I bought two female bunnies from a pet shop as I thought one living on its own would get lonely, now one of them has had babies. What should I do?
Well, either you’ve been sold a male and a female by mistake, or one of the females was pregnant before you bought her. Go back to the pet shop and tell them, hopefully they will take steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again with the rest of their ‘stock’! Unfortunately, you’ll have to keep an eye on the unexpected litter and plan what you are going to do when the babies are ready to leave their mother. In the meantime, take the other bun to the vet or someone with experience to have it sexed. If it’s male, house it separately from the other bun, plan to have it neutered soon and don’t let it near your other bunny for at least 4 weeks after the operation as it could possibly still be fertile during that period. Being a responsible bunny owner, you should have your bunnies neutered.
