HELP! my rabbit had babies 4 wks ago and last night she had another.?

Question

I feel so irresponsible cause i was ill and didnt take the male out straight away. Shall I seperate the new baby from the others. How will she feed all of them???

Answer 1

Well it takes a rabbit 28-32 days for their gestation period. So yeah, 4 weeks would be about right. If the other babies are jumping out of the nestbox and eating pellets you may want to move the older babies out instead. If they are not jumping out of the nestbox and eating pellets, I'd leave the older babies in there with the doe along with the new baby. However if that is the case you'll want to go to your vet to see if they have a formula for hand feeding the baby. With the other rabbits being older it may not be able to fight to get the milk it needs. You probably only need to hand feed it if the skin starts looking loose or starts looking pale.

At 4 weeks old, the older babies should be very close to the point of eating pellets on their own. Normally you separate the babies off at 8-10 weeks old, but in this instance you may need to separate the older ones off earlier so the younger baby gets milked like it should.

The doe (female) should only be left in with the buck (male) for just the minute or so that is needed to breed the doe. The doe should always be brought to the buck's cage for breeding and not the other way around. The buck will have is territory already marked off in his own pen with his scent. If you move him to the doe's pen he will often focus more on marking his territory in the new cage than focusing on breeding the doe.

Answer 2

The new baby's most probably from the same batch. It's not unusual for rabbits to give birth to the same litter days apart. One reason could be that the mother rabbit was simply too tired to go on with the delivery. Just place the new baby together with the others, and ensure that it's being nursed as well. The last to come out is usually the runt of the litter, and often requires more attention to ensure that it grows up as strong and as healthy as the rest.

Congrats!

Answer 3

It isn't unusual for a rabbit, dog or cat to have their babies days or even weeks apart. Rabbits only feed their young for ten minutes per day, the new baby should be just fine with the mother and other babies, but I'd still call a vet and ask for their advice, just to be on the safe side.

Answer 4

Remove the older babies before she hurts them. Rabbits are very fertile right after they have their babies and it seems like the male was in with her at that time. Make sure you watch her closely and give her lots of food , water and attention as this will be a stressful time for her. Get the older babies eating pellets and hay asap.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

in my opinion......
rabbits are mammals right???
then rabbits have MAMMARY GLANDS
so she's the one that will feed the baby rabbits


and in cats when one of theirbabies is sick she's the one who separates that baby to the others


so just observe first

and you must feed the mother rabbit cause she's the one who needs nutrition.




that's all i can say
i hope i helped you even just a bit

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Answer 7

I hope you have separated the male now so you don't get another litter. Here is a link w/some pointers on caring for baby bunnies:
http://www.rabbit.org/care/newborn.html
The Mom will know what to do, but please don't breed her again; it's hard on her to give birth so often.