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mo123rabbit · May 1, 2004

hi everyone

can anyone help me?how can you tell if your rabbit is having babies,thereason iam asking is because i had one girl rabbit named cheeky (andshe is),about two weeks ago i was given another named chucky silly mesaid yes to this lady with out asking if it was male or female,thereason i think she's pregnant is because there is like a wee nest offur,in the corner of the hutch,but weirdly its not her fur its themales fur,and when i go to clap cheeky(female)chucky chases heraway,please can anybody help me,please help if you can

MyBabyBunnies · May 1, 2004

Are you positive Chucky is a male and not a female?

mo123rabbit · May 1, 2004

hi yes iam sure,

Carolyn · May 1, 2004

Welcome Mo123Rabbit,

Unspayed rabbits can get very territorial and nasty if a buck enters 'her domain'.

Feel the sides and center of her belly. Babies feel like marbles. Whenif/she starts building a nest with her hay by putting it on the floorand ripping out her own fur to help make the nest warm for the babies,she'll be close. Some does stop eating the day they have their babies.Some does also have false pregnancies. Gestation time is 28-34, withmany rabbits seeming to be born on the 31st.

Since the fur is his, I'd be concerned about fighting if they'retogether. Or, if that's his area and he's heavily molting (especiallynow), then that could be another reason.

-Carolyn