rabbit expert needed! More babies...

[tallgirl35]

My two female rabbits managed to produce two babies on Christmas Day. Dad was taken to a new home, but obviously not quickly enough as mum had three more babies yesterday.

The 4 week old babies are doing really well, but were trampling all over the newborns. I've removed them into another cage and left mum with the new ones.

The older two are eating solid food (have been for about a week) including carrot, hay and mix and have sussed out the water bottle. We were going to keep them, but now it'll be easier to find them homes and keep one or two of the 'new' babies with mum.

Will the older two be ok without mum now and also, when should I get them sexed?

[lankeela]

The babies should stay with mum until they are about 8 weeks. You need to have them sexed (you vet would do it,
if you can't find out how - many rabbit care sites will tell you how) as they can start to mate at about 10 weeks old, and would mate their sisters or their mother without hesitation.

[clair3934]

Are you sure the adults are both female it sounds like you have a male and a female which is why you keep getting more babies also 4 wks is fine for the babies to be taken away from mum people generally only leave them for 6 weeks so that they are a bit bigger thats all

[tallgirl35]

Found out at Christmas that I obviously had a male and female.. but he'd done the deed again in the two days they'd been together before I found the babies.

Dad is fine in a new home and the older babies seem to be coping well without mum. We've got four, not three new babies and all ok. I let older babies out together for a run around and mum tried to mount them - why??