My bunny Storm, who is a year old and normally a GREAT bunny mommy has not been checking on her 4 day old babies much at all, and I have a feeling she is either not feeding them often or they are somehow not getting to her teats.
She would check on her babies constantly, and I would usually witness at least one of her feedings or check on the kits to find full, rounded bellies every day. But with this litter, every time I check on them, they always have either fairly empty bellies, or empty with visable ribs. I lost a kit that was very thin, only a few minutes ago. I am fully aware that bunnies nurse once or twice a day, for 3 - 5 minutes, and it is not uncommon to not see them nurse.
I have been home almost all day since after work Friday, and check on them 5 - 8 times a day. I did hold the remaining four to her teat to get something in their bellies, but only for a minute or so. Also stimulated them so they could use the bathroom (only the one that just passed urinated-- it was a lot...poor baby). This time, Storm has her winter coat, so her teats are not visable at all, nor are they swollen as they usually are (even months after weaning). Can this have anything to do with it? Should I trim her belly?
Aside from that I will be moving them to my bedroom, anything else I can so? Nothing hurts more than losing poor, defenseless baby bunnies
Edit: thanks to @Poopy Poo, I realized this is her 4th, not 5th. My apologies.
She would check on her babies constantly, and I would usually witness at least one of her feedings or check on the kits to find full, rounded bellies every day. But with this litter, every time I check on them, they always have either fairly empty bellies, or empty with visable ribs. I lost a kit that was very thin, only a few minutes ago. I am fully aware that bunnies nurse once or twice a day, for 3 - 5 minutes, and it is not uncommon to not see them nurse.
I have been home almost all day since after work Friday, and check on them 5 - 8 times a day. I did hold the remaining four to her teat to get something in their bellies, but only for a minute or so. Also stimulated them so they could use the bathroom (only the one that just passed urinated-- it was a lot...poor baby). This time, Storm has her winter coat, so her teats are not visable at all, nor are they swollen as they usually are (even months after weaning). Can this have anything to do with it? Should I trim her belly?
Aside from that I will be moving them to my bedroom, anything else I can so? Nothing hurts more than losing poor, defenseless baby bunnies
Edit: thanks to @Poopy Poo, I realized this is her 4th, not 5th. My apologies.
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