I have a little love story for you guys about my rabbits. So a couple months after I moved to Denmark I got two rabbits. They got along so well together and they would snuggle together. We later found out it was a female and a male. We thought she might be pregnant and we waited 5 weeks, and nothing. We never thought much if it after that and let them stay together. One Sunday morning we were getting ready to leave for a race and I run down to feed her before we go. Behold, I see a bundle of fur in the corner so I closed a gate (they have like a yard and then a house type of thing) and pulled out the tray and looked under the fur. 9 healthy babies! All were alive and healthy and a nice pink Color, there was a little blood around but I am pretty sure that’s just from giving birth. It was a really big litter (extra info, mama is a dwarf ram and papa is half dwarf ram and half dwarf rabbit) and I ran over to my mum and we were all so surprised. They are all gone now in their new families! We kept one though! Her name is angel and she is about a year now (yeah it was a long time ago!) and her mom and her didn’t get along so they have separate cages and a middle cage they take turns in being in (they both have a tunnel they can crawl through to get there and there are gates in that tunnel). Now we know that one of my neighbours has a male rabbit (oh btw papa rabbit is no longer able to make babies) so we today will go down there and ask them if they would like to lend us their male so we can have a proper planned pregnancy. My mum is home now so that’s what I will be doing now! Cya!
Slightly Rednecked aha thanks for reading it all but yeah! The person we just visited gave their bunny away but my mums friend knows someone that might have a male so we will see how it goes!
I watched this video because my doe had pulled hair but nothing all day or night. Then after I watched this I went and checked, bam 5 babies. Thanks Chris 👍🏻
Great advice Chris on checking pregnant rabbit's... buddy I have missed so many of your videos in the last few weeks, I am playing catch up this evening. I appreciate your Channel.
A while ago My rabbit stormy died giving birth while baby was half way out. I had no idea she was pregnant I was hurt and crying alot for awile about it :(
i have been watching your videos for about a year now if i am honest, and i just want to say you ENTERTAIN me in a good way sir, teaching me all these stuff without taking any profit . I am having my own chickens/ducks/bunnies and all these information you are giving are precious. I also had quails not long ago .. THANKS for everything and as you say in many videos, God bless you. 25y old from Greece
Thank you for the helpful video! And what a docile rabbit you have there! You can tell that you treat your animals very well as she completely trusts you.
Thanks so much for watching. I do try to treat my rabbits well but I still get some pretty grumpy does from time to time. That doe was pretty easy to handle though. :)
I just saw my male and female rabbit bumping on each other last night so I am watching this video rn and planning on buying a nest box just to be ready, omg I am going to be grandma 🤣
update: my female rabbit just gave birth earlier today! they had 4 babies, 3 black and 1 white babies but, sadly, the white one died :( but the three is now fine
I have a black lion head who about 4 months ago got pregnant. She was always very calm till she got pregnant by my white mini rex. It was her first pregnancy and she’s about a year and a half old. She was always very friendly till she got pregnant. You’d stick your hand in the cage and she’s growl, stomp her foot and bite you. She ended up eating her first litter. Which is normal for a new mom. But she’s pregnant again by a different mini rex and I’m so excited:)))
Hi. I bred my doe on sep 9th and it is now the sept 27th and my doe has been building her nest for 2 days...i know this is really early to build a nest , shes even pulled fur , does this sound like false pregnacy ? Do the ever build a nest 10 days early?
It is unusual for them to build a nest that early but it doesn't necessarily mean anything. I would just give her some time and see if she has babies by day 30 or not before I started making any assumptions.
I had my boy rabbit in a cage with my girl rabbit and they weren’t doing anything so I thought it was OK and she is still a little young and I picked her up today and she felt swollen. My mom said she might be pregnant. The funny thing is I had a dream she was pregnant. We don’t know how far she is into her pregnancy. How could we tell? She’s been nicer, what does that mean?
