keep us posted!!