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Just to conclude this haha, about a little bit after I posted the above, he/she (please be a she!) began nursing, but I find it quite difficult to even try nursing him with the mom because she doesn't let down her milk properly while being held and he really doesn't get any milk. For a day or...

It's quite sad because he's very hungry, squeaking and all, but he will not suckle.. I handfed him some KMR mixture. It will definitely not keep him alive, but I'm hoping it will help keep him strong enough in case he decides to start nursing. I don't understand why he's not nursing if he's so...

Hello again! I seem to have encountered literally every problem possible with nursing bunnies.. Anyway, my question is kinda hard to find on Google, so now I'm here. My doe gave birth to three babies yesterday around 2pm. We had to assist her (she often has minor complications; she gets them...

Yeah the kit eats A LOT of hay and pellets already. Actually quite worried he'll be on the obese side since he's drinking milk as well haha. I take him out often, so he's well accustomed to being without his mom. I wanted him and his mom to live together earlier, but weaning him comes first...

Hi! Not sure if this should be in this section or in the Health & Wellness section, but if you think it would get better responses in the other section, feel free to move this. :) So, my rabbit is currently still nursing her baby. Her baby is eight weeks old on Tuesday. I'd like to get her...

Yes, I think it was a bit of a protein problem as well. She didn't touch her food for a couple days after kindling. Hand rearing is definitely easier said than done. It was on Saturday I realized the hand feeding wouldn't work, so I was going to go to the breeder. Right now, I received the KMR...

Well, Saturday night I got the baby to suckle from the mother a little bit (with whatever milk she had) and fed the mom some oats. Woke up Sunday with a fed kit! As well as this morning. No idea why she let the kit starve for a couple of days. It had me worried because like you said— once...

I am going to bring her to a breeder tomorrow who has a lactating rabbit that kindled earlier today. If that does not work, I am bringing her to an expert in raising baby bunnies (they rescue orphaned cottontails frequently). I'm not sure if I'm making the right choice here, but I know that in...

Hello, I posted about my rabbit's pregnancy in another thread. Right now, she has one kit that is four days old. When I checked the first morning after the kit's birth, the kit's belly was so full, but now the mother is letting the kit slowly starve and it's killing me. She isn't...

Thanks for your help! Around noon today, she gave birth to three babies. Two were stillborn, but one survived and it happened to be the only one that had potential for showing. I breed Dwarf Hotots— the two losses were sports and the survivor is a black banded. Super excited to see this...

No babies in the nesting box this morning! Should I begin to take action in inducing labor? Maybe not changing her diet, but for example, I read that letting the doe run around a bit or putting her in with a buck will help send her into labor. I don't want to risk waiting after Day 33, but...

Hello again! I wasn't sure whether to make a new thread or not so… oh well haha. My doe is definitely pregnant— we can feel the kits— however, it is the night of Day 31 and no newborns. Last time, she gave birth at noon on Day 31. Today, she pulled fur (a really tiny amount of...

Well the nesting died down, but she is quite the protective mama. It's a daily challenge to put food in her dish haha. When normally, she'll chin my hand like fifty times— now she's nipping and batting my hand xD. I want her to kindle already so that I won't get bit every time I poke my...

UPDATE: Day 18 with continuous hay gathering, but no nest. Will does start this early in nest building? It is the third week... Hmm (Such a waiting game right here haha)

Thanks for your help, Yeah I thought so about the two litter thing, wasn't too worried about that. I put in the nesting box, but I'm not really expecting any kits — I'd be surprised to find any haha. I'm thinking that she didn't take the first time, and rebreeding her caused this false...

Hey! I'm having a bit of a predicament with my doe's pregnancy right now. Can you help me? xD So, initially I bred her Feb 15th, making today the 31st day. Around the two-three week mark, she was still receptive and I was advised to go ahead and rebreed her. So I did on March 4th, making this...

Will do! I read that when breeding does a couple days after kindling, they will produce larger litters with smaller kits. Going to try this.

UPDATE: She had two babies this morning; both dead. I have no idea what caused their death, but there was nothing we could do. They did not die from the cold- I know that. Sadly, this was my first litter. Hopefully, I will have better luck with rebreeding her. I don't know how to/if you can...

Hello! I bred my doe a month ago; today is Day 31 of her pregnancy (Yes, I am hoping for Valentine babies haha). Her signs so far are positive— she's extremely aggressive, she's been digging in the corners of her cage, and we can most definitely feel the kits in her belly (at least 2 have...

Thanks so much for your replies, but it's day 32 now and there are no signs of nesting from my doe. When am I safely able to rebreed her? Thanks!