how old should a baby rabbit be before you can separate it from its mother?

Question

just wondering

Answer 1

Rabbits should be left with mum until they are a minimum of six weeks old.By then they should be feeding on dry food and hay. British Rabbit council recommends that no rabbits should be sold until they are eight weeks of age and have been fully weaned.
I breed and sell rabbits in my pet store.
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Answer 2

Other people seem to know more about rabbits than I so I'd go with them. But with most critters it's usually best to watch them with their mother and only separate them when she starts to not let them nurse. Trouble with that is some animal Moms just are not good at the mothering thing or just never learned and, if you want the cub, pup, kitten, calf, foal or whatever to live a human has to take her place or find the baby a new, and willing Mom.

Answer 3

old enough to eat solid food himself,,i have bottle feed w2ild baby rabbits,,one lived 12 years

Answer 4

Anywhere from 6 - 8 weeks old! As with any "babies," take clues from the mother! When she starts to wean them, you can take them!

Answer 5

6 weeks is about the earliest you should separate them.

But 8-10 is better if the mother doesnt mind them.

Answer 6

They are mentally and physically and legally allowed to leave their mother at 8 weeks old.

Answer 7

8-10 weeks, i'v had pet rabbits all my life.

Answer 8

before u seperate them they should be 5 weeks old before that it would be very unhealthy because they need their mothers milk to survive until 5 weeks

Answer 9

I think i read that it should be at least 6 weeks old! :) Smart_Blonde

Answer 10

Make sure it can eat food on its own, and is no longer nursing.