There are several reasons why a rabbit eats her young ones<\/p>\n
Stillborn:\u00a0Where a baby was stillborn, your rabbit will proceed to eat the body.<\/p>\n
Placenta:\u00a0The rabbit was eating the afterbirth and placenta, and became confused. She ate the baby thinking it was part of the afterbirth.<\/p>\n
Panic:\u00a0If the Rabbit\u00a0was already nervous and ate her babies to avoid attracting predators\u00a0to her hutch.<\/p>\n
Dietary protein:\u00a0She was left drained and devoid of energy following the birth of her young.<\/p>\n
Territorial behavior:\u00a0She has no intention of sharing her hutch and removed the competition.<\/p>\n
Weakest less likely to survive:\u00a0Rabbits can eat those little ones that are very weak and unlike to live\u00a0in their approach to motherhood.<\/p>\n
The majority of the time, a rabbit will not consciously decide to eat her young. Once she has birthed multiples litters, she\u2019ll have a better understanding of her role and what is required of her.<\/p>\n
Feed your rabbit a diet of Alfalfa hay in the days before the birth of her kits. This will prevent her from eating her young because she lacks nutrition.\u00a0After giving birth, she\u2019s likely to eat the placenta, but could eat a baby in error. Remove the kits if there are early warning signs.<\/p>\n
Unlike hares, rabbits don\u2019t eat meat. They\u2019re\u00a0 not carnivorous animals,\u00a0so they\u2019ll very rarely eat their young by choice. It\u2019s most likely to happen with young rabbits after giving birth to their first litter. Then, the rabbit is frightened and confused by the experience, and just does what comes naturally to her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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