how can I tell if the mother is taking care of her offsprings

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Hi I was wondering how can I tell if the mother is taking care of her children because she dosent seem very interested. This is her first litter and I'm not to sure of what to do. Thank you for answering my first question.
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I have one male who has an extremely high sex drive and I dont know wether or not to seperate them. When we bought the rabbits they told us that they did not know that if they were a boy or a girl so I do not know if they are nudtered neutered or spayed. In the course of about a month the female has grown 3 times the size of the male. That is where I belive that is she is pregnant. but yet the male insist on engageing in intercouse with the female. Please help Ive tried reading stuff online but it has got me no where.
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Hi Craig,

keep the male and female in separate cages.  Best thing to do is get them altered.  It doesn't sound like you're going to breed them, that their get-together was accidental.  An intact male will always try to have sex with a female rabbit he's in the same cage with.  Therefore you will have to get a second cage and separate them.

Getting both of them fixed will greatly reduce their hormonally-induced behavior, and it will also ensure that you don't have 6-8 additional rabbits to care for.

A good online resource you should spend time in is the House Rabbit Society web site (www.rabbit.org).  Excellent articles on all aspects of rabbit care.

Lee

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Hi Craig,

rabbit moms (being a prey species) don't spend a lot of time with their youngsters.  They actually do better having some space between them (ie a larger cage with the nest box opposite where they (the mom) is resting.  They only hop in the nest once or twice a day to let them nurse.  They only nurse 3-5 minutes - very rich milk.  

So don't worry if you don't see her hunkered in the nest with them, they don't do that.  Letting her have her own space and letting her rest will be the best thing for all of them.

Lee