senatorvass
Warren Scout
I am paranoid one of my girls is pregnant, is there any way I can tell?
Hmmm i think there would be a possibilty this is nest building?
NOT SURE THOUGH - i'd get her checked at a vets. Are you willing to have her offspring? If not, maybe she needs an emergency spay if she's in her early stages (where they're just little blobs)
Hope it all goes well for you
Xx
I know rabbits tend to give birth overnight and she is always in a hutch over night - with the other 3. Which also worries me as I dont want anyone potentially eating babies if they are born over night.
But besides my general paranoia I have no reason to think she is pregnant. I just want to know so I can best look after all the rabbits including her and any potential babies. I have had a good feel of her tummy and I must admit I cant feel anything but I am not a vet! I will probably take her to my vet ASAP and get them to check her out just for my peace of mind. If she isnt pregnant now I can breathe easy as it will now be impossible for her to get pregnant!
Hi, we have recently had two litters but the same doe. The first time, the babies were born during the day and the dad was present. He didn't harm the babies at all and has the hump big time now that I have seperated him. The second litter were born at night and the first litter of babies (3) were there. Again no harm came to the babies - I think the mum just put the older babies in the 'open' section of the hutch and the new babies are warm and toasty in the 'closed' section.
The first time, I have to say I had no idea she was pregnant. She didn't get any bigger and she only pulled fur about an hour before they were born. She wasn't aggressive towards me etc. The litter were born all over the hutch so I had to make a nest and was worried about her feeding them etc but the 'mother' side of her came out
The second time, again I didn't really know until the day they were born. She pulled fur out on the day and was gathering straw/hay (again on the day) and they were born that night. Again she didn't get any bigger. I thought there was a chance she might be (the dad escaped and got into her side of the garden) and the only other 'clue' (until the day the babies were born) was that she was eating *lots* and *lots* of food!! Not the first pregnancy but the second pregnancy ... not sure if that was just pregnancy related or the fact that she was feeding the original babies and then pregnant on top as well.
thank you for the helpful descriptions! At least you are breaking the myth that all babies are born at night... that is really important to me as she is in a totally different place day and night so I need to know what I am looking for. I havent noticed any fur pulling or hay gathering or excessive eating though.
Something else, I have just remembered (and was surprised about when I read about it and noticed it) was that the mum dont really stick with the babies. IE Star (my rabbit mum) will leave the hutch in the morning and not go back until the night time and very rarey does see seem to 'check' on the babies (this was the same both first and second litter) so if your rabbit is sitting where you think the babies are then there probably isn't any babies if that makes sense?
Dont worry I know the bunny rules re: not breeding
Her bunny she is bonded with is a male who is neutered. He was neutered 3 weeks ago they have been together since and I know he is technically fertile for up to 28 after being neutered
But besides my general paranoia I have no reason to think she is pregnant.
How can it be general paranoia when you've been told male rabbits can get female rabbits pregnant for up to 6weeks after their ops? Vets don't advise that newly neutered males and unspayed females are kept apart for this time to avert paranoia - it's so unwanted litters are avoided. I hope your personal circumstances don't stop you seperating mum and babies and different sexed babies when the time comes otherwise you will have more than one pregnant rabbit to worry about.
I agree she is likely to be pregnant. If she has babies in a burrow then you run a lot of risks, so ideally she needs to have them in a hutch, so the burrows need to be blocked up and she needs to be stopped from digging anymore.
I am not far away from you so if you ever need any help or whatever then feel free to holler (I live between Ipswich and Colchester).
You could try finding a local breeder who could palpate for you, or a rabbit savvy vet who could palpate. I wouldn't suggest doing it yourself because when someone does it and don't know what they are doing they can hamr both kits and mum, especially in the later stages of pregnancy.
Sorry I find treading the lines on this website very difficult its extremely easy to get slightly judgemental posts like this one. I of course do everything I can for my rabbits. In fact the whole reason I have this particular male is that his mother was a rescued abused wild rabbit. So please dont lecture me I am very responsible - and I dont feel I really want to explain or justify myself. If I had a guilty conscience I assure you I would not post on this website and welcome negative input. Thanks.