will Rabbit 1 year old get pregnant ?

Question

i have white doe ,she had never mate ,i don''t know how old she is exactly but i think she is almost one year old .Her weight is4kg. while i was searching in the net about rabbits i read that the doe will close up when she will be 1year without getting pregnant, and my doe never get pregnant ...is there any possibility to get pregnant ?

Answer 1

Stulisa was wrong about the pelvic region closing up. That is not the case at all.

I've been raising and showing rabbits for over 25 years and learned from well known rabbit veterinarian Doc Reed what causes this.

Rabbits as they get older develop fat around the ovaries, especially if they are not bred and if they are given a diet that is too high in energy causing them to get fat. You can tell how fat a rabbit is by grabbing the fur right behind the neck. The more loose hide you can grab, the fatter the rabbit is. As that fat builds up around the ovaries your chances of getting your rabbit pregnant diminish. This fat around the ovaries cannot be gotten rid of by putting the rabbit on a diet. So don't even think about cutting the rabbit's amount of food back to get rid of the fat around the ovaries, because it won't work. There are only two ways for the rabbit to really get rid of this fat:

1. Have a litter.
2. Have it surgically removed.

Here's why many does that have gone too long without having a litter die:

That fat that is around the ovaries gets converted and used for energy during the pregnancy. That fat gets broken down and forms a substance called ketones. Ketones are toxic to the rabbit's system. As the pregnancy progresses, the level of ketones also rises. When the rabbit gets close to having the babies the ketone levels rise to a fatal toxic level sometimes causing the rabbit to die. This disease is called ketosis. And as can be guessed the name comes from ketones. Below is an article on the disease.

http://www.hubbardfeeds.com/nmg/rabbit/rabbit1.shtml

This not only happens to does having their first litter, it can also happen to older does too if they haven't been bred in a good while and they are too fat. Fat occurs not really because of how much you are feeding the rabbit. It happens more because of WHAT you are feeding the rabbit. So watch what you are feeding. If the rabbit looks like it is getting fat, you may want to decrease the energy in the rabbits diet. This means no snacks (often a very high source of energy) and going to a pellet ration that is lower in protein and higher in fiber. You might also want to look at how high corn is on the list of ingredients. Corn is a high energy ingredient in many rabbit feeds. The higher it is on the list of ingredients, the more of it there is in the feed. Also look at the percentage of fat in the rabbit pellets. The amount of fat in the rabbit pellets should never be over 3%. Fat is used in rabbit pellets to help bind the pellets together so the pellet doesn't fall apart into dust. So too little fat and the pellet starts falling apart. Too much fat and your rabbits start turning flabby.

Normally, I like having all of my does bred by the age of 10 months old. You can still get them bred after that age, but it gets increasingly harder after that age. Some people get a good show doe and want to show it and show it, then never get around to breeding it until after it is a year or so old then wonder why they have so much trouble getting their best does to breed. What I just told you about is why.

Answer 2

She can be bred but the older a doe gets the less likely it is she will conceive. It is not true that a doe's pelvic area "closes" up. Most breeder start breeding their does at 6 months, this is when they are the most viable. The older a doe gets the less viable her eggs become.

Unless your rabbit is a purebeed with a paper pedigree you should not breed her. there are too many unwanted rabbits in shelters that should never have been born. Or at least they could be put to good use and used to feed the hungry people in this world. Rabbit meat is very good and very good for you.
But because they are considered "pets" people think it is wrong to eat them. I raise rabbits for show and pet and we also have a breed that can be eaten.

I have been raising Mini Rex rabbits for 15 years and my daughter raisies Satins.

You can find alot of good info on rabbits on the ARBA website. That is the American Rabbit Breeders Association
http://www.arba.net

Answer 3

I have a doe who is now 2 years old. When she was 1 1/2 my male got in with her and she gave birth to a litter of six with no trouble. 2 months later it happend again but that time out of 7 babies she had 2 stillborns. Since my 1 1/2 year old had no trouble with her first litter I believe that a younger doe should not have any trouble getting pregnant unless you have let her get too fat at some point during her life.

Answer 4

She can most certainly get pregnant,,,but probably will not be able to give birth to the kits. This is why alot of people think it's common for rabbits to die during birth. The pelvic area closes too much to allow babies to be born,,,but not closed enough to prevent pregnancy. At 1 year old,and no previous babies, your chance of death if she became pregnant is over 50%. I would strongly advise NOT breeding her at her age. At this point,,she should just be a pet now. If you want to breed, get a younger doe and breed at 6 to 8 months old for the first time.

Note....the same is true of Guinea pigs

Answer 5

1) The internet lied
2) You shouldn't breed as there are already plenty of rabbits in shelters that need homes
3) You should have your doe spayed to prevent her getting uterine or other reproductive cancers (if left un-spayed she will have an 80-85% chance of getting & dying from these types of cancer)

Answer 6

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Answer 7

She might still be able to get pregnant, if you wanted to breed her though, you should do it soon.

Hope this helps