should I check them or leave them????

[myfainters]

We picked up a new Flemish giant doe 4 days ago. We raise our buns in a colony. She is in the quarantine pen and had babies 2 days ago. (I noticed a little blood on the straw where she was sitting to eat and assumed that meant she'd had babies somewhere. I finally found the nest today.....but she hid them very well and the opening to the hole is all blocked in her fur. (She's a pro at this mom thing apparently) So my question is....... Should I pull them out to check on them or let them be until she brings them out of the nest? I had planned on setting up nest boxes and having a "maternity ward pen" but she beat me to it. Lol.
Thanks in advance,
Jess
Www.faintheartedranch.net

 

[Zass]

Go ahead and check them. You will want to make sure that there are not any dead kits that could foul the nest.
It's a complete myth that rabbits will harm or abandon their babies if handled.

I think this thread is all the proof necessary, just click through and see how many of us safely handle our babies.
newborn-bunnies-picture-thread-t22498.html

Oh and :welcome: to RT!!!

 

[Miss M]

Yep, Zass said it! Don't be afraid to check those kits.

Her nest sounds really neat! It'd be great to have pix of that!

Welcome to RabbitTalk!! :welcomewagon:

 

[myfainters]

Thanks! I'll check and try to get some pics in the AM.