Advice/help?? Maybe pregnant Doe

[kitty22496]

It still sounds like she's pregnant to me - a false pregnancy doesn't usually last the full 31 days. Also, some does don't pull fur until right before kindling (or right after) and may not do much rearranging of the nest box.

Today would be day 32
Can rabbit be pregnant that long?
I thought it was normally 30-31

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Yes, day 32 is still within the realm of "normal" for a rabbit pregnancy. I'd probably be worried after day 33, and this site recommends getting her to a vet after day 35: http://www.raising-rabbits.com/pregnant-rabbit.html.

Hopefully, kits will make an appearance before then...

 

[kitty22496]

Yes, day 32 is still within the realm of "normal" for a rabbit pregnancy. I'd probably be worried after day 33, and this site recommends getting her to a vet after day 35: http://www.raising-rabbits.com/pregnant-rabbit.html.

Hopefully, kits will make an appearance before then...

She's never had kits before so I'm hoping she's just confused lol.
She refuses to let anyone pick her up but once you have her she'll let you hold her. I was scared to try and palpate because I didn't know how far along she was I didn't want to injure babies.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

I don't typically palpate, either, because my does can get pretty squirrelly when you're touching their abdomen. My Silver Fox doe went to day 32/33 and then she got in her nest box and looked really uncomfortable...like she was waiting for something to happen...it took several hours before she kindled (overnight) and she had 8, including one big kit that was stillborn. I suspect the big kit may have caused the delay. She was a first-time mom, too, so I didn't know what to expect with her.

I started another thread about recent/expected kindling that you might find interesting: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1139667/share-about-recent-or-expected-rabbit-kindling.

Hang in there!

 

[kitty22496]

I don't typically palpate, either, because my does can get pretty squirrelly when you're touching their abdomen. My Silver Fox doe went to day 32/33 and then she got in her nest box and looked really uncomfortable...like she was waiting for something to happen...it took several hours before she kindled (overnight) and she had 8, including one big kit that was stillborn. I suspect the big kit may have caused the delay. She was a first-time mom, too, so I didn't know what to expect with her.

I started another thread about recent/expected kindling that you might find interesting: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1139667/share-about-recent-or-expected-rabbit-kindling.

Hang in there!

Your comment gave me hope ^_^
I'm just worried about her I always check my rabbits thru out the night.
Around 11 pm and again around 3 am.
Mostly because I have sleep problems lol
But I will definitely keep an eye on her.
I'll update this thread if anything happens.
I'll also be checking your link

 

[Bunnylady]

Most of my does have gone 32 days. I can only remember one doe kindling on day 30, and she did it every time; it was just how she did things. If a rabbit goes to day 34 or 35, she's usually pregnant with only one or two, and the babies are so big and it takes so long to deliver them that they hardly ever survive the birth process. I have heard of does giving birth to live kits 40+ days after breeding, but I've never seen it happen. One nice thing about young does is that they are usually very fertile and give birth to numerically large litters and pretty nearly uniformly sized babies. Having just a couple or babies of vastly different sizes is more often seen in older does whose peak production is past them.

 

[kitty22496]

Most of my does have gone 32 days. I can only remember one doe kindling on day 30, and she did it every time; it was just how she did things. If a rabbit goes to day 34 or 35, she's usually pregnant with only one or two, and the babies are so big and it takes so long to deliver them that they hardly ever survive the birth process. I have heard of does giving birth to live kits 40+ days after breeding, but I've never seen it happen. One nice thing about young does is that they are usually very fertile and give birth to numerically large litters and pretty nearly uniformly sized babies. Having just a couple or babies of vastly different sizes is more often seen in older does whose peak production is past them.

I don't know how old this Doe is.
I rescued her and all they said was she's over 9 months and that she should be pregnant.
She has milk but that's the only signs she's given me of being pregnant.