FOR EVERYONE WONDERING: no she didn’t give birth sadly 🥺 She could’ve had a miscarriage idk But as sad as it is, the boy rabbit died and I was rlly hoping she was pregnant as like a last goodbye from the boy if that makes sense. So I could have his babies to remember him by. Anyways she’s still alive and thriving and she’s gotten super sweet and less shy so idk if she was maturing and she got sweeter getting older or if she did get pregnant and had a miscarriage and it left a mark on her personality. Tysm for you guys’ interest in her and concern.
Good rule of thumb is always assume they are pregnant😂! And if she is pregnant and you put her in with your buck she will attack him…another way to know. Good video.
@@Slightlyrednecked I know. Cause I was searching to know of my rabbit is pregnant cause she's been so mean lately but I never knew my brother's rabbit was. She gave birth to 5 babies and sadly, 2 died. We had to call the vet cause we were really clueless. We were crying bout the loss but we are thankful for the new babies
I noticed my rabbits' behavior, she would hop around and get away from me ( the furthest corner of the cage) when I walk around the cage, except when I bring food😂
I had two rabbits and my family didn't know the other was a male rabbit until my dad checked recently. The male rabbit was on top of my female rabbit and my mom tried to take him away but he was just frozen. My mom picked up the female rabbit and she had some blood from her genital area. Is that an indication that she got impregnated?
@@Slightlyrednecked so here's an update on what happened. Turns out, she already had babies that were like 3 weeks old. She passed away from bleeding too much and now it's just the bunnies and this other female rabbit.
If a female mates twice in the time frame of about a week, is it possible the babies will die? I thought I read somewhere that they might. My male rabbit has been getting out at night which is when we let our female roam and it's happened about two times now in the past week. They're not hostile to each other and are quite friendly so I'd assume they mated both times.
I really enjoy your content. I need your help. I bought a rabbit and was assured she was expecting. I am inexperienced but I'm excited to learn more. We were given a date as to when she would have babies; we gave it an additional week and still nothing ☹. The guy we got her from said we could bring her back to mate, but we're not so sure cuz his rabbits have mites (so did ours, but you taught us how to treat that, and it worked 😊😊)... I'm so skeptic to return to his place, but I'm getting anxious... Advice?
Thank you for watching my videos. If the rabbit has gone more than a week past her due date she probably isn't pregnant. If you want to get her bred again and don't have access to another buck, I wouldn't be too concerned about taking her back to get her bred. If you do end up with mites again you can just treat her for them. Chances are, she will get mites again eventually anyway. It is a very common thing for rabbits to get. I hope that helps.
My rabbit never gave birth after 30days and the buck fell of 3 times.she was digging in a specific hole and after 15 days she left It and didn’t give birth 😭😭😭😭😭why?
Uhm so I have a cage that has a second floor and the stairs had a wood block covering the top but my male rabbit is strong so he pushed it up and got to my female rabbit last night I am scared she might be pregnant and have kits but I am not sure, she is a mean rabbit and is acting nicer I am scared
My rabbits stomach was hard when she was pregnant, also she grunted a lot if you went near her. She did eat a lot and put on weight. And picked up lots of grass in her mouth to help her build a nest
I got 4 fall offs but i cant feel the babies in her stomach. She is grumpier and her eating is the same. She has also gotten a little bit bigger. What do u think? She has about 10 days till birh
My rabbit gave birth to two kits last month without us knowing ,but sadly they passed away. She got pregnant AGAIN by the time we realised that the “girl” rabbit we bought (because our other one died and we wanted a friend for her) was actually a BOY. So now she is pregnant and I am feeling around 8 grape sized things in her stomach. My question is, why is she not moving for her position? Like,she is not very lively and she looks very tired. Thanks,enjoyed the video!
it could be that she is pretty tired. Chances are she got pregnant right after giving birth to the other babies and that can be taxing on any animal. Don't worry though, she should be just fine.
You're such a good teacher, Chris. Love your videos! How long should I keep them apart? Have had my two rabbits together since I got them, 6 months ago. Just separated them, waited three days, nothing. Thanks again, any advice helpful.
