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My rabbit just had babies. How do I care for the new mom and kits?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Male | unneutered | 3 years and 4 months old

Hi this is not about my rabbit as he is a boy but my sisters girl rabbit as just given birth in the past 24hrs and doesn't know what to do?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on November 6th, 2016

There isn't much she needs to do, just give her rabbit a quite comfortable place to be and as a mother she should take care of the new-borns. just make sure to provide her nice quantities of food including hay.

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