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Joe Gilbert answered ּαBaby rabbits, or kits, usually open their eyes 10 - 12 days after birth. They are born deaf, blind and furless, but should start to grow fur after about 3 days. A doe will want a safe and secure area in their cage to make a nest in; this could be a box in a draft free corner. Rabbits with outdoor areas of their hutch may dig a hole for their nest. Fill the nest box with grass hay, newspaper or cotton so that a comfy bed can be made for the baby rabbits. Try not to use wooden shavings where possible in the bedding area, as this can irritate the eyes and cause respiratory problems. The baby rabbits will tend to stay in the nest box until they have their fur and have opened their eyes; during this time they shouldn't be disturbed except to check they are ok and not getting squashed. They will come out when they are ready. Although rabbits don't often eat their young, it is possible that if they don't recognize the scent left on the babies that they may feel threatened and eat them. Rabbits can have different sized litters; this usually correlates with the size and breed of the rabbit. For example, the smallest breeds such as dwarf rabbits tend to have between 1 and 4 babies, with medium rabbits having between 7 and 12. Large breeds can have anything up to 15 babies. Anonymous answered I have had a lot of baby Holland Lops that just WOULD NOT open their eyes. What I do, is if the baby does not open the eyes by day 12, I get *CLEAN water that is a little hotter than Luke-Warm and dip a *CLEAN rag in it and gently wipe any gunk off and soak their eyelids for about 2 minutes. Then I gently open them. You always want to keep a close eye on the babies that do not open their eyes on their own. If a baby goes over about day 15 without seeing, its brain gives up and does not develop what it needs for the ability to see. If the baby re-seals its eyes overnight, just repeat the cycle. Most babies who do not open their eyes by themselves have a MUCH greater chance of being blind or going blind. Always make sure that there is nothing to stop the baby from opening its eyes. We only use the ointment Terramycin when, like the first person said, they have Nest Box Eyes. Usually after you open the baby's eyes they will squint for a few days. This is normal. They should have their eyes fully open by about day 15. Hope this helps someone! Anonymous answered Well actually, Kits (domestic baby rabbits) open their eyes on 11th or 12th day after their birth, right ofter 10th day.If baby rabbits hasn't opened their eyes by the time it is 12th day you may have to help.Sometimes they gets something called "nestbox eye".in this case they got some crust grunk on their eyes, for this you have to wet a piece of soft cloth with warm water, they gently open their eyes. But if, the amount of grunk is more then you need to use an ointment Terramycin. This will clear out the grunk. Your baby rabbit will open his eyes easily Anonymous answered Baby Rabbits Open their Eyes at about ten to twelve days. If you identify that for any reason their eyes open by twelve days, check the ones with their eyes closed very carefully to be sure they aren't matted shut due to any bacterial infection. If this occurs, wipe the eyes with a warm wash cloth to see if they will open. If they produce pus or other matter, treat them with an ophthalmic antibiotic or Nitrofurazone Powder twice a day until clear or alternatively contact the nearest Vet near you. Samantha answered It depends on their health, and genes, but, the average is 10-13 days, and occasionally, an early rabbit 9 days, but not very often!!! Hope I helped!!! :) jaclyn soriano answered I've heard that they open their eyes in about 2 weeks, 12 days, or even in about 10 days after they're born. Sometimes they may not even open their eyes at the same time, on that same day. My friend had trouble getting one of his lops to open their eyes. So after he waited for a few more days(total of 17 days)it finally opened it's eyes. Now, I have 6 baby rabbits, and they're only 3 days old. Hopefully they live longer, so that I could understand more about their adaptation to the new world. Anonymous answered Well they normally open their eyes around the 10th to 12th daydream after birth but it can be sooner. Anonymous answered 10 to 13 days Chinno answered Around 11-13 days after birth. Anonymous answered 10 to 12 days after birth Anonymous answered Rabbits will open their eyes around 2 weeks Anonymous answered On the 11th or 13 day Anonymous answered They open their eyes about at day 10 to day 12 Anonymous answered 10-12 days mine are three days old!!!!!! Anonymous answered They open their eyes about 1 week Anonymous answered I've just had baby rabbits and have had several litters before. They open their eyes on the tenth day or just over. Anonymous answered Mine are 8 days old today and almost everyone of them (have 8) have opened their eyes Anonymous answered My rabbits are 2 days old , And they have not opened there yet , they usually open around 8-10 days old . Anonymous answered Ten to twelve days shamar shamar answered 11-12 day after birth. Anonymous answered They take about 10 days Anonymous answered I have bred rabbits twice... Well, my mum did and I'm not sure as well! Either ten to twelve days or one to two weeks.First breeding wasn't good... This is the second time Primrose (mother) has bred the kits they have grown, grown fur and have not opened their eyes yet.Bye!... dori nunya answered Around 4 day to a week Anonymous answered My babies are 6 days old and their eyes look almost open Alec Trehfyde answered 1-2 weeks ol Tony Alexander answered Baby rabbits open their eyes in two weeks. Anonymous answered 2-3 weeks they will have there eyes open... And my rabbit had bunnies too! Anonymous answered My babys rabbits are 9 days old and they have all ready opened there eyes Anonymous answered I have and have had quit a lot of baby rabbits the average s usually the 12th or 13th day. They will also start walking,growing more fur and leave the nest at this age. Anonymous answered My ten day old baby rabbit just opened its eyes as I was reading this ! Anonymous answered That was the best thing I've heard all day You see a few days ago my rabbit had babies and we think there is six of them and all day I have been on the computer looking 4 help Please give me more info Anonymous answered When Do Baby Rabbits Open Their Eyes???Rabbits open thier eyes on the 11th or 12th day after their birth. I just had baby rabbits that were black and some were gray.The black rabbits opened their eyes late because thier were more black then gray rabbits. Jessica van de Ven answered 1 week after birth. I looked it up on google! rhiannon golden answered I have baby bunnies I found and they are in my backyard this is the 5th time so I know how to deal with them. These bunnies are about 2 weeks that I found and there eyes are still not open so therefore it is 3-4 weeks.

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