fostering kits that are older

[LindseysWoolies]

My doe has 7 ea kits some of them don't get fed as much as i like. This girl is a first time mom. Would it be ok to foster 1-2 of her kits in with my singleton healthy jersey wooly kit born today. She had three peanuts as well but they aren't going to make it.

 

[SatinsRule]

I would imagine that it's a real roll of the dice when the kits get older. When they're newborns, it can and does work.

 

[akane]

So long as they are roughly the same size and under 2 weeks fostering usually works fine. I do have a lot of trouble with it but that's because all my large breed rabbits have such large litters that often I'm moving kits from a litter of 14-16 to a litter of 10 and the doe still may not be able to care for them. I end up using my mini rex doe to foster a lot of the time. That's pretty much the only reason I breed her.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

More info:

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