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WHY RABBITS SUDDENLY DIE

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        The life cycle of the rabbit Do you remember the day you got your first bunnies, a happy day when you chose which rabbit(s) you would like took them home and probably showed them to friends and neighbors? But some of us are unfortunate enough hours, days, weeks and even months later our new rabbits suddenly dying for no apparent reason. Or so we think. There is always a cause of death and many new owners in particular think the rabbit just randomly dropped dead for no reason when this is never the case.   Rabbits are born in litters of 1-14 typically around eight is what most rabbits give birth to, bear in mind new mothers will often birth smaller litters. The (kits) start eating what their mother eats at around three weeks and can leave their mother at eight weeks. Male rabbits (bucks) can become sexually mature as early as ten weeks so be careful but most become sexually mature at around four months when this is a good idea to have ...