Mother rabbit humping? kits...

Question
Hello,
I have a rabbit mommy with 7wk old kits in the same cage. She seems to be sniffing all around the kits then nibbling their fur (not hard) and then mounting them and what seems to look a lot like humping. The babies don't look in pain or injured but they do run from her when she starts to do this. It started about a week ago and she's done it about 6 times. Before and after her pregnancy she was aggressive natured so I'm wondering if she just needs to be separated from them but they just love her so much. She is a little mean to them too (pushes them off the water bottle when she has access to the other one). Also the father stays in a different cage but when I put the babies with him he gets "excited" and tries to get them too (but i actually stop him). Does that mean the babies are all girls because he does that with all of them? Thank You in advance! And sorry if I rambled!

Answer
Hi Selina

The best thing you can do is separate the babes from their mum now and don't put them with the father, he could kill them

The best thing you can do is get the mum and dad neutered then they can live together without the risk of babies

Hope this helps

Gem x