BABY RABBITS HELP when do i check on them???

Question

my rabbit just had a litter of kittens over night sometime and im not sure whether to check on them as it is cold outside and she didnt use the nesting bost she made her own next to the nesting box out of straw and hay and her fur.... butit is cold outside and i dont want the kittens to die??? should i check on them now or leave them for a few days? help!!!!

Answer 1

If it is cold outside you might want to move the mom and babies inside if that's possible. The one that is really little was probably just the runt, it will be smaller than the other ones at least for awhile but it will be fine most likely.

By the time they are 2 weeks old they should be fine outside. Rabbits usually do ok in the cold when they get to be that old.

As long as she can feed them when they are beside the nest there, you shouldn't interfere. But if it's a really bad spot for a nest, pick up the whole thing, and make sure the mother knows you have it; then move it into the nest box while she's watching. Then she'll know where they are, and they'll be safer.

Just make sure you don't touch the babies too much without touching the mother first...they need to smell like her or else she might reject them.

Good luck, I hope they live!

Answer 2

I think that u should check on them to make sure they're all healthy and in stable conditions. If they're shivering u may want to bring them inside, or give them something warm that will incubate them until u find out what u r going to do with them. I hope this helps! Good luck with your new kittens.=]

Answer 3

Is there any way to take them in? if not after 4-5 days you can check

Answer 4

anyone answer my question its about a rabbit and her babies:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

and to answer yours i would check on them and if there are any dead ones take them out and if you think that the nest will suffice than l would leave it but put the nest box in the cage just incase the mother decides to move them

Answer 5

how can a rabbit have kittens?

either way, bring them indoors and have mom spayed.