PREGGO BUNNY HELP!!

[AnconaDuckFarm]

19 days ago, I bought a doe rabbit from an auction. I put her in with a buck when I got her and she ran away. I tried again today and when he tried to breed she squealed and grunted. She has been laying down more than usual and is being pretty mean! Could I have bought a preggo bunny??

 

[sourland]

Very possible.

 

[Bunnylady]

You should know within the next 10 days.

 

[MadamPoofyBrow]

She should be showing signs pretty soon if she is. Bunny usually are

Bot we used to have what we thought were two does, went out one day and found a baby...that's when I was a little kid...didn't know much about bunnies but later found out one was a buck...obviously, lol! But anyway, she never got bigger or showed any signs...just one baby.
Then we separated them, the baby was a buck and somehow got in with mama. That time she got huge and showed signs and had four babies. And no, we never would have intentionally bred a baby to his mama. All four of those babies were bucks.
So anyway, it's quite possible your doe's preggo

 

[cassie]

19 days ago, I bought a doe rabbit from an auction. I put her in with a buck when I got her and she ran away. I tried again today and when he tried to breed she squealed and grunted. She has been laying down more than usual and is being pretty mean! Could I have bought a preggo bunny??

It sounds like she is pregnant. Since you really have no way of knowing for sure exactly how far along she is, you should probably give her a nest box now. Better too early than too late. Very disheartening to go out and find a litter of dead babies on the floor of the hutch because there was no nest box.

 

[Bunnylady]

I would give her a handful of hay and see what she does with it. Most rabbits will play with hay, but the only ones I have ever seen gather up a big mouthful and carry it around were nest-making does. I have had a few that didn't make a nest at all until just minutes before the babies arrive, but most will start nest-making several days before then; they often dig in a corner of the cage as if digging a burrow, too.

Of course, it's possible that you just have a rabbit with a cranky personality, too. I have had a few like that; even some that would attack anyone that dared to put a body part into their cage. Since the normal gestation on a rabbit is about 31 days (give or take a couple), you should know one way or the other within a few days.

 

[drumstick diva]

This sounds exciting

please update if she has babies

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

I bought a rabbit from an auction years ago and she ended up being pregnant, so anything is possible! That was certainly a scary/excting surprise! She was my first rabbit and I didn't know what the heck to expect when I reached in an touched the pile of fur!

 

[AnconaDuckFarm]

Thanks everyone. I have been watching and she is pregnant...im pretty sure. She looks like she is gonna explode. I will tell you if she has babies!

 

[dolfi]

Was she pregnant?