my rabbit gav birth to 4 babies.31 days later had another 3.1 is tiny wil it survive. new litter is 7 days old

Question

i hadnt intended this to happen the male rabbit had escaped over the fence to be with her. he is now castrated.

Answer 1

keep an eye on it to make sure its getting enough milk as the bigger will push it out of the way,you will know if it has been fed by its tummy it will go all bloated,if after 2 days it hasn't hold the baby to the mother till she gets her feed(easier said then done) you must persevere if this doesn't work you will need to buy some formula to feed the baby.you say the baby is 7 days old now,so it has a good chance of surviving just make sure its getting fed.good luck! hope it makes it.

Answer 2

It depends on the kind of rabbit. If both parents are of a dwarf breed, you run the chance of getting a "peanut," which has two dwarfing genes. This is always fatal.

If they aren't dwarfs, you just have a runt. In a litter of 3 its chances are better than in a larger litter. You might want to hold the doe and let the tiny one nurse a little extra. Don't try to bottle-feed it though, this should only be used when there is no mom since it's very difficult and rabbits are bad about aspirating (inhaling) milk.

Good luck - and sorry people are flaming you. Wild rabbits go and get pregnant right after having a litter, so you're not hurting the doe. They're designed to do this, but breeders just don't like to let them so each litter can get the best chance to grow to its full potential. Your buck is fixed, so problem solved.

Answer 3

It might. Three is a tiny litter for a rabbit. It partially depends on how old the female is and the number she can support. Check daily to make sure it hasn't died. You want to remove it immediately if it does. You might also want to check with a vet. Baby rabbits can be bottle fed if you want to go to that extent to save it. The vet may be able to get you a formula that works. Cat milk formula may also work if he doesnt' have rabbit milk formula.

Don't take the baby rabbit to the vet. It shouldn't be out of its nest box for long periods of time, especially during the winter (they need warmth to survive).

Answer 4

your rabbit should not be having litters this close tougher (max 3 a year) doing this will put great strain on the mother as she will be losing even more vitamins and energy caring for all these baby's and being pregnant. add the stress of pregnancy/birth and nursing and that's a lot of stress to put her under.

she should be kept separate from males unless they are spayed/castrated.

by not doing this and allowing her to become pregnant while nursing you are being very irresponsible and cruel.

as long as she feeds and does not eat or kill the babys they should survive.

Answer 5

yes it should survive, but keep an extra close eye on him and if it looks like he is getting beaten up by the others or not getting enough food then you may want to take him out and bottle feed him. Good Luck! =)

Answer 6

i guess it will. my rabbit gave birth o tiny lilttle babies. they survived. All 8 of them r doing fine.

Answer 7

Mom is going to be exhausted. I would keep kitten milk on hand in case she can't handle it. Her body is depleted right now so make sure she has adequate nutrition. http://www.rabbit.org

Answer 8

there is a good chance that it will survive as long as she is feeding the baby

Answer 9

yeah thier doing what rabbits do mutiply but they should be fine .

Answer 10

it could most do make sure she feedin it ok abd that hes drinkin his milk also you could take to vet if worried