Whats in the nestbox?
	Updated June 9th 2008 A litter of eight Elops bron June 9th One Chin (yes, finally) maybe a opal but more likely a chin :) three rews or frosted ? four I have no idea yet This litter is on hold, none will be sold, sorry to those that have been asking.  This is my first litter of elops born in a year.  I'm so excited to have baby elops again after a year of trying. Two more due in the coming weeks.  One litter carries the chin gene, and  one does not.  At this time I will be holding my chin carriers. Thanks.
		We do a inside nextbox, which means we pull the nextbox away from mom after she kindles her kits. The kits are handled from day one, this I have found works well. The kits don't fear humans as much.  I take the nestbox out to their mom once, sometimes twice a day.  Baby rabbits only need to feed once a day. They drink all that they need in one feeding.  That is why their little bellies are so fat after they nurse. I bring the nestbox to their moms in the morning, I make sure that it is the same time each day. The does jump right in feed and clean their babies and in about five minute they jump out. Then I bring the nextbox back inside.  I continue this until the kits eyes are open and they are jumping out of the nextbox.  When they are two weeks they are left with mom full time.  It is very important for the mom to get the babies back when they are two weeks.  They need to bound so that they have great personalities. They are left with mom until six or eight weeks and then they are weined. When I wein I take all but two away, leaving two with mom helps her dry up.  I have never had a doe refuse her babies from pulling the nextbox. I find that I lose less kits and end up with rabbits with great personalities that trust people. I don't sell any rabbits under eight weeks of age, our selling age is hardly ever under twelve weeks.  When they are ready their pictures will be placed either in the showbabies page or the forsale page.