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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 03/09/2017 at 3:42 AM
  Sharmila
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  I had absolutely NO IDEA of my Bunny’s pregnancy and yesterday she gave birth to two kits. I hadn’t seen it giving birth so the male rabbit was there with her for sometime and I even saw him humping her one or two times. I separated them immediately. The mother was never interested to feed her kits from the beginning (I had kept an eye). Instead she was stamping on them and ignoring them completely. She is barely a year old. Forced, I had to flip feed the babies. I also made them excrete. They look healthy and active and warm, though I feel they are smaller than they should be. I feel they are not getting fed enough. Can I feed them lactose free infant human food along with mother’s milk? Also they appear to be a bit wrinkly though there are no other signs of dehydration (they are urinating and defaecating).
- 03/09/2017 at 4:12 AM
  Bam
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  Your mama bunny can very well be pregnant again if she’s been with the male bun until now. It’s good you’ve separated them now though, daddy bun isn’t involved in the rearing of the kits.
  
  Here’s some links with good info:
  http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html
  http://www.rabbit.org/care/babies.html
  http://www.rabbit.org/care/newborn.html
  http://www.mybunny.org/info/caring-for-newborn-baby-rabbits/
  
  The kits need to be kept warm. Mama bun only feeds her babies 1-2 times/24 hours, and she dioesn’t lie with them like many (most?) other mammals do. In the wild, the kits are kept in a separate burrow and are wrapped in mama’s fur to keep warm between feedings. Their bellies should be nicely rounded after each feed. I’m glad you’ve made them excrete.
  
  We don’t have many members with a lot of experience with newborns and new bun moms (but we do have a few). You might be able to find more experienced people at Rabbitsonline, the Rabbitry And Show-Room-section: http://www.rabbitsonline.net/forumdisplay.php?s=8d64fc210da6e42ff4fedf5d804a61c0&f=20
- 03/09/2017 at 4:36 AM
  Sharmila
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  O my… What to do now? If my mom bun is pregnant, it might be risky for her and the babies. How do I understand whether she is pregnant again? Is there any way I can stop the pregnancy?
- 03/09/2017 at 4:41 AM
  Sharmila
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  O my… But if my mom bun is pregnant again, it’s gonna be risky for her and her babies. How do I know whether she is pregnant again? Is there any way to stop the pregnancy?
- 03/09/2017 at 5:58 AM
  Bam
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  The main problem as I understand it is that she might not be capable to nurse both litters, in case the second litter comes before the first litter is weaned. Give her extra food, she needs extra while she’s lactating whether she’s pregnant or not.
  
  The only thing that’d stop a pregnancy is an emergency spay, but there are of course risks involved with that too.
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