Well someones advice and loved it. But when can i hold the babies without worrying that she'll kill them? See becuase i really want to breed rabbits next year and i need to know when to hold them
2007-11-24 12:49:45 · 8 answers · asked by Shorty 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
u should not hold them until they start hopping around on their own, and what are u going to do with the rabbits that u breed. u need to decide that before u decide to do this, get a good book on rabbits and their care, and breeding. also realize if u breed rabbits u may be called upon to kill one to stop its suffering at some point, this happens sometimes and vets are expensive so breeders do not depend on a vet to put a rabbit to sleep if they need to destroy one
2007-11-24 13:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by Dale T 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It all depends...Is the rabbit a wild rabbit, or a domesticated rabbit. I imagine that it is domesticated, because you want to breed. If you have had the rabbit for a while, and the rabbit is accustomed to your scent, then you can hold them almost immediately without risking any harm to the babies. The site below may be of help. My bunnies were too young to reproduce. The mother chewed the ears off the babies, but didn't eat them. They didn't survive because Calico, (the mother), didn't feed them, so they became dehydrated. My advice is to make sure that the bunnies are old enough. I only had the female with the babies, so I do not know what males do to baby bunnies. My best advice if you want to do more, would be to do a google search. Hope it helps
2007-11-24 13:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by cuddling_flirt 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-05 13:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been a rabbit breeder for over 15 years now and I hold the kits(babies) from the day they are born. You must check the doe's (female) nest to remove any dead or deformed kits.
If you haven't started breeding rabbits yet, please do lots of research before you begin. The first thing to do is start with good, purebred, pedigreed livestock. do not crossbred rabbits.
A good place to do research is witj ARBA-American Rabbit Breeders Association. http://www.arba.net
You can become a member and get loads of information and advice about all aspects of the rabbit hobby.
It is a great hobby to get into. I have been bredding, rasising and showing rabbias for 15 years now and it is great and fun.
Good luck. And if you need any help you can email me.
2007-11-24 14:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by kuunoita 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can hold them shortly after birth. You should check the nest to make sure there are no dead kits or pieces of after birth in the nest. The mother will not worry too much as they only feed twice a day and will generally ignore the nest the rest of the time.
Make sure that you provide a nest box so the kits don't get cold or fall out of the nest.
Do lots of research about breeding before you start.
2007-11-24 13:38:45 · answer #5 · answered by Kate M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i use to care for wild rabbits. and after the little ones were born. i was not allowed to touch the baby rabbits because if the scent of your body. will go on to the baby rabbit and the mother will get rid of the rabbit or not care for it at all. see when baby rabbits are born with there eyes are closed for a while. but after there eyes are open you can touch them. because the little rabbit can kind a look after it self. soon as the little litter is born do not separate the mother from the baby's or they will not live when they're just born. and they will cry for there mother.
2007-11-24 13:04:18 · answer #6 · answered by Li Syaoran, CardCaptors ™ 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
as soon as they have some fur, hopping around, eating rabbit food on their own. by this time they will be close to being weened, and mom wont be so protective of them. the same other rodents, hamsters, rats, mice, guinea pigs, etc. just remember to separate the father from mom, and babies. he will eat them.
2007-11-24 12:58:00 · answer #7 · answered by Barbara L 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
2 weeks after you get them
2007-11-24 14:15:40 · answer #8 · answered by Paris 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