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rabbit and there babys

22 11:07:41

Question
hiya there i have a litter of babys from my rabbit thumper which was as a bit of an accedent she had them on christmas day and seem to be doin fine , but i got given a female lop which iv called jamima she was a bit skitty at first and has bitten me and didnt like any other rabbit in her cage with her i was told the rabbit i got as a freind for her was a baby girl of 9mths but i saw them running round the cage and the new baby on her as if they were mateing jamima biten the other rabbit which is snowy on the ear so i took her out well i should say him lol as today jamima has had a litter her self of 7 babys i a little worried about her as she hasnt done the same as thumper did ie plucked her fur under her self and her nest hasnt got much fur in it un like thumper which as loads , wen if got to check on the babys one of them has a cut to its ear , its tail and on the top of its head its looks like a bite or scratch mark but the ear looks bad as ita hanging off at the min iv left the babys altogether as i didnt even know she was pg it was a little shock coming home from a day out to feed ya rabbit and its had babys , do u think she will be ok with them or should i keep my eye on her with them ? also uf she doesnt seem to be looking after them would i beable to put them with my other litter with thumper ? do u think she would feed them or reject them plz let me know asap thanks kerrie  

Answer
Kerrie,
Keep the babies with the real mom,and keep your eye on them...just make sure to provide plenty of fresh water always,and lot's to eat because a thirsty doe can kill her litter.  They should be ok,especially if they've been born over 1 week.
Good luck,Elizabeth