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my sons rabbits had babies

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Question
hi when we got up this morning my rabbit had given birth she seems ok i noticed that she was still losing a little blood its only a tiny amount and seems to be where shes been sat is this normal as we haven't been through this before and would you be able to give us any information on how and what to do about the babies as we dont no if to leave them alone or check to see if there ok thanks lorna

Answer
Hi Loma,

I'm not a breeder so others will know better.  A small amount of blood seems to be normal.  Watch her carefully the next few days and watch how much blood she is losing, as rabbits don't have a lot of 'extra' blood to lose.

If she continues to spot more than a couple days I'd take her to the vet.

Hopefully you have her in a big cage with the nest.  She needs space to stretch and be away from the nest a bit (natural instinct).  She only will nurse 1-2 times a day for a few minutes.

Here's some excellent rabbit info on newborns:

http://www.rabbit.org/care/babies.html

http://www.rabbit.org/care/newborn.html

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/orphan.html

Lee