Thank you so much for the kind comments. I am glad you find my videos helpful.

These are good videos, for sure. I watch both SR and living traditions homestead. Both are excellent for rabbit info.

lucky indeed. I have seen it too but it isn't very often at all. :)

Slightly Rednecked right, it's al about trust and friendship with the rabbit . ☺☺

mine wants me to help her if they go the wrong way lol . i guess she really likes me \and is so tame and freindly due to living as a housepet when i got her .,... but prior to her house pet life she was a show rabbit ..... and likes her forehead rubbed

Same... I’m not helping someone who’s mom isn’t

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Thanks for watching and I am glad it helped. By the way, you can handle the babies, the mother won't care. :)

Wolfie :3 need help I was feeding the babies with her and she scratch her Baby's

Thank you

That does sound stressful. I am betting that she will take care of them just fine going forward. Either way, it sounds like you are doing a good job of keeping an eye on them and making sure.

What breed are they?

I know it's 3 years late but in case someone else has the same question KMR (kitten milk replacement) and goat milk are great milk replacements for baby bunnies that don't have a mom or got rejected

awesome. congratulations.

And is it okay to touch the babies? Will she still take care of the babies?

you can touch them and not worry at all about mother abandoning them. As far as warmth. As long as they are in the nest box and have plenty of straw to snuggle into, and mother pulled fur to cover them up with, they should be fine. If you are overly concerned, you can bring the nest box in for the night and return it to the cage the next morning. I hope that helps.

Well, you see now its 5th of August and I bought my bunny at 1st April and the female one just a after my birthday ( she was bought on 11th of April ) Well we were surprised today cause we knew that she was gonna have babies but you see the 7 newborn babies were not given birth into the next box they were all around the hutch. I quickly called my mother and my grandpa and they helped me make them a nest which was quite very big. Normally I gave both the parents over food needed but when she was pregnant and especially when she got her kits I was like opening a health diet shop . Well actually she is eating like a dinosaur she eats indian spinach much more than usual , she's eating tons of cabbages , guavas and like everything. But I was never offended on them cause my mother says that I am a pure animal lover well animal + insects lover . Well but whenever I saw he she was full and I thought she feeded them but the were all hungry from the birth so our neighbours who had rabbits once said us to hold the female rabbit on her back and take her babies one by one to her chest. Well I did as the said and I got different scratches and some that bleed but I am happy the babies are all full and yes there are 7 babies . But I am not still offended of the mother cause it's her first time . ☺

Awesome. So glad I have been able to help.

Awesome. So glad you found it helpful and thanks for watching.

I am sorry for the slow response. Bottle feeding doesn't usually work that well (like you said). It is very rare for a mother not to feed her young so I would suggest just letting her take care of them. 14 is a big litter so it is possible that you will lose one or two. That is just part of raising rabbits unfortunately.

Try to hold her down and have someone latch the babies onto her

@@Eriana-ju1jq I gave her some extra calicum and she fed them last night! All good now it seems. She fed tonight too

You probably just missed a feeding. Sometimes though rarely they'll feed in the day or even skip a day of feeding.

It is probably best to just leave them with the mother. The odds of them over eating is very unlikely. You shouldn't have to help them out at all. The one rabbit that you described sounds like it may have bloat. Unfortunately, that is very difficult to treat in young rabbits. In older rabbits you can try to treat it with infant gas drops but young rabbits are much more sensitive and I am afraid there might not be much you can do. I wish I had a better solution for you.

@@Slightlyrednecked I've brought them to the vet and I've figured it out it was actually bloat as you said. Sadly most the litter died of the cause. But I managed to save 2 by putting them near a heater and it surprisingly worked and they haven't got bloat but don't think they will survive but I hope they will thrive and wont pass away hopefully they wont get the same cause as their fellow siblings. Do you think I should let them drink normally and nothing will happen ?Or I should just feed them a bit each day? Thank you for the reply ill see what I can do with the rest. Thank you

Thank you so much for the kind comments. I am glad you liked the video.

Give you rabbit a teaspoon of calf man each day until 10 days are over with, it will increase her milk supply. It could possibly be that she just doesn't have enough milk

Calf manna can be found at tractor supply or any hard ware/vet/pet store

You will probably never see the mother feeding but if the babies are lively and fat they are being fed so it isn't anything to worry about. And feel free to touch them. The mother won't abandon them.

Okay, thx!

It isn't uncommon for the mother to pay very little attention to her babies except for at feeding time.

Oof... I have the same situation, but I don’t have another rabbit pregnant so idrk what to do ither..

honestly, if they are 4 days old and still doing ok, they are being fed. It probably isn't anything to worry about. You can get a kitten milk or goat milk replacement from a farm supply store and try to hand feed them but that is difficult to do.

