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Pls guys, I need your opinions on this issue. I would like to dock some of my kits' tails. How una see am?

Eva's maternal instincts are exceptional. She protects her kits whenever she sees I or anyone go near her nestbox. Between yesterday and this morning, I have seen her feed her kits thrice which is very good. Am hoping that with the rate she does that, they would get big in a short time.
There was something she did yesterday which was quite funny. After d feeding time, she jumped out and started scouting for materials to carry to the nest. She found a rag nearby, tried biting and tearing it off but it won't yield. She tried dragging it but the thing followed her. She then started running round with it, probably trying to tear it but it couldn't. Maybe getting tired, she finally took it that way to the nest, but it was too big. Then with both her teeth and claws, she managed to petit inside and covered them with it, all the while checking the corners to make sure it covered properly. Satisfied with her work, she jumped out to go lie down, content that all was under control. It was really fun watching her for that.
Let's pray things progress alright.
Below is their day-old pic.

Pebcak:

@ #10 per liter help do the maths pls

Brotherly, my Nokia Torch no fit calculate am. Out of range. What a country!

kunlesufyan:
Nicely presented, you made me fall in love with Bunnies.. I actually thought they are only good for chow.
Does she lose her fur?
Has she fallen Ill since you got her?
Will you be able to handle all 'em Bunnies she would birth?

Thanks bro. To ur questions, she shed her fur sometime ago, bringing out new ones. Dis is normally done around 6mths of age. Aside that, no other significant shedding is expected.
She has been as healthy as an ox since day one. D only medication I gave her was a dewormer and ivermectin just before breeding her. Moreover, bunnies don't fall sick easily, with proper care.
I plan selling off some and keeping one or two.

2 spotted, 2 solid white and 1 solid black

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Iron Lady

Few minutes after kindling.

Yesterday was d 31st day. Yet Eva didn't show any sign of imminent labor. It was so so frustrating. I even gave her some spanking, hoping to roughen her up into labor but for where. She would have none of that. She was so smug, enjoying her meals and sleep. She converted d nest box to a canteen and toilet. It was so frustrating. No pulling of fur, no making of nest, no nothing. Kai!!! If not that I could see and feel the kits moving, I would have sworn that she wasn't preggy after all. With all that frustration and annoyance, I started pulling d furs myself. They were coming off easily, another clue that she was preggy, and I got quite a lot of it. I had already prepared extra hay for her days ago, even made a rough nest on the 27th day. You can imagine how angry I was when I went to bed.
Fast-forward to past 04AM dis morning. I woke up to Eva's noise. She was scratching and kicking against her cage, making a hell of noise. I opened her cage, she sped out to go and lie down at her favorite spot. She was breathing fast. I gave her some water which she immediately lapped up, then relaxed a bit. A few minutes later, she was all over the place. I got angry again and locked her up. She was quiet for a few minutes before resuming her scratching, all d while making a grunting sound. I decided to leave her alone, thinking it was her normal disturbance. I never knew she was actually in labor. This was cos she wasn't showing any of the signs I read about.
My people, not too long later, I started hearing some squeals. I rushed to her cage and lo, there it was; what I Havre been expecting since. The first kit was just coming out. Oh my!!! I didn't know what to do. I stood there transfixed as Eva kindled 5 healthy kits. I quickly made a nest with the materials already provided. When she was done licking them up, I transferred them to the nest. It was then that she started pulling fur. I was amused. So all these animals are individuals, there are no hard and fast rules on how they go into labor.
Now am feeling accomplished, though a "mother's" work is never done.
Lets get the parrie started!!!
Who will pop the first champagne?

Finally o, it's about to go down. No, sorry, it has gone down. D kits haff arrived o my people. Am so excited.

JohnieWalker12:
Meet my lovely kitten Thelma

She's such a cutie. What happened to the rest of her body?

Day 28.
Today is exactly 4wks Eva was bred. D journey still continues. She is obviously progressing well. Her stomach is not that big, she still lies down most of the time, as if she feels heavy. I started seeing her kits kick around d 25th day. Now they kick and move around pretty well. I can also make out their forms when I stroke her side anytime she lies down. Her feeding is irregular, sometimes she eats well while other times, she does not. But she drinks a lot.
It's as though she has forgotten about her digging job. Not as serious as she was before. I tried giving her a box of hay but she only eat from it and pooped inside. Maybe we will try some other time.
The only down side is that it's as if she has forgotten her litter training. She poops and pees anyhow outside but still around her cage. Research said it's natural and she would get back in line after kindling so am not worried. Did I mention that her fur around the dewlap is gradually coming off.
As from tomorrow, I will start getting hopeful. So everybody, lets start praying for a safe delivery, shall we?

woowwww, true blood cannot lie. President is now a big boy, hurray!!!

