Need your precious advice.
I have 2 rabbits, 1 male and 1 female. At first they were living in an outdoor wooden rabbit house. I thought it be more natural for rabbits to live on the ground and allow to dig holes. So I built an area for them to live. Yesterday, I went to feed them and play with them, everythings fine. Today when Im feeding them and turn around, I saw 3 newborn rabbits! 2 of them laying on the dirt and covered by 10-20 ants. The other one was 2-3 feet away and covered A LOT of ants. The mom didnt seem to care and still eating. This one, the skin is much more pinkish compare to the other 2.
I quickly grabbed a box, put a tshirt inside, and put the babies in the box. I moved the box, along with the dad and mom back to the wooden rabbit house. Im afraid leaving them outside on the ground, the babies will be attacked by the ants again.
My questions:
1. Should I put 5 rabbits (dad, mom, 3 babies) back on the ground? Am I worrying too much?
2. Why arent the baby rabbits inside the hole they dug?
3. Is it normal that the babies are covered with ants and the mother didnt do anything?
4. Since the tshirts that the babies are laying on right now were worn and washed, Im worried that theres scent on the shirt and the mother will not go near it.
Any suggestions would be more than appreciated.
Thanks.
I have 2 rabbits, 1 male and 1 female. At first they were living in an outdoor wooden rabbit house. I thought it be more natural for rabbits to live on the ground and allow to dig holes. So I built an area for them to live. Yesterday, I went to feed them and play with them, everythings fine. Today when Im feeding them and turn around, I saw 3 newborn rabbits! 2 of them laying on the dirt and covered by 10-20 ants. The other one was 2-3 feet away and covered A LOT of ants. The mom didnt seem to care and still eating. This one, the skin is much more pinkish compare to the other 2.
I quickly grabbed a box, put a tshirt inside, and put the babies in the box. I moved the box, along with the dad and mom back to the wooden rabbit house. Im afraid leaving them outside on the ground, the babies will be attacked by the ants again.
My questions:
1. Should I put 5 rabbits (dad, mom, 3 babies) back on the ground? Am I worrying too much?
2. Why arent the baby rabbits inside the hole they dug?
3. Is it normal that the babies are covered with ants and the mother didnt do anything?
4. Since the tshirts that the babies are laying on right now were worn and washed, Im worried that theres scent on the shirt and the mother will not go near it.
Any suggestions would be more than appreciated.
Thanks.