Idk if my bunny is pregnant, i mean the last couple of days she has been like running/jumping around and she always runs after me and sits on my foot :/
I rescued a bunny a month ago. She was abandoned and yea.... She is just taking her fur and throwing on the ground wherever she find.... I don't know if she is pregnant and she doesn't like to be picked up but likes a lot to cuddle with her I'm a little scared because I'm finding fur in her mouth but also a lot of fur on the ground.... Can someone tell if she is pregnant?
Great tips thanks! I couldn't quite feel but I know I breed her well 28 days ago and the last week she has been eating hay like crazy. She use to go through one fill up a day or two now almost every 12 hrs the hay is gone....eaten not played with. She also is more friendly letting me pet her where before it was more skittish. Lastly she is visibly fatter around the gut. She also tried using her hay for nesting material so on day 23 I added the nest box which she angrily accepted and I gave nest material which she added inside. First time satin mom btw so any day now! Thanks for the tips sounds like a pregnant woman lol. Wants weird food, mood swing, and big gut 😉😅
My rabbit usually a big eater but lately she start to spill her water and food, and she looks very anxious about her surrounding. I’m not sure if she’s pregnant or she just stressed but when i put the male inside her cage she start to run away and hide and when I tried to touch her belly to check if she have babies or not she always avoiding me, can someone tell me? I’m very confused :(
Has your rabbit recently experienced change in habitat or something else? Does she have toys to play with? That may be why she's knocking over her food and water, she might be bored. I've read that female rabbits tend to become shy of males when pregnant, but I can't speak from experience. Rabbits usually don't enjoy having their bellies touched, so it makes sense that she would run away from you when you try to touch it. Has she been in contact with an un neutered male? Is she spayed? I'd wait to see if she begins to try and make a nest. If you see her pulling out fur and collecting hay, she's probably about to have babies in a few days or so. She could be stressed out or sick. Just keep an eye on her for a while.
I am sorry to hear that you are having problems. First things first, you should never take the male to the female. Always take the female to the male. Females are very territorial. That alone could be what is stressing her out. If she was with a male there is a good chance that she is pregnant though. Make sure you have a nest box in there and see if she starts building a nest.
Bunnybun first i want to thank you because you put so much attention to my problem, she was pregnant.... and already have babies just now☺️ I wasn’t really noticing when she make a nest.. i thought she just bored hehe😅
I have a rabbit that dug a tunnell and fill it with hay, But I dont have a male rabbit. Could a wild rabbit made it in to my pen or do they do tjis some time?
I got my rabbit at the fair where there was like 10 other rabbits with her and she eats a lot but she’s new and she’s pretty young but she’s has always been very calm for a rabbit when we bought her and now
My rabbit just picked up a heap of hay and has made a nest with it. She is usually a pig with food but only ate a little today and is busy making her nest. Im not sure if it’s her first litter as I found her running around the streets (she is very friendly tho) I was just curious as to how often they have failed litters? I’m really hoping that everything goes well.
It isn't that uncommon for a rabbit to have a false pregnancy. If she hasn't had any babies in the next day or two I would consider it a false pregnancy for sure. Good luck with them. I hope it all goes well.
Slightly Rednecked, she had babies! Another important thing I should have said is that there was a male with her too, (I have him now) so I kinda knew she was pregnant since she was very fat and was living with a domestic male rabbit. I was more so asking how often they have trouble with birth/ keeping the babies alive but she’s doing an excellent job so far.
Charissa Harvey is there anything you did to prep for her babies/made sure she had a safe and successful delivery? My bunny might be pregnant and I’m a little nervous 😅
Will you sometimes feel a kick? I had my thumb a little higher on her belly and I thought I felt a kick but I'm not sure if that could have been a kick because of how high my thumb was on her belly and I didn't feel any grapes but I may not have had enough pressure on.
I am sorry but I don't know that I can help much. Trying to diagnose an illness over youtube comments is very hard to do. There are so many things that could be causing it. I would start by just keeping an eye on her, making sure she continues to eat and drink and that her stool is normal. I hope she gets better quickly.
