1. When they are first born they are bald which means it is essential to keep warm at all times (see breeding information post at the bottom their is a paragraph about nesting box's and keeping warm)
2. There eyes are closed but when they're 10 days old their eyes are open(sometimes they begin to open when they are 8 days old) if there eyes are not open by the time they are 14 days old then you MUST open them or they will be blind.
3. They start to grow very thin fur at around 5 days old it isn't very noticeable unless you have a black rabbit which grows white strands of fur like myne!
4. They wont be able to walk properly but they start to learn at an early age my latest ones have already attempted to walk and they are 8 days old(although they cant walk they just fall after a couple of steps) but they do still wiggle around and drag themselves.
5. at around 2 to 3 weeks old they will begin to wonder around the hutch by themselves.
6. At around 4 to 5 weeks they will begin to try solid foods and they will experiment with the water but they will still be feeding from the mum.
7. If after 5 weeks the mum stops feeding them she knows that they are ready to eat solid foods and have no more milk.
8. The mum will only feed the baby kits ONCE a day so they mustn't miss out on that important feed this is why a nestbox is essential
9. The Earliest a baby rabbit may be weaned (removed) from the mother is when they are 7 weeks old. NO EARLIER OR THE BABYS MAY DIE!
10. It is very hard to sex a rabbit until they are atleast 6 weeks old and even then it can be tough to determine it and the sex can be wrong! take to the vet if you want them sex'd at this age the easiest way to sex a rabbit is too wait until they are 4/5 months old because the males testicles are very visible they are two pink hairless 'sacks' and they are are located on the belly near the tail.
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