What makes you think she wasn't feeding them? They only feed them about once or twice a day and you will very seldom if ever see it. You might try just putting them back in with her and monitoring them to see if they look fat. As long as they aren't overly skinny they are being fed. I hope that helps.

Thank you!!

no problem.

I also did that but, it's so hard to keep them alive '-'

I am so sorry to hear that. I am not sure what your question is though. If you are asking why they died, there are lots of things that could have happened. Most of the time with baby rabbits it is because they got cold. If you don't have a good nest box with lots of nesting material that is probably the issue.

@@Slightlyrednecked but we turned the hater on she hasn't but any fure at all

@@cheichthiam8344 if its her first batch, she might not know what to do. An inexperienced doe, (her first litter) almost always looses some if not all the kits(babies) the first time around. Nerves can also play a factor. You say you touched them? you most always dont want to touch the babies for at least the first 24 hours. If you feel you need to, wear a plastic glove. I find rabbits are like birds. Once your scent gets on the babies, the mom doesnt want to have anything to do with them.

@Kelinciku Imut ok thank you very very much

@@janellebird3771 ok thank you very very much BTW we did thoch them

You shoul hold your rabbit and place the kits over her belly near nips they will feed themselves

@@shutupson1839 thank you very much 🤞😄😄😄🤞

I am sorry that you had to deal with that. I wouldn't say that it is normal but it does happen from time to time and especially with first time mothers. I have a video coming out this morning that addresses the issue in more detail.

That's the same feeling I had the next day I checked on them I found all if them dead. My rabbit is pregnant now and after the babies get a little bit of hair I am Planning to hand feed them and make the milk. Maybe your rabbit is a good mom

@@gamewithme2429 you can also get a nest box and put them inside your home and feed them instead if your mom rabbit dosent feed them.

@@gamewithme2429 what exactly will u feed them? I may have to do that

Don't worry.. She'll not kill them. Its good that she visits them

I am glad that you are able to take care of them. It is a little odd for a mother rabbit to not feed her babies but it does happen from time to time.

I had the same problem, and did the same thing you did

Hi, my bunny have 4 babies right now but she does not seems to feed one of them and belly is flat. We tried to hold her in a close to trance position for feeding, but she wakes up as soon as the baby suck on her. What should we do? Can you advise?

Blessings hey guys Sunday morning I got up to feed her first before feeling the babies as I entered the coop she was standing in the box over them I just reversed and ever since she has been feeling them they look so big and healthy.

can you help me please

You should be able to pull some hair from her dewlap pretty easily. It should come out with a gentle pull.

one of them die

oh no, so sorry to hear that. If it is a first time mother then I am sure she will do better with her second litter.

after how much time i must feed the babies .

@@lexyjohnson6421 yea my rabbit gave birth to five babies there so small and 🥰 I could cry 😭

same here i had 4 babies born on christmas night , but as of today their bellies look skinny so it’s hard to tell if the mom is actually feeding them

@@melaniesanchez7547 we haven't looked at our rabbit but you should touch there bellies to see if there ok if not feed them car milk or goat milk if thee mom is not feeding them milk

Probably not because you handled them. A breeder I recently bought from warned me about my doe. She's a good cooperative rabbit, but as she gets ready to kindle, she gets very cranky and defensive. Apparently she's outright hostile if she has a nest full of babies.

Hello... My rabbit is also a 1st time mother.. There were 7 babies but now only 4 left... Out of which 1 is also getting weak and bony.... I tried hard to make them survive... But no milk is suits them... U told that u take care of 1 baby bunny.... I want to know how u feed that bunny....and what kind of milk u gave to it

Moving them could do it. Try putting her in the box with them. Make sure she is able to feel secure and is not disturbed by other animals. You probably moved her to a larger cage. A cage that is just big enough for the nest box, the feed box and water access, and enough space for mom to sit outside the nest box is large enough, until the babies start moving out of the nest box also. Rabbits are comfortable in small spaces.

How are they doing?

#HORSELIFE They all died 😭😭😭

No Name No! I’m so sorry! Was it her first time?

#HORSELIFE no not her first time I tried hand feeding but they weren’t drinking

Same problem with my rabbit

Oh- thats uhm scary? Brutal? Sad?

@@Bunnn13 yep, bad mother

Horrible mother! Are they okay? Did they die?

@@Bunnn13 one of them, it had a seizure but the other one was alive. Unusual part was, it only had 2 babies so I was surprised it wasn't 8 like other bunnies would have.

