how long after you breed rabbits does it take for them to be born and what age can they be seperated from the?

Question

mother and how do you take care of the babbies after they are born

Answer 1

Rabbits are pregnant for 28 to 31 days. And baby rabbits should be kept with their mother for at least eight weeks. Here's some great info on all the details -
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.html

If the babies turn out to be females, you can keep them together with their mother. Mothers and daughters, and sisters and sisters, get on the very best. Just make sure they have enough space so they don't argue!

But if they're males, they need to be separated at 12 to 16 weeks. As soon as a male's testes drop ... as soon as you can see his two little round testes when you hold him and look between his back legs ... he will definitely be capable of getting any girl bunn pregnant. This usually happens around 12 to 16 weeks of age.

And you should especially avoid allowing any female bunns to become pregnant until at least eight months of age ... because, until at least eight months, she's still growing, and if she gets pregnant, it will weaken her own growth and set her up for ill health.

If the babies turn out to be males and you want to keep them together, you should get your male bunny neutered. You could begin contacting rabbit-savvy vets now, ask them lots of questions to see whether they know about bunns, so that you can decide which vet you'll take him to for the operation. Then they can stay together indefinitely.

Have a read of these great detailed rabbit sites too -
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/?once=true&
http://www.tagyerit.com/hopline/cold.htm
http://www.rabbit.org/
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html - http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyfood.html - my own site - please have a browse and enjoy!

Best of luck to you all!

Answer 2

Actually, the correct answer is 28-32 days after they are bred. The number of days is the same as the number of teeth they have 28-32. They normally have them about right at 30 days. And you normally want to put the nest box in about 2 days before hand. Normally, it's best to separate the bunnies from their mother by the time they are 60-70 days old. Straw is normally the best nestbox bedding to use (make sure it doesnt' smell moldy). It's not good to use hay or wood chips because the odor may cause the rabbit to have the babies outside of the nestbox. Rabbits don't like odor inside their nestbox. It's also good to have small holes in the floor of the nestbox to allow any urine to drain out of the nestbox to avoid any ammonia build-up in the nestbox. Pegboard tends to work really well. Also make sure to check the nestbox every 1-2 days for dead babies. Dead babies need to be removed immediately so the mother won't avoid milking the other babies due to the smell or so that flies won't lay eggs on the babies that are alive, causing problems later. The mother won't always be able to milk all of the babies that are born so it is important to do this.

I have raised thousands of rabbits over 24 years, so I know what I'm talking about. I also had to answer the gestation period question in a number of rabbit showmanship/royalty competitions that I won growing up in 4-H.

Answer 3

They want setting apart instantly. Unaltered rabbits can most effective be in combination to be mated, then must be separated right away. Female rabbits have 2 uterine horns that may turn out to be wearing 2 litters of kits at one-of-a-kind phases of gestation, that is unhealthy in your feminine's wellness, and in addition unhealthy for the kits, due to the fact the primary clutter will nonetheless be nursing whilst the moment clutter is born. Neither clutter gets enough nutrients, the mum's frame will likely be pressured via nursing at the same time additionally gestating the moment clutter, and mortality premiums a number of the kits will likely be better. When breeding, the feminine is taken to the male's cage for mating. Once they're performed, they're separated. They can also be mated a moment time round eight-12 hours later, then separated once more till the kits are weaned.

Answer 4

Rabbits kindle at 28-31 days.
They are generally weaned anywhere from 4-8 weeks depending on the breed and how the mom is doing. I have weaned rabbits at 3 weeks because the mom was getting nasty with them and I have weaned rabbits at 8-12 weeks. Smaller breeds need to be with mom longer and larger breeds dont have to be with them as long. You dont need to take care of the babies, the mom will do a good job by herself. When they are born she may not feed them right away, dont panic, its normal. If after 24 hours she still hasnt fed them then get her on her back and put a baby on her nipple to stimulate the milk production. This will take 2 people to do so the mom doesnt get scared and kick the babies.
Also she will only feed them once in the morning and once late at night, she does not stay in the box like a dog or a cat would so dont be worried if you dont see her with the babies.