Hi, I am new here and new to Rabbit breeding as well.
I stumbled upon the Rabbit world by chance. I am from Canada but presently staying in Egypt. Was at an animal market where I saw a little girl with a basket full of 6 very cute white bunnies for sale. She told me they are French Wite Rabbits and I could not resist since the price was very very good. Long story short, I now have 3 left older ones.... and a doe had 6 kits.
One went missing, not sure what happened there, if she ate it or what? All kits are well except for a little one, who also seem to have an eye infection. I keep putting warm water on its eyes and forcing them open but it can hardly keep them open and the eyes are not shiny and seem to have a cloudy whitish cover. Kits are now 2.5 weeks and they refuse to stay in nestbox.
My concern is that they are in the balcony and loose and the little blind runt would not be able to find mom to feed. So i tried to intervene and hold mom while allowing him to feed but either mom is stressed and milk gets cut off or runt does not know how to feed? He keeps going crazy from one nipple to next and gives up. Doe hates me holding her and now seems not too happy with me and does not run to me when i go in balcony like past.
What would you recommend i do with runt and eye? And is it normal for does to cut milk when not happy? The other kits have their eyes open and are much bigger in size.
Thanks
Moot
I stumbled upon the Rabbit world by chance. I am from Canada but presently staying in Egypt. Was at an animal market where I saw a little girl with a basket full of 6 very cute white bunnies for sale. She told me they are French Wite Rabbits and I could not resist since the price was very very good. Long story short, I now have 3 left older ones.... and a doe had 6 kits.
One went missing, not sure what happened there, if she ate it or what? All kits are well except for a little one, who also seem to have an eye infection. I keep putting warm water on its eyes and forcing them open but it can hardly keep them open and the eyes are not shiny and seem to have a cloudy whitish cover. Kits are now 2.5 weeks and they refuse to stay in nestbox.
My concern is that they are in the balcony and loose and the little blind runt would not be able to find mom to feed. So i tried to intervene and hold mom while allowing him to feed but either mom is stressed and milk gets cut off or runt does not know how to feed? He keeps going crazy from one nipple to next and gives up. Doe hates me holding her and now seems not too happy with me and does not run to me when i go in balcony like past.
What would you recommend i do with runt and eye? And is it normal for does to cut milk when not happy? The other kits have their eyes open and are much bigger in size.
Thanks
Moot
