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rabbits giving birth
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oscarbunny
Warren Veteran
I dont think she will be having any more if this was last night, it is unusual to just have one baby unless she ate the others.
How is the mother?
How is the mother?
She seems fine just very grumpy which she normally is anyway she isnt a very happy bunny, i thought having a litter of babies might calm her down a bit, i cant see no evidence of any half eaten ones.
Crystal butterfly
Warren Veteran
i very doubt she will have any more a first litter will often die due to the doe being unexperienced probably more common in young does 6months and under.
i have however read a true story on another forum of a doe giving birth 3 days apart as in gave birth to a few kits one day then having more 3 days later :shock: but i think the chances of this happening is 0.00000000000001%
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i have however read a true story on another forum of a doe giving birth 3 days apart as in gave birth to a few kits one day then having more 3 days later :shock: but i think the chances of this happening is 0.00000000000001%
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Crystal butterfly
Warren Veteran
the only way to calm doe down is to have her speyed this will take all her homones away
I just wanted to add that female rabbits are quite often 'grumpy' as they are driven by hormones, and that is often solved by having them neutered... I had a female who was a grumpy feisty girl and after spaying she calmed down loads... just something to perhaps think about once she's recovered from this
I just wanted to add that female rabbits are quite often 'grumpy' as they are driven by hormones, and that is often solved by having them neutered... I had a female who was a grumpy feisty girl and after spaying she calmed down loads... just something to perhaps think about once she's recovered from this
ok thanks for all the advice, she is about 3 now so do you think having her spayed will still do the trick of calming her down cos she can be really vicious as soon as you put your hand in her hutch she grunts at you and attacks you, it can be very scary at times, cos she hurts.
The Duchess
Wise Old Thumper
Hi there.
I agree with the posters before. Having a litter of babies isn't a way to calm a bunny down (bit like saying having a baby will fix my marriage). The only way to calm a bunny down is to have her/him neutered.
I hope she does okay.
I agree with the posters before. Having a litter of babies isn't a way to calm a bunny down (bit like saying having a baby will fix my marriage). The only way to calm a bunny down is to have her/him neutered.
I hope she does okay.
The Duchess
Wise Old Thumper
Yes, it should really help her to be much more settled. Currently she will really be driven by her hormones.
If she doesn't already live with a bunny friend permanently, then that would also help her to be a much happier bunny.
oscarbunny
Warren Veteran
Bunnies will often calm down once neutered/spayed. Getting her a neutered male friend might be a good idea too. I think my rabbit used to be grumpy because he was lonely, he now a soft lump with his also neutered girlfriend.
ok thanks i have also got a male rabbit who is now about 16 weeks old which we do house in a seperate hutch cos i didnt want to risk puttin him in with her cos she is a stropy madam and i know does can be very terriritorial, do you think it would work if i had him done when he is old enough and then try puttin them together do you think that might cheer her up a bit.
oscarbunny
Warren Veteran
Great minds and all that :lol:
LionheadLuver
Warren Veteran
Once they are both neutered, they should be much better to bond and it's better to have one pair bonded than two single.
oscarbunny
Warren Veteran
Yes, get them both neutered first, it will increase the chance of them bonding. When they have both been neutered (and the boy has been done at least 6 weeks) then you can introduce them on NEUTRAL territory, somewhere where both rabbits have never been.
ZakuraRabbit
Mama Doe
Was this her first litter? If so its no wonder the baby died. Rabbits should have their first litter before they are 1.5 at least, preferably before one year, many breeding does are even retired at 3 years. (Zakura's mother had her last litter at 3, her owner was unable to even get her pregnant afterwards. She just decided that was enough:lol
Breeding aggressive does is not the answer, even if she improved, she might pass her temper on to the kits, which would have left you with 5 aggressive rabbits instead of one:shock: I had a doe like that, her two brothers were the same, so I am 100% sure her temper was genetic. I had her spayed at 2 years old and she really improved after that
She's still not the cuddliest bun ever:lol: Far from...but she's stopped attacking me for no reason at leastyes it wa her 1st litter.Was this her first litter? If so its no wonder the baby died. Rabbits should have their first litter before they are 1.5 at least, preferably before one year, many breeding does are even retired at 3 years. (Zakura's mother had her last litter at 3, her owner was unable to even get her pregnant afterwards. She just decided that was enough:lol
Breeding aggressive does is not the answer, even if she improved, she might pass her temper on to the kits, which would have left you with 5 aggressive rabbits instead of one:shock: I had a doe like that, her two brothers were the same, so I am 100% sure her temper was genetic. I had her spayed at 2 years old and she really improved after that
ok thanks sorry my mistake she is nearly 2.she has always been stroppy from the day we got her, although she has got much worse, we cant handle her really at all which is a shame.i think i might go down the route of getting her spayed.
