My rabbit is pregnant and due to give birth in the next couple of days. I have put a nest box full of hay in her hutch, but she is more interested in eating the hay! She has not plucked any fur to line the nest yet. will the babies be ok without the fur?
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riley504
ANSWERS: 5
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put cotton wool roll in the bottom under the hay to keep the heat in .. not balls a roll of cotton wool
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Some rabbits like mine pull their fur just before they give birth. I watched my rabbit go through all the motions, she started pulling fur and after gathering bits of hay and straw to make a nest with along with her fur, she did this for a few hours. Then she went inside the hutch, gave birth - i saw her eating the afterbirth, then she went back outside and sat grooming herself acting as if nothing happened! Then some rabbits pull their fur a few days before hand, it depends on the rabbit. Im sure she will be fine, leave mum to do her job.... as they say mum knows best!
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The nestbox usually is placed in the cage on the 28th day so it doesn't get too dirty from her pooping in it or eating all the hay in it. And that is usually when does pull their fur but some wait until right before they give birth. If she doesn't pull out fur, just keep checking to make sure that they are warm enough in there with plenty of hay or straw.
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she knows what to do, i panicked the first time i ever bred and as laurie loo says they are all different my bunny pulls her fur and makes her nest within hours she has then given birth. good luck to you and let me know how many she has and how well they are including mum.
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your rabbits should probably be OK but if they are in a nest-box but then if they are in justa nest it might be worth putting extra bedding in the nest such as ripped-up newspaper or hay, sawdust and things like that. i hope this helped some people. mollymoo
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