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new born babies rabbit

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Question
hi,

this is the first time i experience on my rabbit gave birth.

my sweeties just gave birth to 7 precious babies and wat should i do? should i seperate them or just leave it as it is.

i hv not saw them feeding as might be the feeding time is over but i saw her jump here and there and once step on them and i worry will they kill the babies?

kindly reply as prompt as possible so that i can prevent any mishap from happening.

best regards
sharon

Answer
Dear Sharon,

All the information you need can be found here:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html

and

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/breeding.html

I hope this helps.  Please write back if you have more questions, once you've read those articles.

Dana