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hello all :wave:
Im a newbie & have joined up for advice. Apologies for the lengthy of this post & apologies if it is in the wrong place but it is about bunnies behaviour so hope its right.
I have 2 long haired female bunnies (sisters) & had them since 10 weeks old - they are now 7 months old. Until recently they shared a hutch in my conservatory with access to a run which I put outdoors weather permitting. I intended on putting the hutch outdoors once the weather got warmer.
I began to notice a change in behavior from one of the rabbits (Daisy) a few weeks ago she began shredding paper and making growling noises if I approached her & stopped going into the run. I kept a close eye & as time passed she began taking off her fur & appeared to be nesting. I read up on the symptoms & concluded that either I have a male & female rabbit instead of 2 females or my female bunny is having a phantom pregnancy. I phoned PDSA for advice & was told that Daisy was probably pregnant & to seperate my bunnies immediately. So out I went to buy a new hutch with run underneath - now there is no more room in the conservatory so I had to put it outside which is ok as the weather is finally getting milder. I decided to put the suspected male rabbit (primrose) in the new hutch outdoors & leave Daisy the suspected pregnant rabbit in her own hutch in the conservatory so not to cause her any distress. This happened 1 week ago & both my rabbits seem really miserable with the situation. Daisy has at least stopped growling at me & wants more attention which I give her & Primrose has started shunning me & eating very little. I do intend on taking Primrose to the PDSA to have him neutured but am saving up as it will cost me & still paying back money I borrowed to buy a new hutch.
Am I doing the right thing? How can I make my bunnies happier? and will they rebond again at a later date? Please can you help.
Thank You x
Im a newbie & have joined up for advice. Apologies for the lengthy of this post & apologies if it is in the wrong place but it is about bunnies behaviour so hope its right.
I have 2 long haired female bunnies (sisters) & had them since 10 weeks old - they are now 7 months old. Until recently they shared a hutch in my conservatory with access to a run which I put outdoors weather permitting. I intended on putting the hutch outdoors once the weather got warmer.
I began to notice a change in behavior from one of the rabbits (Daisy) a few weeks ago she began shredding paper and making growling noises if I approached her & stopped going into the run. I kept a close eye & as time passed she began taking off her fur & appeared to be nesting. I read up on the symptoms & concluded that either I have a male & female rabbit instead of 2 females or my female bunny is having a phantom pregnancy. I phoned PDSA for advice & was told that Daisy was probably pregnant & to seperate my bunnies immediately. So out I went to buy a new hutch with run underneath - now there is no more room in the conservatory so I had to put it outside which is ok as the weather is finally getting milder. I decided to put the suspected male rabbit (primrose) in the new hutch outdoors & leave Daisy the suspected pregnant rabbit in her own hutch in the conservatory so not to cause her any distress. This happened 1 week ago & both my rabbits seem really miserable with the situation. Daisy has at least stopped growling at me & wants more attention which I give her & Primrose has started shunning me & eating very little. I do intend on taking Primrose to the PDSA to have him neutured but am saving up as it will cost me & still paying back money I borrowed to buy a new hutch.
Am I doing the right thing? How can I make my bunnies happier? and will they rebond again at a later date? Please can you help.
Thank You x