Baby Bunny Time of Year

Our Moe and Jasmin both had a litter of bunnies the beginning of June (1st & 4th). Moe, who is 2-years old and the mother of Jasmin, had (5) plump babies. Jasmin, who is 1-year old and a first time mother, had (6) tiny babies.

Moe is the bunny that JoAnne and Emilie hand raised when her mother (since rehomed) refused to care for her litter. She is the friendliest and calmest rabbit I've ever encountered. I can only guess that it's a result of being bottled fed and held constantly when she was tiny. She has all the natural instincts when it comes to rearing a family and is a fantastic mother.

Moe with nest in background -


Moe's babies today (approx 2-weeks old) -


Sadly, Jasmin on the other hand is NOT a good mother at all (to be rehomed soon). She didn't pull any hair to make a nest prior to giving birth and the babies were scattered and looked to be laying where she delivered them. She did try pulling some hair at one point afterwards but she'd sit or walk on them and wasn't feeding them. Unfortunately, and as a result, five of the six babies didn't make it.

The good news is that we were able to sneak the sixth one in with Moe's litter. She either couldn't tell (unlikely) or didn't mind and accepted the little fella as one of her own. Although much smaller than Moe's babies it's doing just fine.

Jasmin with a mouth full of hair -


Jasmin's litter -