ilovetegocalderon
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I just had my buns spayed but this is something I was just curious about...sorry if it's a dumb question but if rabbits are vegetarian why is it that sometimes the mother will kill and eat her young?
if rabbits are vegetarian why is it that sometimes the mother will kill and eat her young?
Rabbits can very well eat their kits. I don't breed any more, but I used to have a ton of rabbits. And this would happen every once in awhile. Then an old time breeder told me that if that happenedto put a little piece of raw bacon in with the doe,she would eat that andshe wouldn't eat her babies. It worked. I would imagine that hormonal changes affect everyone differently. I've worked with hogs, and have seen some sows and gilts eat their tiny babies, too. It usually happens right after giving birth, so that's why I think it's a hormonal thing.
Hmmm... this is an interesting thread. I never knew that they would outright eat their kits. I have, however, heard that new mothers sometimes accidentally bite off ears or paws while grooming the kits.
The bacon might attract maggots though.
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