Thankyou Sir :) I just got one from a petstore...she could be preggo or just fat...im anxious to know lol. I hope she is...ill keep one and bring the others back :P
@@Slightlyrednecked I did consider that! Thay are almost full grown, not small tiny babies :) I dont think she is, I did check shes pretty dang fat so i think she just likes to eat lol...but ill be happy if i get babies :D and if not...no big deal :) shes a house bunnie and settling in quite nicely. :) Thanks again sir!
Can a 9 week old rabbit get pregnant? My baby rabbit got out of her cage and wound up in the pen with her dad. He mounts her any chance he gets so I typically keep them apart and now I am scared that she could have gotten pregnant.
When I first got my rabbit she was easy to handle and liked to be petted. Now, whenever I go to pet her or if she comes to me, she makes this weird noise when I try and pet her back. When I got her, I was told that she was around 3 months old so I don’t think that she is pregnant but I don’t know.
Some rabbits get very territorial and will be grumpy when in their cage but when you move them out of their cage they calm down. I am afraid that there probably isn't much you can do to fix that unfortunately.
So my rabbit gave up her flower to a fell named butterscotch, some weeks later about 2 to 3 she started to make a nest and she really started eating more than the usual, yet it's been about 4 weeks. I feel like she isn't prego
Can you feel them moving? I palpated my rabbit and I feel something but it's hard, but if I hold my fingers there for a few seconds I can feel it moving but idk if it's actually babies or just poop but I felt it towards the very back
maybe. That is a good sign but palpating is very hard to do and you may just be feeling organs (like the kidneys). Rabbit babies should be about the size of a grape and kind of hard, not overly squishy. I would say to assume your rabbit is pregnant and put a nest box in at 28 days. I hope that helps.
SOME ONE ANS MY COMMENT my male rabbit breeded like 3 weeks ago to the female and shes gone kinda heavy and i puted her in a cage and she jusr stands at the coner looking back What do i do?
Maybe take her to the vet if possible to see if there's anything wrong. She may be bored and that's why she's staring at the wall, give her some toys and such to entertain herself and wait to see if she makes a nest
@@Omar_93925 Rabbit pregnancy only lasts about 30 days and my rabbits didn't start nesting until a few days before birth. Make sure she has a nesting box and hay to make a nest with and wait a few more days EDIT: I now see that you gave her a nesting box. Ignore that part 😅
i have a lion faced male and a gray and wight female and i know my bunny is pregnant but she is never agressave near me caus shes my baby girl but she has had a babies beafor sh is verry heavy and has a neack pouch but this is a cool vid showing and giveing us lots of nolage on bunnys
Do rabbits rejects breeds because i have a standard chinchilla doe that has refused to allow a new Zealand buck mount. She keeps running everytime he approaches her and i have witnessed him nibbling on her she has alot of scares from me trying to force it ? What do you suggest.
I know that they can be somewhat selective with certain individuals but i don't think I have ever seen one that would reject a breed of rabbit. What you are describing is actually pretty common. Does can be difficult to get to breed from time to time. I did a video on that topic a while back. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fOTsp2Tm-aQ.html
Thank you for the video Chris!! Answered a lot of questions. My female started packing her cheeks with straw about 2 weeks into her pregnancy, so i gave her the nesting box when i saw her pacing and panicking with straw in her mouth. She would take the alfalfa and try to use it as bedding and only ate her pellets. She would keep the straw in her mouth and not eat so i thought giving her the box would help. The next morning, i came in and saw that she had created a nest and pulled tons of hair. over the next 13 days, nothing happened. She also got extremely aggressive towards other females to the right and left of her cage. have you ever experienced a pregnancy that lasted over 36 days?
I have not personally but I have heard of that happening. If it goes over 40 days it is probably a sign that it was either a false pregnancy or an aborted one (for whatever reason).
My rabbit just lost her buddy (my buck rabbit) and so she got a little easier ( not sure if that is from The lost or not). But she was a skinner rabbit when she is well taken care of but all of the sudden over two day she got really fat. Is she pregnant or is it some thing else?
It is hard to say for sure. Rabbits don't usually gain a lot of weight when they are pregnant. But if you had her with a buck, there is a very good chance she is pregnant.
