Baby rabbits should be kept with their mother until they are at least 6 weeks old, preferably 8 weeks old. Their eyes open at around 10 days and they continue to nurse on their mother's very rich milk until weaning at around 3 to 4 weeks old, when they also start to move around and 'walk'. They are completely dependent on their mother, who usually feeds them once a day at most. 0 - 3 months old: Babyhoodīaby rabbits, or 'kits', are born hairless and with closed eyes. While all rabbits have different personalities and may mature at different rates, this article aims to give a rough overview of the different lifestages of a rabbit.
Once other factors such as breed, neutering/spaying, living conditions and healthcare have been factored out, age is probably the greatest influence on a rabbit's behaviour. How much influence does age have on a rabbit's behaviour? As with humans, improvements in rabbit medicine and healthcare are enabling rabbits to reach very old age, in some cases as much as 12 years old, or 120 in human terms. It can be helpful to think of one year in a rabbit's life as ten years in a human's life, so an 8 year old rabbit could be thought of as approximately 80 years old in human terms. How long do rabbits live?Ī rabbit's lifespan is influenced by breed, living conditions and healthcare but the average lifespan is likely to be around 8 to 9 years. The different lifestages of a rabbit, how long they live, how age influences behaviour, and how to care for rabbits from youth to old age.
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