fur pulling is basicly making a nest for the babys to go into.have you bred her of has she had contact with a male at all.it can be a sign of a false pregnacy too.one of mine is having a false pregnacy at the mo.my rex did get agressive.it can be a sign to do with the changing hormones.she does a fair bit of grunting at me at the moment but i usally just ignor her and do what i was doing.also you might see her gathering bedding and mine tended to eat and drink a lot more.i thought she was pulling our leg at first as it was over a month before she gave birth.i had a feel for the babys but couldnt feel anything.we brought her inside last night with the weather turning cold an wet as the babys were a little cool so we had to change the nest but they are doing ok at the moment.just be on the watch in case she is pregnant.

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TBH i think pulling the babies out and weighing them etc will do more harm than gd, coz if they smell like humans she will kill them as a way to protect them. At the end of the day there is nothing you can do. Taking them out and bottle feeding them will give them a slim chance of survival aswell... just leave her be. You'll stress her out more by interfering (and yes, i have bred lots of rabbits before )

When I was doing a lot of rescue involving rabbits/ guinea pigs and the like I found that the pregnant does/sows were quite aggressive. This was due to them having being moved from an environment they were used to and having a total stranger caring for them.
I had one that ate the ears off both litters she had. The young survived just they had no ears.
If you have been going into the nest, of a rabbit that in effect doesn't trust you, you are very lucky she hasn't killed them. I wouldn't have touched the young until 2 weeks of age. As advised I would weigh them daily. After all you have already handled them. If they lose weight by tomorrow then I would continue with the 'top up' feeds. Rabbits in the wild only feed in the morning and in the evening. It is a misunderstanding to think they need feeding every 2-3 hours. I used to feed until the young wouldn't take any more twice a day. This worked for both wild and domestic rescues.
Basically if the young are still alive now after being born on Friday the doe is feeding them at least something. Have you checked her teats? She may have a mild mastitis. If the teats are sore or hard then get her to the vets for an antibiotic injection.

Becky,

If the doe hasn't killed the young by now, with all the handling, she will proably not do so now. They would normally kill the young, as a form of miguided protection, within hours of them bieng handled.
I must admit if the doe is in pain due to mastitis she may kill the young to stop them attempting to feed from her though.

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a few years ago one of my females kicked her kits out i then hand raised them on latolol, i kept then in an indoor hutch got up in the night to hand feed ,two of them are still going strong and are now at the grand old age of ten so the hand feeding was worth all the hard work

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i have just checked the kits and they are a lot better today.i think the feed last night must of done them some good.when i handle the kits its with a pair of cotten gloves that have been left in the nest since before they were born so theres no worry of my smell getting onto them.one of the smallest ones found it amusing to take a big pee over me so i figure if somethings coming out then something must be going in.im going to carry on keeping a eye on them as advised by the vets this morning and he said i should keep trying them to see if they are hungry.he said the mother doesnt have a fat lot of milk but there is some.like i say they look a lot more healthy and lively today so thats good.mums a lot more relaxed too.yay

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Don't worry about mother walking all over them that's how they feed, grab a teat and suck she just sits or moves all over the nest then cleans afterwards, they squeak for a meal.

poor things though.im so worried about them,they look so fragile.

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glad there ok,

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hi guys just a update on the bunnys.they are doing fine now.the mother seems to of taken over feeding for them now and i havnt had to feed them for over a week now.they have all got their eyes open and 2 of the 4 are coming out of the nest every so often to pester mum and hop around.its soooo cute.so thanks for all the help.

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If she is not spayed it could be a sign of a phantom pregnancy. getting her spayed will stop this and make her calm an easier to manage it will also dcrease the risk of cancer.

Make sure you rub your hands over mum befor you touch the kits or she may regect them.

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