Rabbit doe Palpitation

[PineBurrowPeeps]

I am pretty sure my Mini Rex doe is indeed pregnant.
I have never Palpated a doe until this morning. I have had many rabbits but have never bred until now.
I am feeling grape sized globs in her belly, but they aren't what I personally would call "firm fruit" like I am reading they should be... They aren't soft, but they aren't firm.. Somewhere in the middle. I'm feeling at least 3 and they slide between my fingers when I run my hand down her belly.

Am I feeling this right?

How long until I should provide her with a nest box?
She was with the buck for 2 days, on the 12 and the 13 putting her at 10-11 days gestation.

 

[miss_thenorth]

I personally don't palpate. But for the nest box you can offer it up to a week in advance--minimum would be three days before due date. make sureyou give her hay, so she can do her nesting dance--she'll put it in her mouth and hop around with it--it's soo cute!

 

[ibpboo]

I have dwarfs, they gestate for 28 days. They pull their hair out right before giving birth. Mine did it just a couple hours before, but I think they can a couple days before. I'm going to go feel her belly because she is about 2 weeks along right now. BRB


I don't feel anything like you are talking about.

 

[RabbitMage]

In my experience palpating is usually most effective around day 16. The babies don't feel 'hard', but they are squishy. If you aren't sure, wait a day or two and then try again. If you feel the same thing on several different occasions, then it's probably babies!

We usually give our does their boxes on day 27 or 28, and they'll usually give birth somewhere between the 28th-32nd day. Just had one doe give birth last night, now we're waiting on four more. Convention babies!

 

[CrazyChickieMama]

my doe just had them today and I so wasn't ready!!! I meant to put her nesting box in there earlier last week but my dog has been faking labor since last monday(she had her pups 2 days ago) I feel like such a bad owner!!! She has 2 healthy babies and is now in her own cage with them. hopefully all goes well.

 

[PineBurrowPeeps]

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Thank You RabbitMage, I was hoping you would pipe in...