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Most rabbits, in general, will not move their babies. And with wild rabbits, if the mom thinks a predator (human interferance too) has been touching the nest, she will abandon her babies. So wild nest should be left alone, even if you can't see the mom anywhere, she only tends the babies once or twice a day so not to attract attention from predators.
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I don't think rabbits will abandon their babies like as was said. they might look like it but they will probably just be more careful to avoid predators. hares will move their babies though
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No, rabbits aren't built like cats or dogs and they can't carry their young. They might be able to fling them in anger if they aren't very large, but they don't move a nest of kits. But it doesn't take long for kits to mature and leave the nest. They start walking around at about 3 weeks of age and soon afterwards may follow their mom out of the nest.
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I believe they will. We had a nest in our yard--built within the last two days. Today, after my daughter accidentally frightened the mother (near the nest), the nest is empty. This happened in the space of just a couple of hours, in a fenced yard. I can think of no other explanation.
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