Help!! Is my rabbit going to have babies?

Question

I bought two rabbits from my friend. It turned out they are boy and girl. I sometimes see them 'going at it'. They aren't that old (i think 3months.) The female is developing something that looks like a mane and I don't know if she is pregnant. If she is I dont know when she will be due. The male is still in the same cage. Please tell me what to do. Or any advice you have!!!

Answer 1

You said a "Mane"??

Well she could be a Lion-head rabbit(a breed of bunny).

If its underneath her throat thats called a "Dewlap",its what female rabbits develop so when they pluck the fur for the babies nest they still can keep warm(As the Doe plucks fur from her throat/chest).

To find out if she is pregnant when she is 12-14 days into her "Pregnancy" feel her stomach/between her hind legs,if she IS pregnant you should feel Hard Marble sized objects inside her these are the bunny Embryos,if not she maybe isn't pregnant.

Though if you don't know if or when they started mating just gently feel her belly every day,a rabbits gestation period is between 28-34 days,normally 31 days,at 3 months rabbits CAN breed,though it less likely the males/Bucks go through a humping stage at 3-4 months though they normally CAN'T breed at this age,its normally 5 months old.

Remove the Doe,as she probably isn't pregnant,but in a month or so she might be able to & 4 months isn't a good idea to breed at,at all!

A sensible age to breed Does at is:6 months-9-10 months depending on the breed,the larger the rabbit the longer it takes so for a Dwarf,6-7 months for a medium breed such as a Harlequin rabbit or English Spot: 7-8 months for a large to giant breed such as a Flemish Giant or Checker Giant rabbit:9-10 months sometimes 12 months though.

So remove the Buck at once as leaving him in would be irresponsible & unkind to the young female. If she is pregnant,nearer the birth time she will pluck plenty of fur to make a snug nest for them,don't remove this.

Baby rabbits/Kittens can be handled at birth,as the mother doesn't notice our smell.The mother will require 2 times as much feed.

At 2 weeks they will start to open their eyes at three weeks you can properly start to handle them.At 2-3 wks the kits start to eat solid mix/pellets so 3-4 times as much mix is needed.

They can be weened at 7-8 weeks NO younger! I personally wait until they are 8-9 weeks old.

Hope this helped! x*x

Answer 2

ye ye

Answer 3

take them both to a vet and see

Answer 4

Separate the two rabbits. We had two rabbits that mated, but we left them in the same cage. The male did something to the female and she died. Later we were told by the vet that they should be separated because the male can stomp on the female's stomach to prevent competition from future males.

Answer 5

It is unlikely that your female is pregnant if she is less than four months old. Over four months is typically when females reach sexual maturity HOWEVER....

Obviously separating them as soon as possible is a good temporary solution, whether or not there is a possibility of pregnancy, but there are other things to consider as well.

The gestation period of rabbits is only 31 days.

Male rabbits can become sexually mature at only ten weeks so keep this in mind.. he CAN get you girl pregnant and a single sexually mature pair of rabbits if unaltered can produce as many as 200 babies a YEAR. (I'm sure you've heard the term "multiplying like bunnies")

Getting your female spayed (cost usually between $50-75 and reputable clinics) can give her a year or more of an extension on her life. It can help prevent uterine cancer and is a great health benefit.... not to mention no risk of having a house full of babies.

If your bunnies are acting out together, separating them not only prevents unnecessary bunnies, but can help save the life of the female if the male gets too aggressive.

Answer 6

Put them in two separate cages. I cant help you on a due date but in the future if you don't want little bunnies, keep them in a separate cage.