Mother rabbits are very gentle and careful when they jump in and out of the nest box they have to get in to nurse the babies, however, if someone or something frightens them they could jump on and squash their babies. A snake in the area will cause a rabbit to jump in and out erratically and they could kill all the babies unknowingly.
A rabbit would not eat its nest, only rabbit food or food.
The rabbit normally builds her nest about 2-3 days before her kits are due to be born.
It is pregnant, give the rabbit extra bedding where she has made her nest, be expecting up to 10 babies.
She's probably just drying it. Why else would she build a nest from her own fur? To check for babies you can gently feel the rabbit's stomach for lumps.
No... shell have a nother nest to have when she has a next litter. Because she would want her bunnies that are born to have that nest.
If a doe has a false pregnancy she will build a nest.
A male rabbit would not make the actual nest for the female but he would be very happy for his fur to be pulled out for the babies to have a comfortable nest. Any rabbit in the pen wouldn't mind the mother rabbit pulling there fur out for a nest because rabbits LOVE to be respected.
Very seldom does a rabbit make a nest and then not have babies after 5 days. Your rabbit may have had a false pregnancy.
no the live in dens
its a collection of fur that they pull out and hay
no
Not always The female rabbit could be having a pretend pregnancy or the rabbit might be cold