We rescued an adult flop bunny a couple of weeks ago. To our surprise a week later she had babies. She has been a great mother to all seven but last night she separated the runt from the rest of the litter. I researched how the hand feed it and bought all of the stuff. I am still afraid move it though, please help!

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Originally Posted by paschall2005

We rescued an adult flop bunny a couple of weeks ago. To our suprise a week later she had babies. She has been a great mother to all seven but last night she seperated the runt from the rest of the litter. I researched how the hand feed it and bought all of the stuff. I am still afraid move it though, please help!!

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Is she feeding or caring for it? Rabbits do abandon and/or kill the babies she cannot or will not care for.

If you researched you know that already.

Our rabbit person - Alty - is not around right now. She'll know. In the meantime, I'd keep close watch because I only know what I've read.

She is not caring for it at all since yesterday. I just checked on the momma and she hopped over to the nest of babies and turned her back to the one she separated. I just made it a bed in a shoe box with a heating pad and nesting wool. I think I am going to bring it in and feed it the bunny mixture I read about. I would rather try something than do nothing and let it die. I would feel so bad it I did nothing. I'm so irritated 1st that the pet stor sold my daughter a pregnant bunny and second that the previous owners didn't bother to have it spayed. Thank you so much for responding. I will welcome any help I can get.

It would be best to provide another , separate cage for the little one, and be with it as much as you can. Hand-feed it like you've researched, but also provide a hot water bottle (that it can move away from if it begins to over-heat) and a heat lamp (make sure it can move away from this too). If your worried about separating it. Maybe just ove it for the day, put it back for the night then remove it completely? Try leaving the little one near the others, in the same room as when it has fully matured, it is likely that the mother will accept it back, though don't re-introduce until it has fully matured. Hope this helps a little.