We bought Rosie along with her mum Teddy 6 weeks ago. They are sharing a hutch and get along great. The thing is that Rosie is now 14 weeks old and although she eats food, hay & treats she is still suckling Teddy. Teddy doesn't seem to mind but I don't know if maybe she is to old to still be doing this. Any advice ? Would I have to separate them or will Teddy let her know when she's had enough.

I fostered a rabbit (Beli) with a litter of 4 bunnies last summer. The babies did continue to suckle even after they started to eat food, but Beli decided when she was done and would hop away when they tried to wriggle under her. It got to the point when they were just too big to fit under her, and that was that. I'm sure your rabbit will let her bunny know when enough is enough.

Lisa

thanks for that I was worried that I may have had to split them up

How much space have they got? normally rabbits are fully weaned by 8 weeks and start eating solids at 4 weeks. are you sure you were sold a rabbit with the correct age?

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Rosie had already been weaned and seperated from her Mum when we bought her but she had no siblings left so the breeder let us buy her mum as well as we had wanted 2 rabbits as company for each other. When we put them in the pet carrier together to bring them home Rosie immediately recognised her mother and when under her to suckle. Although Rosie has been eating a regular rabbit diet of hay, pellets and grass she was also suckling her mother in the evening. Now speaking in the past tense as I only realised on Friday afternoon Rosie is more of a Robert its a little boy bunny ! He has been seperated from his mother since.