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So sister to the dead doe (pretty conclusive in retrospect it was a combo of heat and and smoke inhalation, its been a tough week up here in the sierras with the wildfires burning)..
Delivered right on cue (while I was at work) 7 healthy kits- 3/4 NZ and 1/4 Flemish...(dead doe had 7 fetuses)...
New to rabbits, we never see her nursing they seem lively enough (day 4) I got home last night. Child is well meaning but is holding mom in her lap to forsce feed kits 2 or 3 times daily.... is this necessary?
How do you tell if she is caring for them. Initial concern was d/t mom not spending time in the nest box with them.. so they were moved indoors in a dog crate and even now mom spends most of her time on top of the nest box (its a cardboard box with one side cut out ) not with the kits....
Advice would be appreciated!
Delivered right on cue (while I was at work) 7 healthy kits- 3/4 NZ and 1/4 Flemish...(dead doe had 7 fetuses)...
New to rabbits, we never see her nursing they seem lively enough (day 4) I got home last night. Child is well meaning but is holding mom in her lap to forsce feed kits 2 or 3 times daily.... is this necessary?
How do you tell if she is caring for them. Initial concern was d/t mom not spending time in the nest box with them.. so they were moved indoors in a dog crate and even now mom spends most of her time on top of the nest box (its a cardboard box with one side cut out ) not with the kits....
Advice would be appreciated!