300k?!!!! guy here no be UAE abeg. Nigerians love dogs, dogs and more dogs...

I finally slept last nite. Dis girl still carried her wahala enter dis morning. I think she wan do me April fool.

Guys, my eyes are heavy with sleep and fatigue as I type this. My heart is also skipping beats like badly.
Reason: Eva has chosen to keep me awake. She has been quite restless since last night but the thing doubled up this early morning. She has been scratching and biting everything that it's now annoying. It's as though she can't resist it. I caged her but she won't stay in there. She kept on scratching and jerking her cage that I had to go and release her. Immediately I opened the door, she shot out like a bat out of hell to my bedside to continue her Julius Berger work of digging and biting. Now part of my bedsheet is almost torn off.
At the few times she laid down, I saw her stomach jerking. I could almost make out the shapes of the kits. She was also making this sound as if she was in pain (chai Jesus!). She is also urinating frequently, infact, the thing seems to be oozing out of her.
My fear is that today is only Day 20, she still has about 11 more days to go. Am afraid she may want to abort the babies (chukwu aju!).
And of all days to start this! Am supposed to travel this morning. Kai!! This thing is just tiresome for me o.
Abeg make una help me dey pray o.
No light and my phone's camera is bad, I would have snapped her for u guys. Kpele.

oga olaeffet wetin dey happen na, wassup with Trish

Baroba:
You mean you potty trained a rabbit.. .. that mist be a challenge and half..

My bro, no be small matter o. Infact sometimes it can be plain frustrating and annoying. But with patience and consistency, d job was done. But due to her preggy, she sometimes drops a pellet or two around her cage area which of course is normal for an expectant doe.

wolewolsz:
Heard u don't touch the offspring when she gives birth as she might not feed the touched kid. Just an heads up

Dats wat I heard too but then I did some research and found out dat it does not apply to all of them. If u r really close to d does b4 they give birth, (and in dis case am super close to Eva, *winks*), they wouldn't have problems with u touching their kits. They would have been used to human scent and activities around them to bother.

ElmaSpeed:
She's such a cutie

Thanks so much

Day 14
Eva is putting on some weight. She gobbles up anything she is given. I get comments like, "hey, ur bunny is getting fat o, sure u r feeding her well." Dats exactly what I want.
She is also doing a lot of scratching now; around her cage, beside d mattress, inside d wardrobe, just anywhere. Dats fine anyway, it will shorten her claws so she doesn't hurt her kits with them. Moreover, I don't intend disturbing her by trying to cut them.
I still can't wait for the D-day!

I think she also likes lying down now.

Day 10.
Did some palpation today and sure enough, there were some lumps in there (guess 3 or so). Gee, am finally going to have some bunny cuteness around. Impatient me.

knyte:
Some were still births, some their lungs was almost cOllapsed because they got drowned in the amniotic fluid

owwhh, dat a pity

Not to worry. From d look of his paws, he will be a big boy with a proper diet which of course you have started.

I once had dat problem. I mixed oldenburger or sometimes blueboat with warm water (not hot water o). Make it a little bit thin. Then give with a syringe. Be gentle and patient, it may choke on it sometimes. Since it's still little, u may need to feed it thrice per day. Once it shows any sign of discomfort while feeding, pls discontinue. In my case, after a week or two, it started taking marshed solid foods like yam, rice, etc. With love and plenty of care, Spooky should be fine.

knyte:
Actually 14 is too many for me. I like to cut my coat according to my size. Its more than just numbers, its the care and work on has to put into them.

Exactly bro. But did d other 7 die of natural causes or were they runts and you euthanized them?

knyte:
Thanks bro, it was an hectic one for both of us but she came out strong at the end.
Its her first time

Dats amazing. 14 puppies for a first timer? Dat means my bunny can also surprise me. I tap into dis grace.

Day 8

pics as at today