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Thank you everyone for your advice. They are looking a lot better today, thank goodness. I've also taken them out for some exercise to help burn off those bellies. I've put the doe back with them for tonight and I will see how they are in the morning. If they are huge again then I'll separate...

Thank you! I've separated them and will see how they go overnight. If they aren't looking 100%, I'll take them to the vet.

Hi everyone, I plan on going to the vet tomorrow however I'm hoping someone with more experience than me may be able to assist. My doe had 5 kits a week ago today. Two were peanuts and died 2 and 3 days ago. Today, one of the seemingly healthy kits died. Looking at the two left, their...

My babies are growing well and are close to opening their eyes :) I do have another question though. As I was unaware of this pregnancy, the buck was with the doe for several hours after the kits were born. If she is now pregnant again, what do I do once the new kits are born? I'm assuming I...

Thank you everyone. The little ones have gained 10-15gms in the past day and the bigger ones only a few gms so I guess it will all even out. Miss M, I have been driving myself nuts putting the kits back in the nesting box! So I've decided to stop and just let the mum do her job. They haven't...

Thank you for replying. I'm in Australia and temps are 20-30 Celsius (70- 90 Fahrenheit) so they are outside. They have a nesting box and can get out but are still too little to climb back in. I thought of moving their nest to the lower level so they can come and go as they please? The two...

Hi everyone. I rescued a doe three weeks ago and 10 days ago she gave birth to 5 kits. I was told the doe would have only just been 4 months old when I rescued her. She didn't make a nest before the babies were born so I helped her by preparing one once I realised she had given birth. She...