@@Bunnn13 the live one is 11 days old rn, barley opened her eyes today

Oh no, i am sorry to hear about that. I am sure she will do better with the next litter.

Your so sweet to the bunny

@@jocelynturkel8338 the baby bunny is 2days old and is still alive he made it alive through the first night :)

@@Nature580 how’s it doing?

@@Chesseroni well sadly the baby bunny past away because the baby bunny also wouldn't have made it because it's like 1hour born baby bunny we just didn't have the right milk to keep it alive and he was also very weak :(

@@Nature580 I’m so sorry if you ever find another you can give it cat milk with a small syringe (no needle)

Most likely the mama bunny will do most/everything herself, just check on the babies once and a while to see if they’re okay and plump/growing!

Yeah well watch lots of videos!!

It shouldn't. it may affect their overall health though. I think I would add some lights on a timer to make sure they get about 12 or so hours of "daylight" a day. Lack of light can lead to some depression in humans and I am sure it can do the same with animals. Don't worry about the kits though, she will take care of them just fine.

If they are meat rabbits I would avoid any kind of pesticide. I would try food grade (make sure it is food grade) diatomaceous earth. Just dust it on them and only use until the fleas are gone. Make sure that there isn't a bunch of straw or hay in the cage that the fleas can live and produce in. I hope that helps.

I'm so sorry, I'm praying for my mommy too... might be best to get a new doe. So heartbreaking to lose babies! 💔

As long as the babies are fat and still alive she is probably taking care of them. You probably won't see it but that doesn't mean it isn't happening. It is rare for a mother rabbit to abandon her young. I hope that helps.

Thank you so much that will help a lot. One question may I touch the babies to check if the bunnies have a big belly?

I checked this morning the I found the babies dead they were cold I don't know what to do 😢😪

oh no, so sorry to hear that. If it is a first time mother give her another chance. And yes you can touch the babies, that won't affect the mother at all.

Thank u

I have never had a problem but I don't have a huge rat problem either. As far as turning the nest box on its side, never had to do that either. The babies tend to start leaving the nest at about 10 days old. for the first few days I put them back in the nest box at night and then they can usually get in and out as they please from that point on. After they start spending more time out of it than in it, i just remove it. Hope that helps.

no. They tend to open their eyes pretty quickly. I wouldn't worry about it.

Nice. Congratulations on your new rabbits.

@@Slightlyrednecked thanx

Ooh. Thanks for endorsing this option. It takes a weight off my mind

My rabbit had 4 kits. Yesterday. No fur pulled today they are cold. Not active at all. One has passed. My rabbit is inside the house. I have separated the male. She is an first time mum. Idk 🤷‍♀️.

If you see the baby rabbits on the floor without any fur or hay you can pull some fur off of the rabbit and give them some more fur to build a nest to keep them warm 😊 also I am thinking about breeding rabbits do u have any advise???

@@Daesgamingroom yes for sure! Research a lot here on slightly rednecked's page!! He has amazing info in several videos on here.

I am so sorry to hear about the problems you are having. He really has the best chance of survival with the mother. You can bring him in at night if you want but if it were me I would put him back with the mother. At least for a few times a day. You should be able to monitor and see if she is feeding him.

Yea it is pretty shitty but then again he breeds them so if they aren’t breeding then he doesn’t need them and they will just eat more food which means more money so I get why he would do that but yea it is pretty sad

Don't judge a farmer based on your city morals about pets. You have no room to talk unless you're a vegetarian: the animals you eat have likely not been raised this humanely. This guy obviously cares for his rabbits and no breeder want to loose a momma he's raised, but it's extremely hard to make a living doing this and you have to be practical. It's harder to have a long term farming career than it is to become a doctor. So grow up and take your jugement elsewhere.

Sorry for the slow response. I am sure that all of the babies are doing fine now. It isn't uncommon for mother rabbits to wait a while before feeding. Glad to hear that you were watching and got them all in the nest box.

It sounds like she built a great nest. There is no reason to think she won't take care of the babies. And you can go in and disturb them to check on them. She will still take care of them.

Thank you so much for the kind words.

First of all, I wouldn't worry about the snow, they should be able to handle that just fine. I would be concerned that she was dead too though. if that is the case I am afraid that there may not be much you can do. If she is still alive then she has to be coming out to eat and drink. If you have a game came you might set it up nearby to see if she is coming out at night. I am so sorry you are having this problem and I can't really help much.

It is very unlikely that the mother will eat her babies. It does happen but is very rare. The nest box needs to go in a few days before the doe is going to give birth (30 days from being bred). You may not know when that is. You can take a handful of straw and throw it in the cage. When she starts gathering it up with it hanging out both sides of her mouth (it will be pretty obvious) put the nest box in. She is about to have them. I hope that helps.

