cornflakes
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The mother rabbit had some bunnies 1.5 weeks ago and they are in their nest doing well (at my workplace). The dad rabbit is also in the pen. But for the past 6 weeks, I've kept the daughter rabbit (who is about 1 years old now) at my house as she also had 2 bunnies of her own. Now that they are big enough, I've decided to bring the daughter rabbit and her 2 bunnies back to my workplace pen. As soon as I emptied them into the pen, the mother rabbit was chasing and attacking the daughter rabbit and her 2 bunnies. She would bite them and whatnot.
My guess is it's because the mother rabbit is feeling protective about her babies or that she just doesn't get along well with newcomers at first (even if the newcomer is her own daughter).
So I've created a wall in the pen to keep them separated. The dad rabbit was ok, he was just sniffing the daughter and the 2 bunnies so he seems to be fine.
Is my guess correct? Should I keep the mom rabbit separate from them or will I be able to allow them to mingle again a little later maybe when her babies are grown up?
My guess is it's because the mother rabbit is feeling protective about her babies or that she just doesn't get along well with newcomers at first (even if the newcomer is her own daughter).
So I've created a wall in the pen to keep them separated. The dad rabbit was ok, he was just sniffing the daughter and the 2 bunnies so he seems to be fine.
Is my guess correct? Should I keep the mom rabbit separate from them or will I be able to allow them to mingle again a little later maybe when her babies are grown up?