Rabbits sometimes eat their young. If your female rabbit just had babies, it is important to\u00a0keep an eye on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mother rabbits don\u2019t normally eat their babies, but it does happen sometimes. A young female rabbit may eat her young because she\u2019s afraid of the entire experience of birthing them and nursing them. Sometimes female rabbits don\u2019t make good mothers, they don\u2019t have a motherly instinct. It\u2019s best not to breed them again if they\u2019ve eaten a couple of litters.<\/p>\n
Rabbit cannibalism is when the mother rabbit eats her babies. This condition can be caused by different circumstances. Eating young isn\u2019t limited to rabbits. Here is a list of common animals that are known to eat their young.These include\u00a0Rats,\u00a0Sloths,\u00a0Prairie dogs, fish, reptiles\u00a0and\u00a0Birds.<\/p>\n
Rabbits will eat their babies for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n
Does gets excited by a change to her cage, or her food or water.<\/p>\n
Mother rabbits don\u2019t like other animals around her when she\u2019s given birth. Dogs, cats, or even a mouse running in your home can upset her if she\u2019s given birth. Keep all animals and visitors away from the rabbit\u2019s nest. Don\u2019t allow your household pets to roam at night.<\/p>\n
Water supply issues. Make sure your mother rabbit\u2019s water is fresh, cool water. Add electrolytes or vitamin supplements to the water if it\u2019s hot.<\/p>\n
Before she gives birth, trim her nails so she won\u2019t cut the babies during the birthing. This can cause her to eat them.<\/p>\n
Check the nest box to see that it\u2019s got everything the mother rabbit needs. She might get upset if it\u2019s not lined with enough fur, etc.<\/p>\n
If the mother is young, under six months, she might not handle birthing well and eat the babies because she\u2019s scared and upset by the experience. You might need to take the babies away from her for their survival.<\/p>\n
Nervous rabbits don\u2019t make good mothers.<\/p>\n
Nutritional deficiencies can be a reason why a mother rabbit eats her young.<\/p>\n
If the mother detects there\u2019s something wrong with a baby rabbit, she might kill it.\u00a0 It\u2019s an instinctive way of eliminating weak, sick rabbits.<\/p>\n
Sometimes the father rabbit if left in the cage with the litter and mother, will kill the babies so he can breed again with the female rabbit. Always remove the male rabbit once babies are born.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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