Azorean Steve
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My Silver Fox Doe (1st time mom) gave birth to 9 kits yesterday. From day 28 thru day 30 she refused to use the nestbox that i placed in the sleeping area of her hutch. So on day 30 i removed the nestbox and stuffed that area which is roughly 18" x 24" with hay, lots of hay! The next day she finally prepared a nest and shortly afterward had the kits. She pulled lots of fur, but the majority of it was out in the cage area of the hutch. So i collected as much of the pulled fur off the cage floor and placed it over the kits to keep them warm. Here in New England it's been getting a lil chilly at night. Anyways, this morning i go to check on my rabbits and i noticed that there was lots of fur on the cage floor again. My initial thought was that she had pulled more fur, but when i opened the door to the sleeping/nesting area i saw that she removed most of the fur off of the kits. Is there a reason for this? Was she planning on feeding the kits and putting the fur back on them afterwards? Or is this just inexperience on her part? Should this be of any concern?
Thank you!
Thank you!
