day 7

The babies are growing fast! Some photos to prove this

 

Wiggles

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The babies!

They are doing great! Bella, however, isn't the best mother. Well, you can't blame her, since she's a first time mom, but so am I haha So to make sure that everyone is well-fed I have to take Bella out of the cage, together with the babes and put them all on my lap. Then I let the babies drink until they're satisfied. At first two of the babies were really tiny; Tiny (one of the dark bunnies) and Silver, a tiny bunny with a broad (still) silver striping on the back. I'm sure this colour will change soon! After a few days Tiny has grown significantly, but Silver is still a little bit smaller. I bought some extra milk in case the babies needed some extra help.
Below you will see some photos taken on day 5

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Oops!

I never thought something like this would happen to me; but never underestimate the nature of male bunnies haha Benjamin forced his way out of his play pen to get to Bella, and you can imagine what happened next. I wasn't to happy at first, but then the baby fever got to me!
Last Sunday Bella gave birth to six babies! Not until a few days before Bella went into labour, could I tell that she was pregnant. I could tell that her nipples were a bit swollen. That particular Sunday morning I wasn't even at home, but getting my new rattie cage that I bought on the internet. When I returned I could see that she plucked out all of her fur, and I thought to myself that she was already getting herself prepared. But then, to my horror, I recognised the outlines of baby bunnies! Then another shock came as I didn't see any movements. I didn't want to touch the babies so I just stood there watching until they moved...and fortunately they did!   Unfortunately one baby died after just two or three days

Below are some photos of the second day

This is the litter on the second day!

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