It is profitable to breed rabbits for oneself and for business, as they multiply very quickly. On the other hand, these animals are subject to many diseases, which affects their ability to produce healthy offspring. It happens that the rabbit leads the dead rabbits. This can happen to newbies and experienced breeders. Consider the causes of miscarriages in rabbits and their prevention.
Why do rabbits give birth to dead rabbits
If a female has good health and good living conditions, then her pregnancy proceeds normally and ends with the birth of healthy little rabbits. Consequently, miscarriage, that is, the birth of dead cubs, signals deviations in the mother's body. 
The reasons may be different, but most often there are three of them:
- poor diet (poor quality food or poor diet);
- stressful situations;
- diseases, especially infectious.
If these factors occur in the first days of sukropolnosti, the embryos can freeze in the period from 12 to 20 days and dissolve. The negative impact in the last days of pregnancy leads to miscarriages.
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Improper feeding
A sukrolnaya rabbit needs a double portion of nutrients, because they are needed not only by her, but also by the fruits developing inside her. With the shortage of these essential substances in the mother, her body is depleted and can not provide them with growing embryos. Therefore, the fruits freeze or miscarriages occur. 
Feeding errors that can be fatal:
- underfeeding: the animal is undernourished due to lack of food;
- poor quality feed: poor-quality feed, dirty and rotten vegetables;
- wrong menu: monotonous food, because of which the future mother does not receive the necessary vitamins and minerals;
- bad water: dirty, stale.
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Proper feeding:
- enhanced: food should be enough for the animal not to starve;
- varied: feed, legumes and cereals, hay, grass, vegetables;
- balanced: vitamins, especially A, E and D, minerals (calcium) and protein;
- quality: vegetables are clean and not rotten, good feed (you can cook yourself);
- is always pure water.
Only with proper and adequate nutrition mother and her babies will be alive and well.
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Stress states
Rabbits are easy to scare. The stress they experience can seriously damage their health and even lead to death. Especially vulnerable are the suckling females. Having experienced fear, they can lead the dead rabbits. 
Possible causes of the stress state of a pregnant rabbit:
- external noise;
- host attitude: rudeness, screams, careless handling;
- poor living conditions: dirty cell, little space, poor ventilation;
- change of scenery: new cell, swimming;
- movement: cell transfer, car ride;
- strangers and other animals.
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To avoid stressful situations, you need:
- remove noise sources as much as possible;
- monitor the cleanliness of the rabbit house;
- not to allow strangers and other animals;
- Do not transfer to another cell or move it;
- handle the female carefully, do not make noise, carry out the inspection carefully, talk to her gently.
A good emotional state of mommy is a guarantee of the health of her kids.
Infectious diseases
The cause of miscarriage can be the disease of the rabbit. Infectious diseases are especially dangerous: myxomatosis, viral hemorrhagic disease, pasteurellosis, listeriosis. The suckling females are more vulnerable than other rabbits. For example, listeriosis most often affects the urogenital system and the mammary gland. A sick rabbit around will happen 5-6 days ahead of time. 
Cubs are born already dead or die in a couple of hours. This happens in the acute form of the disease. If the illness is over-tolerant, then the mother will die during or after childbirth. Unfortunately, effective treatment does not exist yet.
Important! The meat of a rabbit who has been ill with listeriosis or has died from it cannot be eaten, since this infection is also dangerous for people.
Preventive measures
In order for the sukroolnost to proceed without deviations and end with the birth of live and healthy rabbits, efforts should be made to avoid the problems listed above. This will help preventive measures:
- regularly feed the female with high-quality and diverse feeds;
- protect it from stressful situations: settle in a separate spacious cage, keep quiet, handle it carefully and carefully;
- adhere to sanitary rules: regularly clean and disinfect the cage, ensure good ventilation;
- constantly provide clean and fresh water;
- case with a male according to standard terms;
- regularly make the necessary vaccinations.
If a miscarriage has already happened, then to prevent the following birth, you need the following:- treatment of endometritis (inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterus), which provoked an infectious disease;
- send miscarriage, mucus and membranes to the laboratory to determine the cause of the birth and eliminate it in the future.
When can the rabbit happen if she gave birth to the dead rabbits
To clarify this issue you need to establish the cause of the miscarriage .:
- if stressful, then a day after the removal of its source;
- if improper feeding, then after improving the diet and restoring strength and health of the female;
- if the disease, then only after full recovery.
In case of repeated miscarriage, you need to decide whether to use the animal further or not. To do this, it is best to contact a veterinarian.
Important! Experienced rabbit bosses advise that after each round off, successful or not successful, give the rabbit a month's leave in order to gain strength for the next pregnancy.Knowing what can cause the birth of dead rabbits, the farmer can avoid or eliminate them. Only by surrounding the pregnant samochka with due care can we safely expect healthy offspring from her.
