We then cover the boxes with a heavy towel and run them out 2 times a day to mom to feed. She will normally hop right in the box and nurse them and then hop back out. We cover them back up and take them back inside after each feeding. At about the time their eyes open we will leave them with her full time. We also will put a heat bulb over the top of the cage for extra warmth when necessary.
Problems happen when the babies get pulled out of the box when mom hops out after feeding.
We make sure that everybody is in the box and then take the box away from mom. We have had French Angora raise Jersey Wooly babies, but not vice versa. Here is a great essential oil recipe you can make, to use when you rub down your rabbits to get the loose fur off. To treat any itch,rash or irritated skin condition apply it directly.