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So you may remember about 2 weeks ago I took in two rescue bunnies. Well what I was told were two boys actually turned out to be a boy and a girl and since they had been kept together they did what bunnies do and multiplied. I woke up this morning to a surprise.

5 wiggly baby bunnies.
 

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So day 2 of baby bunnies. They are less wrinkly and all warm and wiggly. A light dusting of fuzz is appearing.
 

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Awww! Adorable fuzzy babies! 🥰

From childhood experience, I suggest getting the boy to a vet ASAP to get the snip. As I recall bunnies can get pregnant again while babies are still teeny. Also get the babies sorted as soon as the vet will do it, for a similar reason!
 
Awww! Adorable fuzzy babies! 🥰

From childhood experience, I suggest getting the boy to a vet ASAP to get the snip. As I recall bunnies can get pregnant again while babies are still teeny. Also get the babies sorted as soon as the vet will do it, for a similar reason!
I had separated them when I took them in because the cage they were in was too small for 2 rabbits so he can't get to her. He has an appt for next week to get neutered. She came pregnant but there won't be any more unwanted litters. I plan on separating the babies at 10 weeks and will keep them until they are spayed/neutered and then they will go to new homes.
 
I had separated them when I took them in because the cage they were in was too small for 2 rabbits so he can't get to her. He has an appt for next week to get neutered. She came pregnant but there won't be any more unwanted litters. I plan on separating the babies at 10 weeks and will keep them until they are spayed/neutered and then they will go to new homes.
Glad to hear it! 💜
 
I had separated them when I took them in because the cage they were in was too small for 2 rabbits so he can't get to her. He has an appt for next week to get neutered. She came pregnant but there won't be any more unwanted litters. I plan on separating the babies at 10 weeks and will keep them until they are spayed/neutered and then they will go to new homes.

Is he separated now though until his snip appointment? They will often mate again 24hrs after she kindles
 
Day 4- more fur growing in. It's so buttery soft. Tummys are fat so they've been feeding at the milk bar quite well. I love their little ears. The black one is my favorite.
 

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They are all so adorable! 😍 Making miss my pet Rabbits that I had. I've always taken in rescue animals. Sadly people tend to give me their sick ones that just need end of life care. I hope you end up finding good homes for these ones if you can't keep the whole litter. Such precious little wigglies!
 
They are all so adorable! 😍 Making miss my pet Rabbits that I had. I've always taken in rescue animals. Sadly people tend to give me their sick ones that just need end of life care. I hope you end up finding good homes for these ones if you can't keep the whole litter. Such precious little wigglies!
I've decided I will keep them until they are old enough to spay and neuter and get it done and then rehome them. I don't want other people to end up with accidental bunnies and spayed and neutered rabbits are friendlier and not as prone to biting. I'd like them to go in pairs so they have a friend. I'm pretty picky when it comes to rehoming rabbits.
 
Baby bunnies are soooo cute. Wait until they get to the age where they start exploring!

We had a similar situation once. We had two rabbits who we knew were a girl and a boy, and we kept them in separate cages but next to each other. We went on vacation and hired a boy down the street to take care of them. We gave him very specific instructions on how to clean the cages and stressed to him that he couldn't put them both in one cage while he cleaned out the other cage. So a little while after we got back from our vacation, the girl rabbit had babies. We called the boy and asked him how he'd cleaned the cages, and sure enough he'd put them together. We reminded him that we'd told him not to do that, and he said he thought it was because they'd fight, but since they didn't fight when he put them together, he figured it was fine. It didn't dawn on him that it was because they were male and female.
 
Day 5. You can see their little eye creases forming. They are starting to spread out more in the nest and are gaining weight rapidly.
 

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