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breeding my bunnie

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Question
i recently bought a bunnies in MN us. in Northtown mall
i wanted to breed my bunnie and shes a girl and i want to know what to do
but i heard if you touch them the mother will eat them is that true to?

Answer
No, if you touch them, the mother and the babies will still be fine.  Making sure stress levels are kept low for the mama, is more important and doing a lot of touching of the babies in the first week, may stress her out.  But you will have to touch them to make sure they're ok, or to move them back into the nest.

I don't know a lot of specifics about breeding, because all my rabbits have been fixed.  But here are some things to keep in mind.

1.  Make sure you already have a relationship with a rabbit experienced vet.  That way, if there's an emergency, you won't be taking your rabbit to someone you've never met before.  If you currently don't, you can take your new bunny in for a checkup, and talk about breeding with the vet.  That way, the vet and you will be on the same page, and the vet could give you some advice.

2.  Already have a plan in place for what you're going to do with the babies.  If you're going to keep them or sell them or give them away.  It can be very hard to find people who want rabbits as pets.  And ideally, you want to know that your rabbits will be going to good homes.  So you want to have this figured out before you even breed.

3.  Be prepared for complications, including dead babies or the death of the mother.  First time mothers sometimes aren't too sure what to do.  And sometimes the babies get stuck in the birth canal.  This is where already having a relationship with a vet will be handy.

4.  After mama has given birth, remove the father.  Rabbits can get pregnant again literally after giving birth.  You want mama to focus on taking care of the babies.

5.  Be aware, that rabbits only feed their babies once or twice a day.  

These sites have some good general info on breeding, including info about complications:
http://www.barbibrownsbunnies.com/having_baby_bunnies_questions.htm
http://www.welshrabbitry.com/birth.html

This site has some info for feeding babies if mama has died or mama isn't feeding them enough:
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.html

And this site has some info on diet as your babies grow up:
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/diet.html

If you have more specific questions, at least one of the experts has breed rabbits and could help you out with more specific questions.