I am sorry for the slow response. A distended belly might not be anything to worry about but it could be bloat. You can treat bloat with infant gas drops but it is very hard to treat in rabbits that young. I hope that it is doing fine by now but if it was bloat it probably didn't make it. As far as the mother only feeding one baby at a time, that is a little strange, but if they are all being fed I don't think it is a problem.

Hi if this happens then you could always keep them warm in cotton and hay and wrap the box in a blanket (with some ventilation) You can force feed the babies. Just make the mother lie on her back in your lap(on a pillow) and feed the babies by putting them on top of her.

@@mehrmahajan1097 it’s extremely hard to flip a bunny on its back

I am sorry for the slow response. It is possible she will have more (or already did) but it is hard to say for sure. One kit can survive on its own but chances are, if she didn't make a nest, she probably isn't going to do a good job of taking care of it. Sounds like you did what you should have done and now it is just a matter of waiting to see how she does as a mother. I hope for the best.

She should be feeding them but you will most likely not see it happening. Sometimes first time moms take a bit to get going. By the sounds of it she is doing most things right so I wouldn't be too concerned myself. It isn't uncommon to lose one or two though so don't be too alarmed if that happens. Good luck and I hope it all goes well. I sure would love to visit New Zealand some day by the way.

(tip) rabbits don’t build replacement nests if one is damaged or gone, just remove the baby bunny that didn’t make it, that’s the best thing you can do

Sounds like a good mother. It is quite probable that they were fed right after being born. Congrats on your new litter.

Unfortunately I don't have anything on that. It is very hard to do. You can try to go to a farm supply store and get a kitten milk replacement or a goat milk replacement and a bottle with a very small nipple. I hope that it works out.

It is best to move the other babies off so the mother only has one set of mouths to feed. 5 weeks is a little early to ween the older babies but that is about all you can do. She will most likely take care of the new babies but you probably won't see it happen. Most mother rabbits don't really pay a lot of attention to their babies except to feed them once or twice a day.

I am so glad you found this video helpful. Congrats on your first litter

She should probably have them around the 18th or 19th of this month. They generally give birth on day 30 or very close to it.

I am sorry to hear about the injured kit. Unfortunately it sounds like it may have a broken leg. There probably isn't much you can do for it and you may want to consider culling it to put it out of it's misery. It is a tough decision to make. As for the mother not wanting anything to do with her babies, that is pretty normal. They really don't pay much attention to them at all until it is time to feed them (once or twice a day when no one is around). As long as they are not overly skinny they are fine and don't need anything else. If you do notice that they are overly skinny and feel you must feed them look for a kitten milk replacement or goat milk replacement from a farm supply store.

That isn't that abnormal. It happens from time to time with my rabbits too. usually it only happens once or twice but every once in a while you get an over aggressive feeder that likes to hold on tight. You can put a lip on the front of you nest box that faces to the inside. It doesn't need to be very big just a small ledge kind of that will act as a scraper to scrape them off when she jumps out of the nest. personally, I just check them a few times a day and put any that are out back in the nest box. By about 2 weeks old they are going to be able to get in and out on their own so it really isn't that much work for me to do.

Ware gloves when you handle her. :) I really don't know that there is much you can do but wait. She will probably calm down as the litter grows. Sorry I don't have better advice.

I would bring them to her rather than taking her to them. Rabbits don't really pay much attention to their babies except to feed them just a few times a day and they usually do that when no one is around. If they are in a nest box and have plenty of bedding, I would put the nest box in with the doe and leave her alone to take care of them. It is rare that a mother rabbit will not care for her babies but there are some times (like first time moms) that they don't do a very good job. If she is a first time mother, she will most likely do better on her next litter.

I am so sorry to hear that. if you can't get straw then you can use grass from your yard.

Oh no, so sorry to hear about your problems. If they are not being fed you can try to force the mother to feed them. Basically, hold her on her back and place the babies on her to feed. It is difficult but can be done. I hope everything works out for you.

It is possible but very unlikely. I would bet that she is preparing for another litter. I hope it goes well.

I am so sorry to hear that. You will very seldom ever see the mother feed or pay much attention to the babies. That is normal. Stepping on them and killing them isn't uncommon for first time moms. it isn't usually a problem with future litters though.

Slightly Rednecked thank you for replying by the way I sub

By the way she’s not already stepping on it she just always step on it On day 1-3 but right now the baby is fine

I have never found that necessary.

she did pull fur as well but its nowhere near the babies, she inst a new mom by the way