Lop rabbits born dead

by Lydia
(New Zealand)

My rabbit just had a kindle of two and was her first litter and both I think were born dead as I have been checking regularly. What do you think may have gone wrong as she is a healthy rabbit and the kit were both good size?

Do you have any recommendations as what I can do to make sure this would not happen again...?

***** Karen Sez *****
Sorry about the kits, Lydia. It is very difficult to say what might have gone wrong. Sometimes it just happens this way. If I took a wild guess, I'd wonder if the fact she had two large kits contributed to a difficult labor and the death of the kits.

The doe can be rebred right away. Hopefully the second time will go better for the doe and new litter.