pregnant?????

[juju]

hi my honey was mated 34 days ago and still hasnt had her babies. she has teats. could this be a false pregnancy? she built a nest over 2 weeks ago. do rabbits get teats with false pregnancies? i had to clean her nest yesterday and put fresh bedding in because she soiled the area with wee wee she hasnt pulled anymore fur out though:?can anyone help? leaseplease:

 

[RAL Rabbitry]

She could have had a false pregnancy. A doe on average won't nest until the last week of her pregnancy. Most of mine usually carry hay around a couple of days before and won't pull fur until they are ready to kindle. A doe that makes a nest at two weeks could very well have experienced a false pregnancy. If she is pregnant you should be able to easily feel the kits.

Roger

 

[juju]

my mini lop built her nest day after mating so i dont think that falows for every rabbit? thanks anyway

 

[lelanatty]

Every rabbit is different, we all should know that. You should feel her and see if she has babies inside her.

 

[TinysMom]

juju wrote:

my mini lop built her nest day after mating so i dont think that falows for every rabbit? thanks anyway

I've never heard of a doe building a nest a day after mating - in that case it would definitely be a false pregnancy.

Most times when a doe builds a nest between days 14 and 21 or so...it is a false pregnancy and yes, you can feel nipples.

The big question comes down to - can you feel / see the babies moving. At 34 days you should definitely see them moving if they're still alive in mama and she would be larger than she was before.

I suspect it was a false pregnancy.

 

[mistyjr]

yup.. you should be able to feel the babies if there is any in there...

 

[juju]

actually she did do it the day after mating and gave birth to 5 babies so that time it was not a false pregnancy

 

[Jaded]

Gave birth day after mating?

 

[Sabine]

Well if she gave birth the day after mating then the mating wouldn't have been all that successful I would think. From what I've heard does are very fertile after having just had their kits but before?

 

[juju]

no i said she built her nest the day after mating lol. not gave birth lol

 

[mistyjr]

lol...