How do you breed Holland lop-eared bunnies and or raise the babies?

Answer 1

You put the doe into the buck's cage. Do not put the buck in the doe's cage because the does can be territorial. The doe will have babies about 30 days after she is bred if she is pregnant. You can palpate her to check to see if she is pregnant. Several days before she has her babies she will start nesting, she will pull out hair to make the nest for her babies. Give her a nestbox that she can fit into, if it is too small for her she will probably not have her babies in it. She may decide to have her babies next to it. In her nestbox, or outside her nest box for her to put in, give her things such as hay/straw, newspaper/shredded paper, sawdust/carefresh bedding. Make sure the cage does not have any areas where a baby could get caught. Near the doe's due date keep checking on her to see if she had her babies. Sometimes babies can get caught in the wire of cages if they're in a wire bottom cage. Sometimes does do not have their babies in their nestbox. If the babies get cold (which will most likely happen if they are not in the nest) they will die. Make sure it is warm. Does should not have their babies outside when it is cold because the babies will freeze (or if its too hot out). Babies should not be sold/given away til they are atleast 8 weeks old. You can wean them from their mother a week or two before this. They should be eating pellets and drinking water by then anyway. Do not feed the treats (fruits/vegetables).