My rabbit gave birth to 6 lovely kits 9 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago she started building her nest. I have read that this is usually done a few days before giving birth. So with it now being 2 weeks ago that she built the nest I am a little confused as she has not given birth yet. Is this normal? Please help.
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is my rabbit pregnant?
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Kirsty&Lola
Mama Doe
did you leave the male in with the female straight after she gave birth??
If yes then she is probably pregnant. Gestation is 28/31 days approx, does that fit in with when the female was with the male?
Sorry not much help but i have never had rabbits with babies as mine are all spayed/neutered.
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If yes then she is probably pregnant. Gestation is 28/31 days approx, does that fit in with when the female was with the male?
Sorry not much help but i have never had rabbits with babies as mine are all spayed/neutered.
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jackiestone
Warren Veteran
If the male is not neutered then they will continue to reproduce very very quickly,do you have a separate cage for the male,if you get both of them neutered then they should be able to live together in one cage if introduced carefully
It would be very stressful to her body for the female to get pregnant again so soon.
Nest building usually occurs days before a birth. If no kits are born within a few days of her building a nest, it's likely to be a phantom pregancy caused by hormones.
If you get your boybun neutered, wait 6 weeks (he will still be fertile), then rebond with the female, they can live together happily as a proper couple. If your female is spayed, the phantom pregnancies will stop & you will cut out her chances of getting ovarian cancer - which occurs in approx 80% of unspayed does from 3 year old up.
Incidentally - your MALE baby buns will need separating from Mum by 10 weeks at the latest, to ensure she doesn't get pregnant to her sons. The male babies will then need separating from the female babies shortly too, to ensure the females don't get pregnant. At about 5-6 months old, hormones may kick in, & the male buns will start to fight unless they are all neutered.
Thanks Angie65 for the advice, very helpful. I have already separated the buns from their mum. They are also in a separate cage and doing really well. Could you explain to me what Free the REW eight is please as I am new to the forum.
The thread is here:
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/sh...hlight=zealand
Are you keeping all the babies? I have a bonded group of 9, all neutered/spayed & it's ace watching them all interact together. This is largely a Rehoming/Rescue forum is all. There's something like 30,000 homeless buns sitting in Rescues, needing homes, in the UK. Would be a shame to add to that number, if you are unable to keep them
Unfortunately, people buy them unaware of how long they can actually live for, so they are given up within a couple of yearsI picked up a pair of buns from the free ads once, & they gave birth the next day:shock: Cost me a fortune getting that lot neutered:roll:
I only kept one, but the rest got rehomed through a Rescue & on herePoor bun she's probably exhausted! As the male was left in with her I'd say she's almost certainly pregnant again. I'd suggest you get the adult buck neutered now, that way he will start to feel less frustrated as his hormone levels drop off, and by the time mum has raised her second litter, he will be infertile so ready to try to be re-bonded with her. The longer you leave it before getting him 'done', the more frustrated he will get and the longer it will be before he can have a companion back.
:roll: you think it's hard work, imagine how the mum feels bless her lol! xx
