emitopher
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Please no bashing
We adopted two rabbits who we were told were both females. We had plans to get them both spayed at 7 months to protect their health. At two weeks before they were off to the vet to get fixed, one of them gave birth while we were gone. Guess, they were not both girls! We removed the male as soon as we could and had him neutered, but it had been 5 or 6 hours since she gave birth before we got home. She had 7 babies but only 3 of them made it to past three weeks. She is being a great mom and feeding them well. She also is very comfortable with us and lets us handle them and her.
My big problem is the fact that she very well could be pregnant again. If she was mated the same day as she gave birth, she would be 24 days pregnant now.
I need to know what I should do with the older kits. Should I leave them in with mama until she gives birth (if she does)? Should I move the mama to a new cage or the kits? Will the 4 week old kits still need to be given supplemental "milk"? They will have been eating timothy hay and Oxbow young rabbit pellets and drinking water for more than two weeks when the new litter arrives.
We are trying very hard to be responsible pet owners. We have homes for all of the three kits from the first litter, but want to keep them together as long as we can for their health.
We will be getting the mama spayed as soon as we can, but if she does have the second litter, we will have to wait until the second litter is weaned.
Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. We are doing all we can to make sure that our beloved pets are happy and healthy. I apologize for all of the questions!
Thank you!
We adopted two rabbits who we were told were both females. We had plans to get them both spayed at 7 months to protect their health. At two weeks before they were off to the vet to get fixed, one of them gave birth while we were gone. Guess, they were not both girls! We removed the male as soon as we could and had him neutered, but it had been 5 or 6 hours since she gave birth before we got home. She had 7 babies but only 3 of them made it to past three weeks. She is being a great mom and feeding them well. She also is very comfortable with us and lets us handle them and her.
My big problem is the fact that she very well could be pregnant again. If she was mated the same day as she gave birth, she would be 24 days pregnant now.
I need to know what I should do with the older kits. Should I leave them in with mama until she gives birth (if she does)? Should I move the mama to a new cage or the kits? Will the 4 week old kits still need to be given supplemental "milk"? They will have been eating timothy hay and Oxbow young rabbit pellets and drinking water for more than two weeks when the new litter arrives.
We are trying very hard to be responsible pet owners. We have homes for all of the three kits from the first litter, but want to keep them together as long as we can for their health.
We will be getting the mama spayed as soon as we can, but if she does have the second litter, we will have to wait until the second litter is weaned.
Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. We are doing all we can to make sure that our beloved pets are happy and healthy. I apologize for all of the questions!
Thank you!