and if i have to take her out when should that be,when she starts nesting or before?
2006-07-11 00:29:40 · 16 answers · asked by helen r 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
jean v, my mistake i didnt make it clear to stupid ppl,i ment will i have to take the none pregnant rabbit out before the pregnant rabbit gives birth!! all the bright ppl managed to understand my question ok.
2006-07-11 00:45:58 · update #1
jean- because i said i have 2 female rabbits together! ONE is pregnant!
look i posted the question so i could get some real advice on a problem and everyone else seems to get my question ok.
2006-07-11 11:04:08 · update #2
nikki b,i am breeding my rabbit because i want some more rabbits i am not breeding to sell them or make a profit i just dont see the point in going to a store to buy a rabbit when i can breed my own,and i know most things about rabbits and breeding them its just i have never had two females living together and 1 being pregnant.and as you can see from other ppls answers there is no right or wrong answer to my question.
2006-07-13 00:11:09 · update #3
I have a warren of rabbits with mixed male-females. I never separate them during pregnancy of after delivery. In fact, there have been occasion when generations of rabbits lived in a joint family relationship, though incest and such other practices were rampant. Rabbits have a very high rate of procreation Hardly have the infant rabbits grown up a wee bit the love game starts anew. In our joint family thee were many females in varying conditions of virginity and pregnancy. But as I said we never segregated them. We did not find any conflict among them on this account.
2006-07-11 00:40:14 · answer #1 · answered by Prabhakar G 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I've never had that problem before, but I would suggest taking the non-pregnant female out of the cage, preferably 2 or 3 days before she has the babies. I have seen females that are very docile become bears when it comes to protecting their kits, so there might be a chance she would fight with the other female. Also you need to think about the feeding, the momma is going to need plenty of food and lots of water. All in all, I guess it really is your choice, but once the babies are up and about the cage is going to get really crowded with 2 adult rabbits and 4-12 babies.
2006-07-11 05:56:21 · answer #2 · answered by nikkisolo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Separate her. If not, she will bond with the babies also, and being a family group, one of the male rabits will mate with her having more bunnies. There are to many unwanted rabbits in the world righ now, just like the over population of cats and dogs. Spay and nueter your rabbits. I'm sick of having to put them to sleep.
Visit www.rabbit.org for some good information.
2006-07-11 01:48:46 · answer #3 · answered by clmcanine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is a good idea as rabbits aint pregnant for long they tend to give birth within 6 weeks when the litter is born do not handle young as mother will kill it if you need any more info on rabbits let me know as ive got 5 rabbits
2006-07-11 01:54:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you should remove your second bunn to another cage/hutch, in order to allow the mother her own quiet space in their cage/hutch to which she's already accustomed - she needs to feel safe, or she may reject the kits. By the way, rabbits are pregnant for just 28 to 31 days. Have a read of these two articles, they'll give you a lot of great info -
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.html
Very best of luck to your imminent bunny family :-)
2006-07-11 02:04:48 · answer #5 · answered by Lea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you shouldnt have to take the other one out because in the wild rabbits would lie in a burrow all together and the other female would probuarly help to look after the babies when the mother is out feeding
2006-07-11 03:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the danger comes if something happens to disturb the mothers. I have seen mother rabbits eat their own babies and my female gerbil ate its nieces and nephews. Very distressing.
2006-07-11 00:47:15 · answer #7 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
will i have to take the other one out when she gives birth??
The other one will not give birth, because she's NOT pregnant !!!!!!!!!!!!!! he eheheheh Who do you thik we are ????
OK Sunny woman - how could you really make the statement that the non-pregnant one is a she-rabbit, then ???
2006-07-11 00:38:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give the pregnant one her own run and a privates nestbox. Don't try to look at the kits, wait till they leave the nest.
If she feels at all disturbed, insecure or unsafe Mum will kill the kits herself.
2006-07-11 00:37:14 · answer #9 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i would have to say seperate the two females but do it a little while before the mamma bunny has the babbies because the other could hurt the babbies.
2006-07-11 00:35:01 · answer #10 · answered by darkwizrd082 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