Rabbit lovers or owners plz help?

Question

how long dose it take 2 get a female rabbit pregnant?

how old dose a doe have 2 be before she can get pregnant?

Answer 1

A doe should be at least 6 months old to breed and she should not be over 1 years old to breed her first time. If you wait until they are older it can be harder to achieve if not impossible.

It only takes a few seconds for the buck to mount the doe and breed her. She is bred after the buck mounts and falls off to one side. When breeding you should let them do this 2-3 times then remove the doe from the buck's cage. (Only ever take the doe to the buck, never the buck to the doe) After breeding once wait  hour then repeat the process. The rebreed again in 8 hours. This will insure mating and pregnancy. It can also produce larger litters.

Please only breed your rabbit if it is a purebreed with a pedigree. She should only be bred to a buck of the same breed that also has a pedigree. Do not bring more unwanted rabbits into the world. There are too many rabbits in rescues and shelter. (personally I feel any rabbits that are unwanted should be used to feed the hungry people in the world, they are after all a livestock animal capable of producing fine quality meat.)

Answer 2

When you breed, you keep an eye on them, the buck will "do his thing" and then after about five minutes, you will see him fall off and twitch.  Usually I breed once or twice more after that, like the next hour, and again the next day, to get a bigger litter size.  She could probably get pregnant at 4 months, but it's not safe to do until she's at least 6 months, if she has them any sooner she might kill herself trying to give birth.

Answer 3

Rabbit lovers would answer this question because they know how many rabbits die in shelters everyday.

A true rabbit lover is someone cares about rabbits & tries to prevent them from dieing, not someone who ignorantly wants to add more unwanted bunnies into this world.

People like that are ignorant, cruel, greedy, selfish people. Ask animal TRUE animal lover.

Please reconsider breeding. It's a mean, cruel thing to do. If you really, really want to expirence bunnies being born, consider fostering a homeless pregnant bunny from a shelter. That way you are not only helping by not adding more buns, but also saving the life of another bunny that already exists & the life of her unborn babies.

Just think about it. It's an irresponsible thing to do.

Answer 4

1. ...Like humans, it can take one attempt or ten or more. It's not as simple as a figure. It's the sperm hitting the egg, love- it's not a figure.

2. She should be six-eight months before you LET HER get pregnant, but they can get pregnant from a relatively young age, about twelve weeks- but getting pregnant this young produces small, unwell babies and could kill her.

I just read your other questions- YOUR RABBITS ARE STILL BABIES THEMSELVES.

Please don't let her get pregnant. I already disagree with what you're doing, but if you're going to be irresponisble, at least wait until she's old enough to survive the labour and cope with the babies.

Answer 5

Although it is a bit rare to have them get pregnant as young as 12 weeks it is possible.  When left housed with a buck, does get pregnant at 16 weeks - still way too young even for the earliest sexually maturing breeds (the dwarf breeds).  If your buck is the same age, he will probably not be of breeding age till around 5 months at the earliest.

It sounds like you and your dad need a few tips on keeping rabbits.  Rabbits are territorial - especially the females.  House your male and female separately.  I don't care what you hear about or see other people doing.  Separate housing is essential for rabbits unless they are spayed and neutered and have been properly introduced over time.

Your young buck will begin to harass your doe to no end around the age of 16+ weeks.  Your doe will get stressed, may eventually get ticked off, and could disembowel your buck.  Or she may very well get pregnant, kindle in the same cage with the buck (because you will not know when she took and leave them together).  With the buck there, she will get stressed, feel threatened, and possibly eat her babies.

One might think (like those that chewed you out viciously here) that I, as a breeder, am all for breeding rabbits.  Not so.  I am all for breeding rabbits with knowledge, a breeding plan, and a purpose.  There are many different rabbit breeds that are worth saving and working on to improve.  Even the best of those are not always paired up to breed.  There is a lot more to it than that.  You consider bloodline, type (conformation) strengths and weaknesses, color genetics, and you breed for "body parts" you want to improve in your stock.  Your fruits are scrutinized over and judged according to the ARBA Standard of Perfection at rabbit shows held every weekend across the country.  You breed for quality not quantity and you always loose money.  Sometimes your work is successful.  You always have to work harder and more knowledgeably to keep abreast the competition.  The rabbits of those breeders are always in demand and very rarely end up in shelters.  I know.  I am a former shelter volunteer/trainer.  I worked exclusively with the rabbits of a very busy shelter in a major city.   In that time 500 rabbits came though.  Out of those 500 rabbits, 7 were from "real" breeders - the other 493 were poorly bred rabbits from  bybs or pet shops - almost all of those were mutt rabbits.

But I understand you never said that you actually WANTED to breed your rabbits.  You only said that your dad put them in the same cage together.  I imagine you are worried about them reproducing.  You can tell your dad they can be together until 12 weeks old then separate them until they are neutered.  When reintroducing them, don't put the buck into the doe's cage.  You're asking for trouble.  Does are more territorial than bucks and can kill a trespassing buck.  Put the doe into the buck's cage instead.

I hope that helps.  You may also ask your dad to buy and read "Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits" by Bob Bennet for himself.  Ask him to buy "Your Rabbit - A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing" by Nancy Searle for you to read.  They are perfect for any rabbit owner whether they plan to show their pets or not.  They are loaded with all the info you'll need for keeping rabbits successfully.

You may also look into joining your local 4H club and doing the rabbit project (hands on course of study).  The new 4H year is about to begin.

Enjoy your rabbits.  :)

Answer 6

No long, they are rabbits after all. Have you seen the rabbits at the local shelters because people get rid of them because they are too much work? I saw 3 rabbits at the local humane society last month. I'm sure the were put down. Don't be irresponsible and breed. I have a rabbit and believe they shouldn't be sold at stores. People treat them like disposable animals. Rethink your decision please!  

Answer 7

Lily is right.

Your not a bunny lover like your name says if you are going to breed your rabbits. No matter what you say, doing this means you don't care about all the other bunnies being put to sleep because there aren't enough homes. You don't care about your doe dying at a young age, painfully from uterine cancer which she has an 80% chance of getting without being spayed.

You breed these rabbits and you are no bunny lover, you are ignorant and greedy because you want to see cute baby bunnies. Are you prepared to hand rear baby bunnies if she abandons them? To kill the 'peanut' babies? To remove/kill the deformed babies?

You call yourself a bunny lover? I think not!!

Answer 8

oh man, i use to know this, darn, sorry i cant help you, but you can still try and google it