How can you tell if your pet rabbit is pregnant?

Answer 1

If you hover over a rabbit (who is not obese and gets out of its cage a lot) then you'll find that a rabbit is more pear shaped. If you look at the belly and it comes out more rounder, then there is a possibility your rabbit could be pregnant. I'm sure there are other ways to tell but my bunny has never been pregnant. You may also find that your rabbit is more protective of her stomach, when you put your hand down to touch her. If you want to know ahead of time or find out more so you're prepared, I would suggest maybe going to the vet.

If you can, very carefully feel the rabbit's stomach area. If you feel lumps they might be babies. Also, the doe will become a bit more feisty and aggressive but that is normal. A doe will be pregnant for 31 days tops. and towards the end of the pregnancy, the doe will pull loose fur from her stomach to create a nest. Try to keep the male away from the female if she is pregnant.

she will start drinking and eating alot more she will also start making a nest and start ripping her fur out to make her nest warm and soft for the baby bunny's she also might start getting a little bit grumpy. animals are just like humans the mummy bunny will kinda act like a human mummy hope i helped you oh and if your bunny is doing all of this the best thing to do is to feed her and give her time to herself. and if the male is still in the cage with her get him out of there. it will be a blood bath

There is no guaranteed way of telling. Palpating (feeling for young) is not 100% reliable. Does may kindle (give birth) anywhere from 28-34 days after breeding. The average is 31. You may re-breed her if she does not kindle by the 35th day. In the mean time, give her peace and quiet, and check on her nestbox morning and night. If she starts to build a nest on the floor, pick it up and place it in a hollow at the back of the nest box. That will dicourage her from birthing her kits on the wire. If you see her in the nest box, do not come near her cage. Check again in half an hour. If the doe is in the nest with kits and you try to check, she may squash them by accident. A normal birth only takes about fifteen minutes, but some does will be in labour for more than twelve hours. When she kindles, quietly and calmly check the kits to ensure that there are not dead babies or birthing debris. If she births her litter on the floor, SHE WILL NOT MOVE THEM. Rabbits do not pick up their kits for ANY reason. Pick up any that are alive, warm them up, and place them in the box, She will find them. The same can be done for any kits that are found outside the box within the first few weeks. Warm newborns by dipping their bodies (don't submerse their heads!!!) in warm water and then drying them; Warm older kits with hot water bottles and warm hands- don't get their fur wet. If She will not kill the kits if you touch them, though she may try to bite you. A few greens placed well away from the nest box will distract her long enough for you to check. Don't startle her. Check on them daily to ensure that they are alive, warm, and have full stomachs. It is quite common to lose one or two, so don't be discouraged. If the doe loses her litter, you may rebreed her four days after the litter was born- no matter if she loses them on the first or fourth day. Before you re-breed her, check that she is in condition. If she is underweight, wait to breed her again. NEVER re-breed a doe mid-way through her pregnancy. Many people will tell you that if the doe does not refuse the buck, she was not pregnant, but this is NOT true. Rabbits have two uteres horns, and sometimes they will only get pregnant in one. A re-bred doe may find herself carrying two different litters of completely different ages. The second litter may die after the first one is born, and that decomposition will kill the doe.
When a rabbit is pregnant she will increase the amount of water that she drinks. also, after about two or three weeks, you can flip your rabbit over on her back and hold her like you would a baby. then place your fingers on her stomach closer to her back legs. apply a small amount of pressure and rub. if she is pregnant you will feel small round balls.
We had bunnies before. If you put them all in the same cage, they make many babies very quickly. My mom says that bunnies are always pregnant, and I believe her. But you have to watch out because sometimes, bunnies like to eat baby bunnies. I don't know why, because when they're small, there's hardly any meat on their bones. I would rather eat a full grown bunny than a little tiny baby bunny.

Answer 2

Answer: The doe will start to become more aggressive and will grunt if you pick it up or touch its belly. Also, you will definitely see swelling in the rabbits stomach. Before the kits are due, the doe will start plucking fur off its belly and back. This means she is making a nest for her kits. DO NOT TOUCH THIS! She will kill her kits if you touch or disturb them.

