How do i tell if my little lady is about to become a mum?

Angel and Sugar · Mar 16, 2005

Hi all, just reg to your site. can any of youhelp. Had rabbits when i waskid but mum NEVER let them breed,but know old and with a family of my own I know have 3 fab rabbits 2ladys and 1 boy (think or he is gay haha). Last year put my littlegirls with my boy he ran away from them, but out the 2 he likes thelittle one (both small) so he jumped on top and we waited no babies, soleft her again till this year about 3wks ago he jumped on her againwhen she was in hisrun and hutch. but he never jumps on themlike my boy did when I was little (always at my slippers), he acts likehe hates them always runs from one and not the other. What i need toknow how to tell if she is having babies as i have to take the otherrabbit away from (another female) to makesureallgoes well for her if she is it would be her1st litter and will be keeping them, so can you help me to tell if sheis pregant. She'll only be having one litter will not be able to handlegiving them away, have room to keep them.

Keepputting all of them in the garden together to help him get to know theladys but for 1yr he still runs.

Bramble Briar86 · Mar 16, 2005

When you let them mate, did he flip off backwardsonto his rump and grunt? If so, that's a sure sign they mated. But, thedoe may have urinated afterwards, absorbed them or simply notconceived.

Yes, take away the other rabbits, especially the buck. Give her a nest box on what you think is the 28th day of pregnancy.

If you follow this link, you will learn how to "palpate" it's how you tell if she's pregnant.

http://islandgems.net/palpating.html

Welcome to the forum. What are your buns like?

Ellie

lanna21974 · Mar 16, 2005

Angel and Sugar · Mar 16, 2005

My buck is in his own hutch and run never goes inwith my ladys, there are all fab 1 girl is all white and bossy her nameis Angel my little girls rabbit and the other one is Sugar she isblack, grey, silver, redish she is the i think is the new mum and thelast one is Rooney The Red Rabbit (rooney for short) he is red and wegot him when rooney was at everton hence the name of him shy and quietlikes humans more. My little girl come in and said when hse was in thehutch he jumped on her like the 2 girlsso don't know if heflipped hope so she would be a great mum, have been taking out theother rabbit for the lats 2 nights. When they are all in the garden heruns and if you put out 1 rabbit he still runs away that is why I thinkhe is GAY LOL. Did the test thing felt something not sure might be verywrong as it say you have to be a bab hand at it.

Cinnabun · Mar 16, 2005

are you sure that they arent Spayed?? sometimespetstores will Spay or Neutare there Rabbits before they go ondisplay.. thats the way my rabbit is.. i got her from Petco, and theytold me that she is Spayed. i would love to breed her since she is sucha beautiful color, and i would love to keep her line going.. but forone shes a mix, and another shes spayed.. so i know that wont work!