Samara
Well-Known Member
For those of you who remember, I posted the following in early January:
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=69785&forum_id=48&jump_to=907286#p907286
I jinxed the entire household. We weren't using NIC panels to close the top of Atts pen and he jumped in with Molly during free time. I was up off the couch in a flash, but cursed myself for being so careless as I wrote the date on the calendar.
Atts AND Gubs now have panels completely enclosing their NIC pens and Molly is in her own enclosed cage, on a different floor of the house.
What's done is done, and with vet contact and care Molly delivered 3 healthy kits on February 4th. There were no stillbirths and a C-section wasn't needed. Everyone is doing well and growing fast.
The wee ones are all black and 4 weeks old today; they have started weaning and binkying like wild things. I believe 2 are female and 1 is male, based on filtering through our forum here and various other websites, but time and vet help will be able to confirm it when they're older.
Molly is a Lionhead, but only has a mane and some butt-fluff, two wee ones are poof balls. The 3rd has the sleek short hair of Atticus (English Lop).
The fluffy runt, PeeWee, looks like she's going to keep her tiny erect ears.
The mid-range kit who I believe is the buck looks like his ears might flop, but sometimes they are totally up and sometimes they are out to the sides of his head like a beanie. They are longer than the PeeWee's ears.
The 3rd kit, who we named Kestral, has the long floppy English Lop Ears. Both ears flop to the same side most times, like she has long hair thrown over her shoulder. Not really sure what that ear is going to do. Are there rabbits with wonky ears like that naturally?
Not sure how we are handling re-homing at this point as they are growing to be parts of the family, but I want them to be spayed/neutered before going. If the right homes don't crop up, they'll stay
SO, for everyone wondering what the heck they'd look like, here you go! These are a mix from last week and this week. I included pictures of Molly (mother) and Atticus (dad) also.
Can anyone come up with loose genotypes for these wee bubs? Mom is a broken chestnut, dad is a solid blue, and all the babies are solid black. I keep trying my hand at it based on interweb reading, but there is so much to it my head boggles.
On to the pictures!
Atticus:
Molly:
Wee Bubs at 3 weeks:
(^ after seeing all the loose fur and scrumptious other dander under the food bin along the edge of the green part of the cage I cleaned it up and am staying on top of it. Eek!)
Wee Bubs at 4 weeks:
Kestral (who, as it turns out, is a picture diva):
PeeWee (runt):
(buck)(<--- name suggestions??):
PeeWee & (buck):
If any of you fellow bunny lovers are interested in one of these wee bubs, and are in the NH area, send me an email!
And lastly, I leave this posting with a thoughtful Atticus and Troy, gazing out the window into the wild beyond:
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=69785&forum_id=48&jump_to=907286#p907286
I jinxed the entire household. We weren't using NIC panels to close the top of Atts pen and he jumped in with Molly during free time. I was up off the couch in a flash, but cursed myself for being so careless as I wrote the date on the calendar.
Atts AND Gubs now have panels completely enclosing their NIC pens and Molly is in her own enclosed cage, on a different floor of the house.
What's done is done, and with vet contact and care Molly delivered 3 healthy kits on February 4th. There were no stillbirths and a C-section wasn't needed. Everyone is doing well and growing fast.
The wee ones are all black and 4 weeks old today; they have started weaning and binkying like wild things. I believe 2 are female and 1 is male, based on filtering through our forum here and various other websites, but time and vet help will be able to confirm it when they're older.
Molly is a Lionhead, but only has a mane and some butt-fluff, two wee ones are poof balls. The 3rd has the sleek short hair of Atticus (English Lop).
The fluffy runt, PeeWee, looks like she's going to keep her tiny erect ears.
The mid-range kit who I believe is the buck looks like his ears might flop, but sometimes they are totally up and sometimes they are out to the sides of his head like a beanie. They are longer than the PeeWee's ears.
The 3rd kit, who we named Kestral, has the long floppy English Lop Ears. Both ears flop to the same side most times, like she has long hair thrown over her shoulder. Not really sure what that ear is going to do. Are there rabbits with wonky ears like that naturally?
Not sure how we are handling re-homing at this point as they are growing to be parts of the family, but I want them to be spayed/neutered before going. If the right homes don't crop up, they'll stay
SO, for everyone wondering what the heck they'd look like, here you go! These are a mix from last week and this week. I included pictures of Molly (mother) and Atticus (dad) also.
Can anyone come up with loose genotypes for these wee bubs? Mom is a broken chestnut, dad is a solid blue, and all the babies are solid black. I keep trying my hand at it based on interweb reading, but there is so much to it my head boggles.
On to the pictures!
Atticus:
Molly:
Wee Bubs at 3 weeks:
(^ after seeing all the loose fur and scrumptious other dander under the food bin along the edge of the green part of the cage I cleaned it up and am staying on top of it. Eek!)
Wee Bubs at 4 weeks:
Kestral (who, as it turns out, is a picture diva):
PeeWee (runt):
(buck)(<--- name suggestions??):
PeeWee & (buck):
If any of you fellow bunny lovers are interested in one of these wee bubs, and are in the NH area, send me an email!
And lastly, I leave this posting with a thoughtful Atticus and Troy, gazing out the window into the wild beyond:
