HELP!!!!!!!!!!! he was "at it" .....

[irishlops]

well... i posted a good bit back bout my 2 , male and female bunnys. lops.

they are 4months old.

people told me 2 separate them, so i did. when i clean them out, the hutch that is, i lift him up, nd put him in the "bedroom" part of her "kingdom" i put a bored of wood across, and 2 bricks. i know he could not move them... i went to get food. the i hear growlling and "squcks" and scrbbling.

i run over and find... the bricks moved.

male+female= babies

when i put him down, and cuddled the female, after looking for any bleeding, scratch/bite mark. there was none. i came in. some him he had jumpped up 1 metre! (yes i no they are rabbits...)

but... well he was "at it":shock:

please help me..... i have no idea. um, bedding, amount of food, hot water bottles...

PS the breeder we got them off offered 2 buy the if they start a family, off us.

2 weeks earlier, i rang the vet. he said in feb, he is 6 mounths then.... well.........

feel free 2 PM me......:biggrin2:

 

[irishlops]

please some 1!

ido i need a nest box?more food?

how do i no she is preagnate..

wat stage will she pull fur out?

some 1 please help!

 

[Becca]

In 12 days take her to the vet to be palpated. You do not need to do anything until then. It's likely she isn't pregnant and you won't know until 12 days.

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

How long ago were they at it??? Rabbit's pregnancy's r about a month. Don't change diet just wait till near the end give her a nice nest box and let her do her thing,

 

[irishbunny]

relax..marktoday on your calender and mark up 31 days, which is how long it takes for them to kindle, avoid being rough with her during the next 31 days, don't put too much pressure on her tummy when handling her. On day 28 you need to give her a nestbox full of hay or straw so she can make a nest, put that on your calender under day 28 because you'll forget. She doesn't need you to be with her while she kindles, in fact that could stress her out so leave her alone until their born, then check on mammy bun and the kits a couple of hours later to see if everyones ok. By day 38 if she hasn't kindled then she's not pregnant.

 

[Happi Bun]

The easiest thing to do is to contact the breeder you got them from (the one you said will buy the babies from you) and get her advice. She can help you through it.

 

[polly]

Happi Bun wrote:

The easiest thing to do is to contact the breeder you got them from (the one you said will buy the babies from you) and get her advice. She can help you through it.

Very good advice It would be the best thing or if you don't have space see if the breeder will take your doe until she gets past her date.

I take it this has just happenedyes you need a nesting box but not right now just a few days before hand. until then mark your dates on the calender.

Tha advice you were given in here is sound advice I suggest you have another read. You can't do anything for her just now and you can't be sure its really happened. Keep an eye on her and see if her attitude changes at all or wait till she is a couple of weeks on and take her to your breeder to have her palpated.

It would help if you could take a bit of time over your posts as I found your first one quite hard to read

 

[irishlops]

ok i will take time... i was just worried and i was ment to be off the laptop half n hour ago when i posted.

the websites i read up on said that she will not like the male near her.

last night i separte ham, AGAIN! (as in where they live, upsatirs of the hutch or bottom...)

my mum put 2 bricks on top of the bored... as he moved them before. the wood was weak, i gave way in the night... i went in this morning to find her in with him.....

he seemed to have fun last night....:grumpy:but she must of put him in place, because SHE was chasing after him! nippig! the male has grown up. hs testicals hve dropped, and well... he wants to be a sire..... he was kind, hy... now the hormones kicked in.. i hve got about 10 scrtches!

the female seems well like herself. but if i go near her, she "growls" in a rabbit way.... i looked under her..:shock:and "its" red, and not pale.... i will ring the breeder to day... and ask.

PS thanks every 1. but how many days if she is mum till birth... i need to mark it....

 

[Becca]

Like irishbunny said 31 days, if she goes to 38 days she's not preggers.

What do you mean you have to seperate them 'AGAIN' I thoght you had alreay sepertaed them? You didn't put them back together did you :?

 

[irishlops]

NO WAY!

the wood that separted them, (one at botom of huctch, 1at top)

broke in half during the night...... went in then....

i will ring the breeder soon, at 3 when he will be in.

 

[Luv-bunniz]

irishlops - you need to setup a different hutch for the male. You CANNOT keep them there when you know full well that the can get to each other. I would say get her into the vet for an emergency spay, but I guess thats my opinion. But like I said you cant keep putting them back in that hutch like that.

 

[irishbunny]

Ok, I would say she's definatly pregnant, are you able to afford to care for babies? Have you got more cages? If not then I'd bring her to the vet ASAP to get spayed, how old is she?

Merry Christmas!

 

[Becca]

Luv-bunniz wrote:

irishlops - you need to setup a different hutch for the male. You CANNOT keep them there when you know full well that the can get to each other. I would say get her into the vet for an emergency spay, but I guess thats my opinion. But like I said you cant keep putting them back in that hutch like that.

Thats what I was thinking, irishlops becuase you keep telling us your poor and everything I think spaying her is the best idea, so nothing will go wrong (that could cost more) whilst she is giving birth and obviously looking after babies would be a lot of money, vaccinations, sexing etc etc.

 

[Sabine]

For now maybe even on a practical level, see if you can find a second hutch or cage. People are often clearing out before Xmas, there may be people advertising second hand hutches for very little or for free just to make some space. Check online sites like gumtree or local ads

 

[irishlops]

i dont want to make it sound like i want to get rid of her.... but i could ask the breeder to hve her,(till the babies are weaned...) if she is pregnate...

he offered to have her babies if she had any, (but he said to)

 

[Sabine]

If you feel overwhelmed that might be an option. I am not sure how breeders feel about that normally?

 

[irishlops]

Luv-bunniz wrote:

irishlops - you need to setup a different hutch for the male. You CANNOT keep them there when you know full well that the can get to each other. I would say get her into the vet for an emergency spay, but I guess thats my opinion. But like I said you cant keep putting them back in that hutch like that.

i dont agree with that oppinion.....

it means killing, any defencless, inocent bunnys. and the mother will grieve. its like an abortion. bbut ok ok, idont know any thing about breeders.....

i hve put the male at the botom of the hutch, the female at the top.a nd a bored of wood blocking them......

should i get a hutch cheaply for the male???

 

[irishlops]

Sabine wrote:

If you feel overwhelmed that might be an option. I am not sure how breeders feel about that normally?

i dont under stand that?

he said if she unfortuly has a litter, he will buy them off me. they are pure blood lopers dwarfs you see....

 

[irishlops]

irishbunny wrote:

Ok, I would say she's definatly pregnant, are you able to afford to care for babies? Have you got more cages? If not then I'd bring her to the vet ASAP to get spayed, how old is she?

Merry Christmas!

she is 4months old. 5months in jan..

i rang the local svvy vets, h said he will not neter the male till he is 6months.

also the female.

 

[Sabine]

irishlops wrote:

Sabine wrote:

If you feel overwhelmed that might be an option. I am not sure how breeders feel about that normally?

i dont under stand that?

he said if she unfortuly has a litter, he will buy them off me. they are pure blood lopers dwarfs you see....

What I mean is: Your breeder said he'd buy the babies off you if I understand correctly. I don't know if caring for a pregnant doe was part of the bargain. That's something you need to check out