Pulling out fur

[Twinkle.Alby.Thumper]

My Doe is pulling her fur out and making a nest, and today has started taking hay and straw up to make her nest, she isnt pregnant as she has not been near any males, although i doe have 2 males in another cage a few yards away from her?

Can someone please tell me why she is doing this!!

 

[Stator]

It could be a phantom pregnancy, they usually stop doing this once they are neutered.

 

[Hoppit!]

I agree it sounds like a phantom pregnancy. I'd get her spayed if I were you. It's the only way to prevent uterine cancer anyway, and once she's spayed you should be able to bond her with the others (assuming they've been done too).

 

[yvette]

Mrs Bun did this.Got aggressive too.
Had her speyed and now she has got over her hormones and shes a delight.
Best thing I ever did for her.:wave:

 

[Rosamund]

It definitely sounds like a phantom pregnancy. Unspayed females get them all the time. It's definitely a good idea to get her spayed, not just from a bahaivoural point of view, but also because she has an 80% chance of getting uterine cancer!

She'll probably keep having phantom pregnancies until she's spayed and possibly for a few weeks afterwards.