She may get moody and not want you to pick her up. Her appetite will increase. You can palpate her at about 15 days into her pregnancy. When you give her a nest box at 27 days she will grab straw from it and run around the cage with it in her mouth (softening it ) and then build a tunnel (sort of) in her box. She will pull fur from her dewlap and stomach to line the tunnel with.

Your rabbit will grunt, pluck fur( it's for her nest), be more aggressive, look larger, and will probably eat more.

You will see an obvious swelling in the stomach. If you feel it, you might be able feel lumps--these are the kits.

Also, the doe will become more aggressive toward you and others. She might nip you or growl at you.

And a day or two before the kits are due, she will start plucking fur off of her chest and back. She will use this fur to create a soft nest for new born kits.

Rabbits do not keep you waiting very long. The gestation period is about 31 days. About the time you begin to wonder, the kits appear.

what you should do is feel its lower body to see if you feel a strange mass and if you are to scared to do that take it to the vet to get evaluated

it has a baby

If the female has been with a male in the past week or two she is pregnant. If it has been more then 40 days she is not going to have babies. if she has been taking her hair and put'n her hair in a pile she should be pregnant.

You can tell when a rabbit is pregnant anywhere from 10 - 14 days after mating. If you feel toward the back of her stomach, and gently press her belly, you should be able to feel little round balls, about the size of a ripe grape. Once your doe gets further into her pregnancy, it may be harder to feel the embryos, because they will be less firm. Does will usually take to a breeding, so long as they are not too fat, which can kill the doe, give her pregnancy toxemia, or give hard labor and birth.
It's Fatter Than Normal.

Answer 3

The most reliable way is to palpate her abdomen. This technique is difficult to learn for someone who does not frequently breed a lot of rabbits, because it takes practice.

When it was been 10 days to two weeks past the breeding date, I will place the doe on a non-slip surface, facing me, and I will put my right hand over her ears and shoulders. Then I will place my left hand palm up under the abdomen just in front of the pelvic bones. I will gently press upward with my fingers, while pressing in from the side with my thumb. This will bring the embryos, if any, into position between my thumb and fingers.

They feel something like grapes, and are about that size or larger. Having detected the developing kits, I will discontinue and return the doe to her cage. I will not palpate the rabbit's left side with my right hand, because it is too easy to mistake a kidney for a kit on that side.

You can also check the doe's vent. If she is in the early stages of pregnancy, her vent is usually small and pale, though she may pink up again towards the end of her 30-35 day pregnancy.

Always check again on the 28th day after breeding. If there is only 1 fetus, you may have missed it at 2 weeks. Or, the doe may have re-absorbed her litter.

It is a good idea to leave a nest box with the doe just in case she IS pregnant, but keeping it a secret.

Unless you have tons of experience with rabbits, you cannot tell if they are pregnant until a few days before they give birth. Experts know how to feel the rabbits abdomen for the babies, but this is dangerous for the mother and babies if you don't know what you are doing. A few days before the mom might start pulling fur out from her body and making a nest out of her own fur and some hay. However some rabbits have 'false pregnancies' where they think they are pregnant and might start making a nest, but they really are not. If she doesn't give birth within a month then she is not pregnant.

Answer 4

she will start drinking and eating alot more she will also start making a nest and start ripping her fur out to make her nest warm and soft for the baby bunny's she also might start getting a little bit grumpy. animals are just like humans the mummy bunny will kinda act like a human mummy hope i helped you oh and if your bunny is doing all of this the best thing to do is to feed her and give her time to herself. and if the male is still in the cage with her get him out of there. it will be a blood bath

Answer 5

If you took the doe to the bucks cage, he got on and then squealed and fell off he has bred your doe.

Answer 6

When she starts showing territorial behavior or, for my rabbit's case, when she starts digging and urinating outside of the pan.

Answer 7

When the she starts acting territorial, like digging and not letting you close it up, urinating in places other than the pan, and also she lies down more often if she runs about.

Answer 8

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