Will Rabbits Eat Their Babies?
Mother Rabbits Eating Their Young. .. . People That Raise a Lot of Rabbits Occasionally Come Across a Doe That Eats Her Young. If This Is Her First or Second...
Mother Rabbits Eating Their Young. ... People that raise a lot of rabbits occasionally come across a doe that eats her young. If this is her first or second litter, she may be forgiven for she knoweth not what she doeth. But if she eats babies with each litter, there's no sense in breeding her anymore.
Do rabbits eat their babies if you touch them?
A popular myth dictates that you must never touch baby rabbits. Legend claims that a mother will eat her babies as they are 'tainted' by human scent. This is completely untrue. Your rabbit will be indifferent to your scent on her young.
Why do mother rabbits kill their babies?
It's an instinct to avoid predators.
When a rabbit is threatened by predators around her, she might start eating her babies to not draw attention to her nest. The same thing happens with pet rabbits who are stressed out or when she's not comfortable with her current environment.
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