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 out, but not very alive.) First baby came no problem, second got slightly stuck. She would've gotten it out, but not in time. We were sure the little guy was gone, but about thirty seconds later, he started breathing! The third took about ten minutes to come and was sadly very gone. Now, we have two little guys that I REALLY would like to live.. I've been trying to get some show-able babies and these two are banded (Dwarf Hotots). Aghh it's frustrating.
SO, finally to my problem.. My doe is nursing very well-- she's a great mother, very protective and does a great job. So today, I checked on the kits. Found one round belly and.. the other one is not nursing. Concerned, I brought out the mom and tried to get some milk into the little one. He is simply not interested! He has no interest in suckling or the mama. I tried flipping mama- nothing. Tried holding her over him- nothing. I brought out the other baby, who -- with a ping-pong sized belly-- tried frantically to nurse, unlike the other kit. It's a huge difference! Already, the nursing kit is noticably bigger and is very eager to nurse. The other one, not so much. It's so bizarre!
I considered the smaller one being a peanut, but I am positive I would've recognized from birth if he was a peanut, and he does not show any deformities or similarities to a peanut. Just a smaller kit. However, now that I am looking at my pics, I can see that his hind legs are very forwardish.. I don't know haha. I've never seen a peanut in my litters (surprisingly.)
So, if anyone could please help enlighten the situation/give advice/explanations/anything, that would be so helpful! I have no clue why the kit isn't interested/doesn't want to nurse.. Thanks, Lou.
Oh, and the pics attached-- the first one is a pic from yesterday. Not much difference there. I only noticed the size difference today. The second pic (yes, they are in a spoon) is from today. On both pictures, the smaller kit is the one closest to the camera. The bigger one is on the outside.
It's very hard to tell with these pictures, but if I were to take an actual helpful picture (from an above view), you can easily tell apart their sizes. The pics are just to recognize possible peanut? I'm so hopeless here! I think their size difference is due to the kit's lack of nursing but anyways, thanks! (Sorry for the long post!!)
My doe gave birth to three babies yesterday around 2pm. We had to assist her (she often has minor complications; she gets them out, but not very alive.) First baby came no problem, second got slightly stuck. She would've gotten it out, but not in time. We were sure the little guy was gone, but about thirty seconds later, he started breathing! The third took about ten minutes to come and was sadly very gone. Now, we have two little guys that I REALLY would like to live.. I've been trying to get some show-able babies and these two are banded (Dwarf Hotots). Aghh it's frustrating.
SO, finally to my problem.. My doe is nursing very well-- she's a great mother, very protective and does a great job. So today, I checked on the kits. Found one round belly and.. the other one is not nursing. Concerned, I brought out the mom and tried to get some milk into the little one. He is simply not interested! He has no interest in suckling or the mama. I tried flipping mama- nothing. Tried holding her over him- nothing. I brought out the other baby, who -- with a ping-pong sized belly-- tried frantically to nurse, unlike the other kit. It's a huge difference! Already, the nursing kit is noticably bigger and is very eager to nurse. The other one, not so much. It's so bizarre!
I considered the smaller one being a peanut, but I am positive I would've recognized from birth if he was a peanut, and he does not show any deformities or similarities to a peanut. Just a smaller kit. However, now that I am looking at my pics, I can see that his hind legs are very forwardish.. I don't know haha. I've never seen a peanut in my litters (surprisingly.)
So, if anyone could please help enlighten the situation/give advice/explanations/anything, that would be so helpful! I have no clue why the kit isn't interested/doesn't want to nurse.. Thanks, Lou.
Oh, and the pics attached-- the first one is a pic from yesterday. Not much difference there. I only noticed the size difference today. The second pic (yes, they are in a spoon) is from today. On both pictures, the smaller kit is the one closest to the camera. The bigger one is on the outside.
It's very hard to tell with these pictures, but if I were to take an actual helpful picture (from an above view), you can easily tell apart their sizes. The pics are just to recognize possible peanut? I'm so hopeless here! I think their size difference is due to the kit's lack of nursing but anyways, thanks! (Sorry for the long post!!)
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