Pulling fur..help!!

[Sabine]

NZminilops wrote:

Just a side note, wild rabbits can and often do impregnate domestic rabbits in New Zealand . Our wild rabbits are the european rabbit and are what our domestic bunnies were bred from.

I had the same thought. I know our wild rabbits(Ireland) can well breed with the domestic ones. But I think the American cotton tails are a different breed. I couldn't figure out Ofelia's location. Let's just hope it's the States

 

[Ofelia]

Yes I am in NZ!! Yiks, thanks for the info.

I am Lemonaxis, some may remember that username, I had to change it as I had no details at all to sign back in and Pipp agreed to a new username.

I am definately on the look out for wild rabbits, a neighbour mentioned that she occassionally sees them, like once or twice a year!!

Yikes.

My does are retired from any babies. Poor Timmy apparently had loads of litters before she came to me.
Her previous owner admitted to 6 to 8 or so, she said but I could tell there may have been more.
Today I am going to be pulling down all my bunny pens and runs and building more secure and enclosed runs. My bunnies are going into the summer pen while I work on it all.

Thankfully the summer pen has dried out enough for them, they should be happy its a HUGE outdor, enclosed area. They can't all go into together so little Hiccup will stay inside with me and the now newly bonded pair, Timmy and Rupert will be sectioned off too. As long as they have lots of space, they should be happish with the temporary accomodation changes. Just need to get them lots of hay and veges and cuddles.

 

[Maureen Las]

I keep forgetting you are lemonaxis and not a stranger
sure hope she doesn"t have babies!!

 

[Ofelia]

lol

yep its me, I had zero internet connection for a long long time and was going through too much depression (sigh...again) to try find a friend and use their connection to get onto RO so RO just faded from my life for months on end. I did feel quite lost with my bunny companion forum and I know my bunners missed out too.

Just checked on my does this morning, all is well, no extra fur so far.

But poor Slipper seems so down today, I am going to post in the infirmary for him.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

I didn't know if you wanted that info well known so I didn't say who you are/were....

and with wild bunnies, horses aren't a problem usually. They learn to live around them. We actually have several bunny nests around and INSIDE the riding arena barn! Which is bad sometimes since Pokie is a bit afraid when little ones hop out to visit!.... she stops suddenly and has to check them out .... then she's ok.... but sometimes she stops so quickly that Lexi almost falls off!


Yep, she's in NZ!

 

[Sabine]

If it was three days ago the does started pulling fur - if it meant new babies shouldn't that have happened by now. I was under the impression the nest building is only done 1-2 days in advance but I could be wrong. Maybe if everything is quiet now it might have been a false alarm

 

[Ofelia]

I think does can pull fur anytime in their pregnancy, especially from the 2 week mark. My only option is to keep a close eye on them and I will only feel safe in about 3 weeks.

:?

I will try palpate them but really I am no professional and I may even just take them to the vet if I can afford it. The vet may not charge much for a quick check.

I have a vet voucher at the moment and I want to keep it for Slipper.

Still hoping like mad that there are no more baby bunnies for us again as I found the task of caring for Mum and babies quite time consuming, although I have to admit too, that baby bunnies are just so cute.

Have got to get my does spayed.


And then no more worries. Because it is heart breaking re-homing little bunnies and LOTS of hard work finding them the right homes.

MY Loveables ( new member) has provided an excellent home for two from Jazz's last litter and I still have 2 here...Iggy and Hiccup.

Teenager bunnies are fulll of beans so yeah...I prefer the older more sedate adults

 

[Sabine]

Sorry I got the fur pulling bit wrong, maybe it was just wishful thinking for your sake. I know exactly how you feel. I had two surprise litters of my supposedly male Coco. She got spayed a few weeks ago and I can relax about letting her roam the garden. When the second litter arrived I felt rather depressed too and had visions of ever multiplying rabbits and not being able to control the situation.
We kept one rabbit from the first litter, Magic, and found a new home for her sister Miracle when the second litter arrived as I couldn't cope with the idea of two more female rabbits. Just a week before Coco's second litter I indulged myself by bying a most adorable dwarf lionlop. Lint was supposed to be a male and I had definite plans for his neutering. The other day at the vet we found out he was a girl. So after all I still have two unspayed females. I think I'd go crazy if they started having babies. So far they seem to enjoy each others company and haven't tried to burrow into our neighbour's garden (five fertile bucks there!!!)
Maybe you should simply book them in for a spay. if the vet feels any babies they will sure not go ahead with the spay but let you know and then you'd know for sure. I daubt a vet would charge you for that if s/he wants your further custom.

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

Ofelia wrote:

MY Loveables ( new member) has provided an excellent home for two from Jazz's last litter and I still have 2 here...Iggy and Hiccup.



Teenager bunnies are fulll of beans so yeah...I prefer the older more sedate adults

wooohoooo PROUD hehe! lol thought i'd share that lol.

"Teenager bunnies are fulll of beans so yeah.." you bet especially my two lol.