Mother rabbit avoiding and jumping over newborn bunnies

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- 12/09/2018 at 9:20 AM
  jmnava
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  Just cleaned up the towels in the baby bunnies nest but kept the bedding/fur in there. Now my rabbit is avoiding and hopping over her babies whenever they try to get milk from her. Did i mess up by cleaning and putting new towels in their nest area? How can i fix this?
  
  I know mother rabbits usually only feed about twice a day and usually stay away from the babies, but i cant help but worry. I have even seen her lunge at one.
  
  The bunnies are around 2 weeks old
- 12/09/2018 at 9:45 AM
  Q8bunny
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  It’s possible.
  
  If she’s a first time mom, though, it’s not unusual to not be good about sitting for twice daily feeding sessions.
  
  It’s imperative that the babies be kept warm and safe (not trodden upon by mom) and fed twice a day until bellies are rounded and smooth. I strongly recommend you see a vet about a suitable formula and instructions regarding how to administer supplemental feedings.
- 12/10/2018 at 9:44 AM
  jmnava
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  I cant tell whether they are being fed as they are pretty fluffy and i cant tell if their bellies are full. But they do often roam around and try to get milk whenever the mother rabbit is around. But she will freak out and avoid them.
  
  Is this confirmed she has stopped caring for them? I can’t really tell because she will run towards their box/area they are being kept in whenever i get near and she will check on the babies or lunge at my arm if I reach for them.
- 12/10/2018 at 9:56 AM
  Asriel and Bombur
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  Most people here aren’t experienced with babies and moms. This is your second post about baby bunnies since October, so I’d honestly go to RabbitsOnline and ask there, especially if you’re breeding them. They’d know more about them than this forum.
- 12/10/2018 at 12:40 PM
  Bam
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  the bellies should look nicely rounded after each feeding. In some cases you have to restrain the mother to let the buns suckle. A&B is correct though, The BB forums are not the best place for baby bunny questions. Since intentional breeding is a prohibited topic here, we have few members that have any real experience with nursing does and babies. Rabbits Online will be a much better resource for you. They have a section called The rabbitry And Showroom which would be a much better fit for your needs:
  
  http://www.rabbitsonline.net/
  http://www.rabbitsonline.net/forums/the-rabbitry-and-show-room.20/
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