Hi Everyone
I re-homed 2 silver fox rabbits recently, Smokey and Bandit. I was told that they were both males and were brothers. After having them sexed, I was told they were both boys. However, I recently noticed that Smokey was humping Bandit and was told by vets that it was just a dominance thing and not to worry... but then for the first time ever, Bandit began nesting and taking his own fur and putting it into the nest.... So after noticing this over the past few days, I went back to the vets to double check and was informed that Bandit is in fact a female.... and she's pregnant.
I am only 20, and I have re-homed many animals, but none of my pets have ever had babies, so I am quite apprehensive.
The lady who an hour ago told me my rabbit was a pregnant female has given me some great advice... Ive got to separate Smokey and Bandit from now on, which is lucky as I have a rabbit pallace arriving this afternoon which is 3 times as big as the one they were in because I felt they needed a bigger hutch, so housing them separately isnt a problem.
Ive got to leave the bunnies for atleast 2 weeks, and let Bandit get on with being a Mum. She also needs more veg, but she already gets quite a lot, so I dont know whether to give her even more?
Does any one have any tips on what to do, what to buy, what to prepare, what not to do etc? Any help would be great! xx
I re-homed 2 silver fox rabbits recently, Smokey and Bandit. I was told that they were both males and were brothers. After having them sexed, I was told they were both boys. However, I recently noticed that Smokey was humping Bandit and was told by vets that it was just a dominance thing and not to worry... but then for the first time ever, Bandit began nesting and taking his own fur and putting it into the nest.... So after noticing this over the past few days, I went back to the vets to double check and was informed that Bandit is in fact a female.... and she's pregnant.
I am only 20, and I have re-homed many animals, but none of my pets have ever had babies, so I am quite apprehensive.
The lady who an hour ago told me my rabbit was a pregnant female has given me some great advice... Ive got to separate Smokey and Bandit from now on, which is lucky as I have a rabbit pallace arriving this afternoon which is 3 times as big as the one they were in because I felt they needed a bigger hutch, so housing them separately isnt a problem.
Ive got to leave the bunnies for atleast 2 weeks, and let Bandit get on with being a Mum. She also needs more veg, but she already gets quite a lot, so I dont know whether to give her even more?
Does any one have any tips on what to do, what to buy, what to prepare, what not to do etc? Any help would be great! xx