Help ASAP! Cold kits!

[dewey]

Having a buck right next to her when kindling could be distressing. By nature rabbits are sensitive and sensitive to environment. If I read it right it sounds like she had a buck right beside her and also kindled without having a nest or nesting material at her disposal (it happens)...but either one alone could spell disaster through no fault of her own. Does with environmental stress are set up for almost certain failure, and a stressed doe is unlikely to breed right after the fact. Even under different conditions once the kits got cold she could have known they would not survive, appearing to be careless with them to onlookers. A few key adjustments in the environment is often all that's needed for success.

eta: a blow dryer on low warm also works great to warm chilled kits.

 

[Genipher]

That's interesting, dewey. I have a three compartment hutch and each hole has a small wire window looking into the next hole. One of the does is next to the buck. Could this cause problems when she kindles? I just had her (hopefully) bred yesterday. Also, the buck was having a more difficult time getting her to cooperate compared to the doe furthest away from him. Could that be because they're "neighbors"?

 

[wooliewabbits]

 

[secuono]

This was her first littler, so I'm assuming the 1st littler is a test litter and don't hope much for it.
I had lionheads that bred by accident, all 1st time moms, different ages, only 1 near a buck. All of them failed to care for the kits.

He is a very docile buck, never bothers her or even the kits when they were half on his side. She in general is very nutty and uneasy in temperament. I call her ms psycho.

 

[secuono]

Re-bred her on the 4-6, two of those days, don't remember. Going to add the nest box today and weigh her. Hope if she is preggers, she will care for the kits...Or I'm looking for a new, proven mom.

 

[secuono]

She is 9 lbs, last time she was 10 and a little a few days before she had the kits. Gave her the next and we'll see what she does.