I couldn't find a section for breeding so I hope its ok to post here. I am not a breeder but recently got my first two rabbits and got two girls (4-5 months old now). I found out last week one was actually a dude. Due to his behavior I took him with me to a pet store when i went to stock up on supplies and had 3 opinions from the staff and what i thought was a she was in fact a he!!
I have reason to believe the female is now pregnant, i noticed over the past week or so how much more rounder she has become and all of a sudden she will not let us pet/hold her when she was fine with this before, starting yesterday she seems to be building a nest, I kept checking on her and for hours she was carrying hay and paper around. Later I looked in the cage and it looks like the start of a nest. I gave her extra hay today and she started this again. She has not been pulling out fur or anything yet.
Does anyone know what stage of pregnancy this behavior suggests she is at?
**I called the vets yesterday to book a consultation as i wanted to be sure she was pregnant, they said it would be best to not take her down as it would do more harm than good if she was in fact pregnant and they said her behavior suggested she was, they were helpful with advice etc but I'm still left guessing everything and have no clue about this stuff**
Also, a slightly different topic, for obvious reasons I have now separated them, would the separation affect their bond? they get on so well and as soon as he is spayed and her babies have moved on can i just put them together again?
I have reason to believe the female is now pregnant, i noticed over the past week or so how much more rounder she has become and all of a sudden she will not let us pet/hold her when she was fine with this before, starting yesterday she seems to be building a nest, I kept checking on her and for hours she was carrying hay and paper around. Later I looked in the cage and it looks like the start of a nest. I gave her extra hay today and she started this again. She has not been pulling out fur or anything yet.
Does anyone know what stage of pregnancy this behavior suggests she is at?
**I called the vets yesterday to book a consultation as i wanted to be sure she was pregnant, they said it would be best to not take her down as it would do more harm than good if she was in fact pregnant and they said her behavior suggested she was, they were helpful with advice etc but I'm still left guessing everything and have no clue about this stuff**
Also, a slightly different topic, for obvious reasons I have now separated them, would the separation affect their bond? they get on so well and as soon as he is spayed and her babies have moved on can i just put them together again?