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[Duckchick2011]

Mini Rex depend on the dwarfing gene to get the compact, "typey" animal described in the breed standard. Without the dwarfing gene, you get an animal that has a slightly longer head, longer ears, longer body, and weighs a bit more - maybe as much as a pound over the top weight in the standard. Because the dwarfing gene is a lethal gene, you can't breed true for it, and some kits won't inherit the dwarfing gene from either parent. If your Mini Rex has the dwarfing gene, the odds are 50/50 of him giving it to any particular kit he fathers, so yes, if he had kits with a standard sized doe, some of the kits should get the dwarfing gene. If he is an "oversized" Mini Rex without the dwarfing gene, none of the kits would get the gene.

Thank you.

I'm 75% sure this guy is a dwarf, he has that "little rabbit" look to him. I will get a pic to show you in a bit. I'm trying to find a girl bunny for him and I hope to find a female without the dwarf gene so to avoid any genetic misshaps. If I can't find a good one I'm tempted to try breeding him to one of my big does who I know carries for rex coat. I figure it can't be that different from breeding him to what mini breeders call a "BUD" Big ugly doe,

 

[redrstr29]

I thought you said it was only day 16? Early nest making is not a cause for alarm. I had a doe who made a giant nest two weeks before she was due. She pulled fur and everything. She let that one fall apart, then made another a week later, that one fell apart, and then when I thought I was about to go crazy wondering what was going on she made another and FINALLY had about 6 kits. So, making a nest early is not a reliable sign of a false preg. So there still may be some hope. Unless you had some other signs of false preg. Have you tried palpating? By day 17 you should be able to feel something.

If I could reach through the comp and hug you I would lol.... She was bred on the 7th of aug......She started the other night...stopped and then did it all last night...its HUGE....My only hope is...that she came from a wire cage (which id love to also have) and never got hay until she was about to kindle... SOOOO maybe being in a hutch...I threw in a bunch of hay...maybe she got a little nuts?? ya know what Im sayin??

 

[redrstr29]

oh AND shes very hand shy....Im afraid if I grab her and startle her etc. more may go wrong IF she is bred...Now her buddy that was bred the same day has not made any kind of a nest her tummy is hard and pushed out...maybe I still have hope with her...and still have hope for the other one too??

 

[Duckchick2011]

oh AND shes very hand shy....Im afraid if I grab her and startle her etc. more may go wrong IF she is bred...Now her buddy that was bred the same day has not made any kind of a nest her tummy is hard and pushed out...maybe I still have hope with her...and still have hope for the other one too??

I wouldn't give up hope on either of them until few days after their due date. The fact that your rabbit is building a nest should actually be something to give you hope. It means that something is happening to her hormones to make her feel nesty and even if it is a falsey, you know that when she does take she is going to build a nice big nest for her kits.

One thing to keep in mind is that all rabbits are different and each mother rabbit has her own way of doing things. One rabbit might build a nest two weeks early, another might not build a nest until the last minute. Rabbits love to drive us crazy like that.

 

[redrstr29]

Your right on that...the false preg. Ive had in the past happened around 10 days or when they werent even with a buck,,, so this happening so late kind of threw me


What do you think about my wire cage theory...(if you can call it that)

 

[CicisBunnyBarn]

I think my rabbit is in season, she's been more testy, trying to escape ( and did twice ) and her... thing is more swollen and red. is she? If so, I might get myself prepared for some baby rabbit since she escaped twice this week, and there are A LOT of feral rabbits around here.... great.

Ok so I am super confused... Bought what were supposed to be lionheads but they don't have any evidence of 'lion' heads... They are almost 12 weeks. Saw someone said in here to make sure you bought from credible breeders due to 'ugly' lionheads but mine are still super cute! Advice?

where I live there are so many lionheads that's why I bought mine from different states. Please post pics.

 

[redrstr29]

LOL duck chick my second doe started nest building now.....

lol and they were both bred the same day....now im really confuged

 

[imtrying]

hi all:

wanted to share the good news! my silver fox had her litter yesterday. she's a black, bred to another black - - both carrying blue. i think she had 8 babies, but unsure as I haven't messed with them other than peaking in the box. there's a mixture of blue and black - - that much is clear.

so excited!

it's her first litter. so far she is doing great. she built a nest with hay earlier in the week. and i guess right before giving birth, or during, or after she pulled hair and put around them. she gave birth while i was at work...which from what i'd read i thought they usually gave birth during the night. it was day 30.

i haven't taken pics, but when i do, i'll share!

 

[PrimroseMom1]

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hi all:

wanted to share the good news!  my silver fox had her litter yesterday.  she's a black, bred to another black - - both carrying blue.  i think she had 8 babies, but unsure as I haven't messed with them other than peaking in the box.  there's a mixture of blue and black - - that much is clear.

so excited!

it's her first litter.  so far she is doing great.  she built a nest with hay earlier in the week.  and i guess right before giving birth, or during, or after she pulled hair and put around them.  she gave birth while i was at work...which from what i'd read i thought they usually gave birth during the night.  it was day 30.

i haven't taken pics, but when i do, i'll share!

Congratulations!!! I can't wait to see the fotos.

 

[imtrying]

ok. so. i went to look and count. she had 11 babies. 6 black and 5 blue.

i'm gonna say that again...

she had 11 babies.

*blink*