Okay..
We have 3 rabbits whom are kept seperate from each other. 1 doe, 2 bucks.
They all have their own cages. The doe has an appt in 2 weeks to be spayed, but I am not sure if this will happen now or not. I say this because..
My daughter and a friend thought it would be good for 2 of the rabbits to play together because they thought they were lonely.
The doe is just about 6 months of age. The 2 bucks are unknown because I adopted them so they would not be taken to the SPCA. I know they are older. My daughter says that the bunnies were together for about 3 minutes and then they took them out when they saw the bunnies were " mating ". We just brought the bucks home 2 days ago. They all have their own hutches. My question is this...can she get pregnant that fast? The other issue is that my doe is a floppy eared lop and the buck is a rex. They are not the same breed.
Can someone help me with some answers?
Thank you to everyone.
2007-03-29 14:08:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Yes, she could be pregnant, however there's no reason not to go ahead with the spay. It can be very difficult to find homes for all the baby bunnies, and often you end up with more litters by incorrectly sexing the babies and not separating them by 3 months of age, etc.
The fact that they are different breeds really isn't a problem; if the doe is smaller than the buck sometimes she can have problems giving birth but this doesn't sound like it is an issue. Mixed breeds shouldn't be bred on purpose, but then neither should purebreds that aren't show rabbits.
2007-03-29 17:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by learning_to_live_616 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it doesn't even take that long. Actually it only takes a few seconds. Thus the term, mating like rabbits. Three minutes is more than plenty enough time.
This may be a hard question to ask your kids, but it would be relevant to ask. Normally when a buck breeds a doe, he will grunt and kind of curl up on her then kind of all over after he has bred her. If the buck never curled up and grunted, then most likely the buck never bred the doe. When he grunts like that, that is when he inseminates the doe.
At 14 days, you can try doing what is called a palpation. At 14 days old the babies should feel about the size of a grape or marble and round when you press your hand into the stomach. Beyond that it is easy to confuse them with an organ in the rabbit even though the babies are bigger. Palpating is hard to do though and I'd recommend leaving that up to your veterinarian.
Rabbits have a gestation period of 28-32 days. So if at the end of 32 days the rabbit hasn't had babies then you know it won't have babies. So you can wait a month and see what happens.
And yes, two different breeds of rabbit can mate with each other. You won't be able to show them. Of course you won't be able to show your rabbits if you spay or neuter them either.
2007-04-02 05:53:33 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes she can.
However she will only be pregnant for 28 days.
You can feel the babies in her abdomin in a few days if she is.
They feel like little marbles.
My bunny is a mini rex and her mate is a dutch.
You have to be careful of the size of the mate because is the male is to large then the babies will be to big for her to deliver.
It took my pair 1 time for us to get 5 babies from them.
Do not let them out together again as a female rabbit can carry 2 litters at once.
However we have been trying since then for 2 months now and have gotten nothing.
Just watch and see what happens or ask the vet to check for you.
2007-03-29 14:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i could think of so (that all and sundry rabbit breeds are jumpy) yet i'm helpful there could be some lazy ones. i could ought to assert those rabbits with the floppy ears seem exceptionally lazy, yet that's in simple terms my opinion, yet rabbits seem to have diverse personalities. while you're finding to get a rabbit, you're extra suitable off going to a petshop or a rabbit breeder and asking them.
2016-11-24 22:38:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok I'm in a rabbit 4-H so i know everything. Ok don't get her fixed or they will pull the babies out. It is like an abortion. But they can get their babies taken out whenever. And yes she is probably pregnant unless the bucks are fixed. But you adopted them so they probably are.
2007-03-30 01:43:00 · answer #5 · answered by MikeE60 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im not an expert but i doubt that your doe is pregnant. the signs will be clear like collecting bedding for a nest and its belly will be rounding up and she eats more than she used to before the mating .
mixing the breeds is how they make new rabbit breeds
im sure if she has pups nothing will go wrong
2007-04-01 05:31:32 · answer #6 · answered by Jay M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The best place to learn about bunnies and their care is from the House Rabbit Society:
http://www.rabbit.org/
They cover anything and everything you'll ever need or want to know. :) Very experienced good people.
2007-03-29 15:00:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They can cross breed. Yes, she can get preg that fast.
2007-03-29 14:16:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