Care for new Born Bunny

Kindling in most cases takes place at night and generally no assistance is required. A doe gives birth to 2-12 numbers of young ones with an average of 6 in one kindling. Rabbits are born blind and naked. They start developing hair 4 days after birth and open eyes after 10 days.

For the first 20 days, the baby rabbits only food is their mother’s milk. Does nurse their kits only once a day, usually in the early morning hours for about 3 to 4 minutes.