Normally you don't want to leave the pair together. I suggest separating. Often if you leave rabbits together they will start fighting. Normally a rabbit will have babies 28-32 days after the doe is bred. Just like in humans the doe will get a large belly on her. You can do what is called a palpation and you should be be able to feel her belly and feel the babies inside. I wouldn't wait till she pulls fur. If you do, you might be too late. Sometimes rabbits don't pull fur till minutes before they have babies, sometimes as early as a week before they have babies. And sometimes they can pull fur and never have babies (a false pregnancy).How do I know when my rabbit is reaching the last stages of pregnancy?
put the male rabbit in the small cage....it was his fault anyway.
She will pull fur to make a nest.
Remember, a rabbit's gestation period is only 31 days.
Last stages of pregnancy have the mom developing swollen nipples and nesting behavior.
Frankly, I'd move her as soon as I knew she was pregnant.
http://www.spca.bc.ca/AnimalCare/rabbitc鈥?/a>
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/MNAALAS/Rabbi鈥?/a>
http://www.rabbit.org/care/
these sites will help
2 - 3 days before my rabbit gave birth she starting pulling her hair out to make a nest , that is a sure sign that the baby's are coming out soon . If you have another rabbit in the cage with her , make sure you remove them soon or she will kill them in fear they will do harm to the baby . After the baby are born don't touch them or bring the other rabbit near them for at least 4-6 weeks or she will kill the baby as well . Also during this period make sure to feed her (mother) as much as possible or she will eat one of the baby so she can continue to nurse the others. GOOD LUCK . Oh ! if you plan to give the baby away you must wait 6 weeks when the baby are not nurseing and eating regular food .
when her belly is pretty big
Have a read of these excellent articles - essential information -
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriseli鈥?/a>
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.htm鈥?/a>
And, quoting from the first article: ';Step 1. Separate the parent rabbits so that the male can see/hear/interact with his mate, but not mate with her. Keep the male nearby and able to nuzzle his mate through a physical barrier, if possible. Rabbits form very strong bonds with their mates, and separation can not only create unwanted stress and sadness for the rabbits, but also make it difficult to reintroduce the parents once they are spayed/neutered. Be sure mama and papa are able to interact, though they must not be allowed to mate again. Rabbits are ';induced ovulators';: the very act of mating induces ovulation, and makes pregnancy almost assured.';
Best of luck to you and your bunny family!
I raised rabbits years ago. If I remember correctly it takes one month for them before babies are born, so if you know when she was bred, you can go by that. If you do not know for sure, I would go ahead and seperate them, because the male could kill all the babies. Like the others said, she will start pulling out fur to line her nest. Have some straw in her box for nesting also.
when she has'em
She will pull fur and make a nest...(should have a nesting box for her)
You shouldnt keep the pair together, if your breeding put them in for a few minutes when you want the breeding to take place. After your sure the buck has been sucessful then write down the date and on day 28 put a nest box in. Be responsible when breeding animals.....you give the responsible breeders a bad reputation when you do this.
when you see little bunny heads coming out
She won't move that much and sleep more also she will make a nest and last you'll see moving in her stomach
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