KeltonB
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
Long story short, I re-homed three lionhead bunnies (one male, two female) on Sunday, March 3. I originally went just for the male, but between all of them being so darn cute and the conditions they were living in, I knew I had to bring them home. None of them were spayed/neutered, but the owner assured me neither of the females was pregnant and they all had been kept in separate cages.
I called my regular vet on Monday morning to schedule spays/neuters and got them scheduled for March 12 (male) and March 13 (females). I have kept them all in separate NIC pens pending their fixes.
Last night, I hear one of the females going to town shredding paper, but thought nothing of it except she was entertaining herself. This morning however, I discovered she had built a nest with the paper and fur,and that she had delivered overnight.
I left everything as was when I dropped the male off for his neuter this morning and went to work. I spoke to the vet when I picked him up this afternoon (his procedure went well) about the new babies, and she gave me some advice of checking for color, texture, plumpness, etc.
I did some research this evening on Rabbits Online and found a link in the library forum:
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html
I built a box and moved the babies over. I really hope I did the right thing, but now Im worried I should have just left well-enough alone. Id appreciate it if yall would take a look at the pictures at this link and let me know what you think. If I screwed up, is it too late to fix it?
http://www.iwant2believe.com/buns/buns.html
The photos show how things were, what I did, and the results.
Thanks for your time!
Kelton
Long story short, I re-homed three lionhead bunnies (one male, two female) on Sunday, March 3. I originally went just for the male, but between all of them being so darn cute and the conditions they were living in, I knew I had to bring them home. None of them were spayed/neutered, but the owner assured me neither of the females was pregnant and they all had been kept in separate cages.
I called my regular vet on Monday morning to schedule spays/neuters and got them scheduled for March 12 (male) and March 13 (females). I have kept them all in separate NIC pens pending their fixes.
Last night, I hear one of the females going to town shredding paper, but thought nothing of it except she was entertaining herself. This morning however, I discovered she had built a nest with the paper and fur,and that she had delivered overnight.
I left everything as was when I dropped the male off for his neuter this morning and went to work. I spoke to the vet when I picked him up this afternoon (his procedure went well) about the new babies, and she gave me some advice of checking for color, texture, plumpness, etc.
I did some research this evening on Rabbits Online and found a link in the library forum:
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html
I built a box and moved the babies over. I really hope I did the right thing, but now Im worried I should have just left well-enough alone. Id appreciate it if yall would take a look at the pictures at this link and let me know what you think. If I screwed up, is it too late to fix it?
http://www.iwant2believe.com/buns/buns.html
The photos show how things were, what I did, and the results.
Thanks for your time!
Kelton