The last week of the supposed pregnancy, sit with your rabbits. Your pregnant does will be tired and lying on their sides. You will be able to see the babies moving around in there. That is the only way I’ve 100% been correct on calling a pregnancy. Every other method has been sometimes correct and sometimes not. Haha!
@@theweird608 I had my show bunnies in plastic bottom and they got sore hocks. All mine are now in wire bottom and have NEVER gotten sore hocks, we use wire just wide enough for poop to get through. Many say it's due to bad breeding if they get sore hocks.
My rabbit just dug a hole and started ripping her fur off and putting them inside the hole. Is iy a good idea to let them have their babies there? It's my first time having one so I really need some advice
This is good advice. The onky downside is not all rabits show.. In my experience with jy NZ Flem and giant lops is they do get pudgier and my girls usualy lay on thair side. Or back alot.. Also I have a female who aint been bred in many months (last babies was born july) and she loves making nests randomly i give her shreded paper hay and straw to play and potty in (shes inside) and shes ALWAYS walkin ariund with paper or straw hanging outbof her mouth and i dint mean 1 ir 2 strands.. I mean like 15-20+ lol. Behavior is the biggest ine tho imo spot on chris!
If you are sure it is a false pregnancy then it is fine to go ahead and mate her. It is very hard to tell for sure that a rabbit is pregnant though so I would give her at least 34 days after her initial mating just to be sure she isn't pregnant before mating her again.
When is a buck able to get the girls pregnant? We've got a new buck and so far even when he gets "the deed" done right the girls haven't gotten pregnant.
My doe had kits about 20 days ago and when she was out my buck got to her. They weren't at it for a long time before I got them but she's breathing quite a lot faster and heavier than usual. Can someone help with this? I dunno if she's pregnant or not and I'm not looking forward to another set of kits again
Omg today I put grass down in my bunnies cage and hay and I saw her running around trying to make a nest! I brought her inside and gave her a nest box! Also I was wondering if bunnies have babies with their brother if it can effect the offspring? I’ve heard different things. I looked it up just to make sure she was pregnant tho
Don’t worry it’s absolutely fine, I have 3 rabbits all siblings and the female gave birth to 3 babies. One was born dead already but the other two are completely healthy and they are 3 weeks old now.
Rabbits are fine left outside with babbies as long as it's around -5 to 90ish degrees outside. Obviously if it's hot add an ice pack and or a fan if it's cold give extra warm bedding material. They could be more prone to illness being so closely related or other complications but not necessarily. Just don't breed or let those babbies breed anymore with any rabbit IMO. You just created a weakness and if you breed the inbred rabbits to any other rabbit those future babbies will still have the weaknesses of the inbred parent. Worse case scenario they die but that's not always the case. If you lucked out like really well they will appear just fine.....still don't breed them later in life since they are inbred IMO. I'm still learning though and it's your rabbit do what you want
My doe's first successful birthing experience was about 2 months ago. I saw my buck on her on april 2nd and I've been keeping track of the days and she has the same place she gave birth in last time but I noticed she dug a really deep tunnel under a tree and started putting grass and leaves in there instead of her usual spot. She's only 18 days in 😓 ive tried feeling if there are any babies inside her but im no professional 🤷🏻♀️
@@salmahazem9156 nono, she's only been pregnant for 21 days unless it's a false pregnancy. She's 10 months old. She lives with her mate and i usually see him on her a lot. She covered up her den she made and started making a nest in a another spot yesterday.
Separate them immediately. Shouldn’t have been able to get in the sisters cage anyway and this can cause awful interbreeding. Pls take her to the vets to stop her from diying when delivering the probably deformed kits.
my rabbit she is doing all these things but i give her hay and she brings it to the end of the cage she made a big nest she also have sticks in there and she pulls out her hair idk why though🤷♀️😊 but I THINK MY RABBIT IS PREGO 😍😁
My male rabbit got out of his cage and was attacked by the female but even since then she has changed completely but I only saw the female hump the male and I didnt see him go on her but anything could of happended when they fought shes been making a nest and doesnt like people anymore shows all the signs of being pregnant
