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Think its a phantom

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emmiiee

Warren Veteran
Think Matilda is having a phatom! she keeps carrying hay round in her mouth and moving it different places! shes not nest built yet, but its certainly heading that way!

where do I go from here, in terms of gettin her spayed? shes 5 weeks post givign birth, tho baby was seperated at 4 week cos Matilda tried to mate with baby and managed to tear a peice of it ear off:roll:
 
You wait, and you hope its a phantom because everything from the past few weeks points to a genuine pregnancy.

If it is a phantom, then wait until she has finished and destroyed the nest and her milk has dried up (if she lactates) and then see how she is.
 
Sky-O said:
You wait, and you hope its a phantom because everything from the past few weeks points to a genuine pregnancy.

If it is a phantom, then wait until she has finished and destroyed the nest and her milk has dried up (if she lactates) and then see how she is.
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oo fingers crossed for a phantom, tho i really don't think its a real pregnancy, I think she is missing gracie alot! and still think she feels the need to be a 'mum'

also she is acting abit different to before, before she had gracie she hated being tounched and lundged and bit everyone, she loves being huged atm, tho the buzzing is back :/ ahh confussed

she keeps trying to mount everything to!
 
Sky-O said:
You wait, and you hope its a phantom because everything from the past few weeks points to a genuine pregnancy.

If it is a phantom, then wait until she has finished and destroyed the nest and her milk has dried up (if she lactates) and then see how she is.
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If the baby is 5 weeks old doens't that *just* push her outside the gestation period and point towards a phantom?
Not that i know much about rabbits breeding :lol:
 
steph182 said:
If the baby is 5 weeks old doens't that *just* push her outside the gestation period and point towards a phantom?
Not that i know much about rabbits breeding :lol:
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Gestation is 28-33 days, normally 30-31. So since she delivered Gracie more than 35 days ago, she could have conceived. Unlikely, but possible.

I think you're probably thinking of where the doe and buck are together and mum conceives straight after birth because they haven't been separated. Matilda was never living with dad, Gracie is the result of an accident. Potentially another accident could have occured since birth.
 
Sky-O said:
Gestation is 28-33 days, normally 30-31. So since she delivered Gracie more than 35 days ago, she could have conceived. Unlikely, but possible.

I think you're probably thinking of where the doe and buck are together and mum conceives straight after birth because they haven't been separated. Matilda was never living with dad, Gracie is the result of an accident. Potentially another accident could have occured since birth.
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i havn't seen smartie anywhere near her since, so cnt be sure! and shes been behind a pen since birth:/ im not saying it not possible but im pretty sure shes not pregnant!

i hope to go its a phantom!! gracie gave tils tht whole incontinance problem:(! god noes what anymore would do! and its been a struggle keeping up with 1 baby let alone more :/ will keep an eye on her, so far no nest of any form, just running round with hay in her mouth :/
 
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