My 5 mth female rabbit is pulling her fur out and making nest but isn't pregnant is this a hormonal thing???

Question

we have had her for 40 days and has been fine...the weather is warming up here so is it just molting?

Answer 1

It sounds like a false pregnancy. She is around the age of reaching maturity, so she is getting hormones, like a teenager. Getting her spayed will help with the hormones and the false pregnancy and also extend her life: http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/spay-...

Check out rabbit.org for more info on behavior and care in the future (also to find a good vet to spay her).

Answer 2

it may be one of those false pregnancies. if she's not neutered then they can have these.

hope i helped

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Answer 3

Yes it is normal, having her fixed will stop her from doing that.

Answer 4

It is either she has a skin problem, she is just bored, she is lonely, or she actually is pregnant.

Answer 5

It's one of those 'phantom pregnancies'. Her hormones are raging and basically telling her she is pregnant. Spaying will fix this, without spaying she might keep doing it.