Holland Lop Baby Bunnies
Although we no longer have baby bunnies available, please enjoy the following videos and photos showing just how fast baby bunnies grow!
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Holland Lop Baby Bunnies
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Clementine's Baby Bunnies: 1 day to 6 weeks old
Cocoa's Baby Bunnies: 1 day to 6 weeks old
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Fun facts about baby bunnies:
- Rabbit gestation is about 30-32 days, which is about twice as fast as for dogs!
- Baby bunnies are born blind and naked. They look a lot like big baby mice as newborns.
- Baby bunnies are called kittens or "kits." When a rabbit delivers her kits, it's called kindling.
- Contrary to the myth, you can and MUST touch and check a domestic rabbit's baby bunnies daily to make sure all the kits are being fed. She will not abandon them.
- Holland lop babies typically open their eyes around two weeks of age. Sometimes, I use a warm, damp cloth and gently help any eyes that are struggling to open by then.
- The mom nurses her babies once or twice a day, usually early in the morning, so it's not often to witness the baby bunnies nursing.
- In larger litters or when the mom is struggling to nurse her kits, I gently hold any skinny babies to the mom for extra feedings or foster to another doe if I have one in milk.
- Around week 3, the babies are usually hopping in and out of the nest box and nibbling on hay - sometimes pellets and water too. It's hilarious to watch them learn to hop, flop, and binky!
- Holland lop bunnies are often the cutest around 4 weeks of age with their fat ears beginning to lop and extremely round bodies.
- I never wean my bunny babies before 7 weeks of age, sometimes much later, and they don't go to their new homes before 8 weeks old and well weaned from their mom.
- Baby bunnies in particular are very sensitive to a change in diet. I've have much success feeding Sherwood brand baby bunny pellets, hay, and water.
- Remember that although incredibly cute, bunnies are often neglected and rehomed as they age when once excited kids tire of the hefty responsibility. Bunnies can live upwards of 10+ years, are delicate creatures with special needs and particular ways of expressing affection, and are a HUGE RESPONSIBILITY!
