Alaric Snell-Pym
Soooo I was feeding the rabbit we adopted (found roaming the countryside, but clearly domestic) - she hops out of her hutch onto my lap to be hand-fed pellets each evening - and there was MOVEMENT inside the hutch...
Six little versions of her have appeared. Perhaps 5 days old. All alive!
I had a heart attack though. Had to call @Saffy in to see what it was, as I had my hands full and was thoroughly freaked out... I figured it was either babies, or a mouse or rat or something had snuck in...
Alaric Snell-Pym
They've reached the age we're supposed to start interacting with them and getting them used to human handling. Seems they like curling up in my pockets! As they're routinely leaving the nest now, we think it's safe to move them to more appropriate accommodation (the current setup is just what we'd cobbled together at short notice to rescue their mum...), so a proper hutch is on order to be delivered tomorrow.
Alaric Snell-Pym
This ungainly tangle is what rabbit breastfeeding looks like
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They're growing
Alaric Snell-Pym
Aaand growing. Roaming around their enclosure, starting to nibble hay. Mum is starting to get annoyed with them chasing her for milk, so we've set it up so she can jump up away from them, and giving her plenty of time out of the enclosure eating the lawn.
Alaric Snell-Pym
There's six of 'em snuggled under the straw there, although they're mainly covered up... Fur has grown but their eyes aren't open yet. They mainly just lie there, curled up, but we've checked and they do occasionally move.
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