I put a young jersey wooly(about 5mths) male In with a mutt rabbit(mini lop x mini rex)female who is close to a year old.This happened June 22.The doe looks pregnant...but it doesnt seem like she has milk, she isnt grumpy, and she isnt nesting, but she is really fat. I also feel no babies in there...I even used a stethescope to find heartbeats. It is now July 23. Is she really pregnant?
2006-07-23 09:50:57 · 7 answers · asked by Rose K 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Palpate your does 11-14 days after breeding. Even if you don't think that you feel anything, get into the habit of palpating so that you can eventually learn how.
Place your thumb on one side of the abdomen and your fingers on the other. Gently knead your finger and thumb closer together until you can feel your own fingers through the doe's body. Then gently feel around until you find little lumps that can pass through your fingers as you gently probe and search. They will be the size of a pea.
Place the doe on the table in front of you with her face toward you. Use both hands to feel her abdomen, first finding my own fingers through the doe's body. When you locate a kit, you can feel a small lump pass between your fingers.
If the doe palpates negative, you can rebreed her at this point. Although there may be a small risk of a doe being pregnant and getting pregnant again with a later litter (there are two lobes to a doe's uterus and she can get pregnant separately on each side), you may want to rebreed if you are unable to determine her status.
Good Luck :)
After 14 days, until just before the doe kindles, it can be very difficult to determine whether she caught. Sometimes her behavior can be a clue, but does often exhibit that same behavior--growling, nipping, and being defensive--when they really want to be bred.
Note: Around day 24, increase the doe's feed by about 25%.
2006-07-23 10:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by usa_marines_wife 2 · 8⤊ 5⤋
You need to take her to a vet to get her a check up. She might be pregnant but the babies have just not dropped yet. That happened with my dog she did not drop milk till the last 2 weeks of her pregnacy and you could not tell if she was pregangt either.
2006-07-23 16:53:52 · answer #2 · answered by caroleeberhardt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She could be suffering from something else. You may want to take her to the vet as soon as possible if you are really concerned.
2006-07-23 16:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by Meg...Out of Hybernation 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have her looked at by a vet. Could be a tumor or could just be that she needs to go on a special bunny diet.
2006-07-23 16:55:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your rabbit may have tiny babies
2006-07-23 16:54:31 · answer #5 · answered by kay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The babies are probably very small.
2006-07-23 16:52:54 · answer #6 · answered by randomtalk27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better let em f*ck some more.
2006-07-23 16:52:46 · answer #7 · answered by killmylandlord 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