Mother rabbit rejecting babies?
Use kitten milk replacement for the baby bunny. Most likely, if you didn't give the mother a proper nest box the babies fell out of the cage, or she ate them. You should never put towels or rags with baby rabbits because they can get tangled in loose strings and die or cut limbs off. I use Sterilite storage baskets for nest boxes filled with straw. It is a good idea to drill holes in the bottom. Not a bunch, just enough to allow for drainage of urine from the babies. I get mine at Wal-Mart, here is a link so you know what I'm talking about: http://www.sterilite.com/Category.html?S... Also, mom rabbits only feed babies for 5-10 mins a day so it isn't uncommon to never see her feed them. You've probably stressed her out a lot though, and since she is new to it I would recommend just hand feeding it, and better luck next time. Good luck.
What should I do if (first time mom) rabbit rejects her 5 babies?
Are you sure she's rejecting them? Here's a great article that explains - "there is a good chance that she is feeding her babies, even if she seems to be ignoring them. A mother rabbit does not constantly tend to her babies the way a mother carnivore does. Rabbit mamas feed their babies only twice per day, and then leave them alone. This is normal and natural: in the wild, a mother rabbit not in the process of feeding her offpsring stays as far away from the nest as possible to avoid attracting predators to her babies. If mama rabbit seems to be "ignoring" her litter, check their condition before you interfere. If the babies' tummies are round and full-looking (you sometimes can see a whitish patch where the milk-filled stomach shows through the thin skin of the belly), they are warm, their skin is a healthy, dark pink, and not overly wrinkled, and they are sleeping calmly in the nest, then mama is feeding them. If the babies are very wrinkled, cold, bluish in color, have shrunken bellies, and perhaps are even crawling around looking for mama (instead of nest-sleeping, as a well-fed baby should), then you may have to intervene." - quoted from http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.htm... And this article will help you too, and give you a lot of info - http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriseli... Very best of luck to you and your bunny family!
How do i know if my baby rabbits have been rejected by the mother?
i didnt know my rabbit was pregnant as i have 2 and thought they were boys until i found a pile of fur two days ago. so in a panic i called the vet to find out wat to do. she told me to separate the boy but i didnt know which was the boy she advised me the largest of the rabbit should be the mother. so the following day i took the boy to the vet to have the SNIP to find out it was the female. soooo i accidently separated the mother from babies for a night. iv put her back in and taken the boy out. All 3 babies are very wriggly but im not sure if shes feed them since they were born. How do i know if she has rejected them.
My Dutch Rabbit doe is rejecting her nesting box! Her litter is due in two days, what do I do?
use straw instead as they don't eat it and don't worry when she needs to use it she will maybe use a cardboard box and flip it on the side and fill that with straw and then when she is ready she will go into it in her own time and if she doesn't don't worry its just where she feels safer
My new baby rabbit dies just randomly?
You really need to leave more information, because all that I can tell you right now is: She may have had a stroke/heart attack that was fatal. She may just have had bad genetics and her heart failed. She may have been starved or dehydrated. She may have hurt herself on something in her cage. She may have choked on something. She may have eaten something that killed her. I really can't tell.
How do you know if a mother rabbit is ignoring her babies?
Mother rabbits only feed their kits 1-2 times per day. Most of the time it is only once per day. They do not like to have people watching when they feed them. The best way to tell if the doe is feeding them is to check their bellies. If they are round and full looking she is taking care of them. if they are skinny and wrinkly looking she is not feeding them. It is not good to try and supplement the kits feedings. They need their mother's milk They will not get the nutrition from any formula. It can also be difficult to feed them as they can easily aspirate the milk into their lungs. They are refusing the milk because either the doe is feeding them or you are trying to feed them too often. if the doe is not feeding them then there may be something wrong with them. Most mother rabbits know when the kits are sick or have a genetic problem. They will let them die as they have something wrong with them. Let the mother care for the kits for 2 days and check them. I think you find she is and has been caring for them. You just haven't seen her do it because she does it when you aren't around. Edit- If you have seen her feed them once then more than likely she is feeding them. Check on them- hold one in your hand and look at it's belly if it is round and full looking she is feeding them. If it looks skinny and wrinkly she is not.
Can i change my rabbit's "nest box"?
I have a rabbit and she had a littler of 5 cute baby kits and there 2 days old, there nest box is getting a little dirty and i' m afraid that the mother will reject the babies if the nest box is dirty or the babies will get sick. Can i change the nest box? will the mother get confused and reject the babies and not take care of them? Please help me i'm worried
I disturbed a rabbit nest, what should I do to protect the babies?
Rabbit dams (mothers) will not reject young if they've been handled, and they will not carry them to a new place (many mammals do, but not rabbits). The dam will be cautious or hide while you're around, but she won't consider your scent that of a predator so should not abandon her litter if you leave them alone.With rabbits, it's best if you leave them alone entirely, though, unless they are unable to hop on their own, in which case you can move any scattered babies so they are all in a pile, and gently cover them. If they are able to hop on their own, let them be. They'll be fine.In captivity, we tend to leave them with their dam longer (as it increases their survival rate and hardiness) but in the wild, rabbits are often weaned as soon as they are able to leave the nest (3 to 5 weeks).
If you touch a baby bunny with gloves on will it's mother still reject it?
If you touch them the mother won't reject them, the parenting instinct is a lot stronger than that. So if you need to move them, move them. Try not to get too close to the nest though as that can make her abandon her babies if she believes you're a threat. The mother is probably nearby so move the bunnies and then leave, otherwise she might not come and take them back. NEVER bring the bunnies inside or think you can take care of them, because you probably can't and this will definitely make her abandon them. Wash your hands after touching them because they might have bacterias you don't want to get inside your body. Contact the SPCA if you need help.
I accidentally scared a mother rabbit away from her newborn babies in their nest. Will she go back to them and still care for them?
A2A. Yes, as others have said, the mother will come back to the nest as long as you stay away from there from now on. Rabbits typically feed their young once per day, so the nest may look abandoned even though it isn't; the mother is usually somewhere in the vicinity, doing her own foraging and keeping an eye on the nest from a distance. In fact, does usually stay away most of the time from their kits' nest precisely in order to help protect them from predators by avoiding drawing their notice to the nest.