happywithbunnies
New Member
Please help. I recently purchased three doesalready bred. One has kindled twice before and the others are new moms.The breeder gave me inaccurate dates to expect babies, so we lost onelitter due to no nest box (she had the babies 8 days earlier than hesaid to expect them). I immediately put nest boxes in with the othertwo "just in case." The doe who has had two previous litters (he saidshe was a good mom) kindled late this evening. I had seen some fur inthe cage, so I went out to check on her around 10 p.m. There were threebabies on the bottom of the cage. One was somewhat covered with fur.They were already cold, so I brought them in and warmed them. Onerevived, but the others didn't make it. I went out around 12 a.m. tobring her in to keep this baby from freezing tonight. She had hadanother baby, and it too was on the bottom of the cage - too late tosave it. Can anyone tell me why she didn't use the nest box, and what Ican do differently next time? I picked up all her fur fromthe bottom of the cage and placed it and the baby in the nest box. I'mhoping she will take care of this one baby and raise it successfully.Thanks for any help you can give. (I'm still waiting on the third doeto kindle.)