okiron wrote:
I still have no idea how you get so lucky with rabbits than get along with one another without bonding sessions. I got lucky with Lumi and Nilla and the flemmies are littermates but finding another pal for Lumi seems impossible I gave up.
Maybe its something in our water?
Beats me.
I wasn't really sure at first that MB and Zeus would bond....she loved to lay by his pen but as soon as I opened it - she was ready to mount him and show her dominance and then beg him to groom her (which he didn't want to do). So we had some issues at first.
I really didn't 'plan' to bond Ambrosia to the two. She had a cage in the living room and I would frequently open the door to let her run and get some exercise and "playtime".
Looks it she took it a little too literally.
I'm not sure if she made it into my bedroom where Harley and Hepburn have their 1 NIC high pens....or if she made it into the bathtub with New Hope.
But she's been scouting for a place to have babies. I first noticed it a couple of days ago - how she was trying to dig to make a hole and then how she was going all around getting UNDER things, etc.
I saw her heading into Robin's bedroom a day or so ago.
I picked her up tonight and I really and truly believe she decided to "surprise" mama with a litter. Fortunately, she's right around a year old, a nice size doe and can handle it....and pretty healthy.
What I'm wondering is.....where she plans to have the litter (I really do think its gonna be Robin's room) - when she's gonna have the litter - and when she's gonna let MB and Zeus meet them - or if she will (as they get older).
I'm sort of torn - my options are to lock her up so I can monitor where she has the babies - and maybe break their bond.....or let her have the babies whereever she wants (and try to guard them from the cats)....which is what we let Miss Bea do the time she and Tiny raised a litter together.
Anyway - I wasn't gonna share all this here - just - feeling confused and frustrated - and I have sat down to have a talk with Miss Theresa since she is also free roaming.
I try to keep my bedroom door shut 'cause the boys are in there and Harley likes to "play" with Faith (and vice versa). But sometimes it does get left open.
No - emergency spays are NOT an option here - anyone who mentions it will get slapped.:biggrin2: Ok...not really. But I don't believe in it unless the doe's life is at stake. If worse comes to worse...we'll raise them all and keep them ourselves.
Anyway....this blog may get really interesting over the next few weeks as I really do suspect Ambrosia is preggers.
Oh - the thing that shocks me? She's becoming more affectionate too.....and nudging me a lot for attention.
