We were not expecting this to happen, yet. But, it did! We don't know exactly when these babies were born, but we know it was some time yesterday or during the night before.
Rabbits are not really doting mothers. This means that they don't stay over their babies all the time. In the wild, rabbits will leave their babies in a burrow for a couple days at a time. In a pen, this means that the mother will stay on the other side. It doesn't mean that she doesn't care about her babies. This is a way of protecting them from predators. If they were to stay over their babies all the time, predators would most likely know that there are babies. Rabbits are fairly defenseless, so baby bunnies are easy meals.
Here are a couple pictures of them. You should never touch a baby bunny. Cuddles doesn't mind because she knows us and we've handled her enough that she knows we're not a threat. But, she does try to push our hands away and nip at us if we do something she does not like. Normally, a mother rabbit would be tempted to kill her babies if they smell of humans.
When they're born, they look kind of like naked mole rats. They have no fur, and they are blind and deaf. At this age, they are very squirmy. They can't walk, but they still get around. When they're 8 days old, they'll have fur. A couple days later, their eyes open. Then, they will learn to walk. We don't have them in the best bedding right now because they were such a surprise. They should be in hay or straw, and it should be a little bit thicker than what we have, but we had to use what was already on hand. We brought Cuddles and the babies inside the house because male rabbits sometimes kill babies. They're not the only animal that does this sort of thing. Twitter Question! Answer on Twitter using our handle @DenOfCluck If you were to have a bunny, or do have one, what would you name it? Nanners: I named mine Bugsy, but we call him Bug-Bug. Mashers: I named mine Cuddles!
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