Rabbit Breeding & Reproduction

Bunnies can start reproducing at very young ages. It is best to keep them separate as soon as sex is determined. and to not breed them until the male is 4 months and the doe is 6 months. This is when they reach sexual maturity. if you are planning to become a breeder, then you should try researching some facts on the internet. I recommend starting by seeing the related link below.

Baby rats open their eyes depending on their rate of growth, most open their eyes between 13-15 days some as early as 9 day some as late as 18 days,More commonly in my expirence the darker babies open their eyes sooner then the lighter colored babys

You can buy sheep or goat colostrum or replacer at an Orchlens or trackor suply and mix it as direceted and feed with eye dropper or newborn cat bottle.

No a boar will not breed a pregnant sow. She has to be in heat for him to breed her which occurs every 21 days. Boars will hump female pigs and even other males, in fact piglets can start the humping behavior as early as a couple days old.

if ya don't have a momma bunny, I have had very good luck raising a healthy cottontail on mothers replacement milk for kittens.

You can also use goat's milk.

However, it is very difficult to hand-raise baby rabbits if you don't have experience. (Even people with experience sometimes don't succeed). If you have orphaned baby rabbits, you should find a rabbit rescue organisation or wildlife rehabber to take care of the babies.

Same as any other domestic rabbit: 28-32 days

Usually you don't want to wean baby rabbits if the mother rabbits is feeding them. For orphan rabbits about six to eight weeks old if they still wanting to be fed you can start diluting their milk. Like 75% milk and 25% water and gradually diluting it more and more until the babies loose interest in eating milk. But they will need to have pellets and water in their pen when they are about 3 weeks old!

When it is 4 weeks old you can gradually introduce solid food. When it is 8 week old, it should be off mums milk and fully weaned.

When the babies are born there is afterbirth which the doe usually eats.

Rabbit kits begin testing out their hay and pellet feed at about 3-4 weeks, during this time they are still nursing & need their dam's milk to develop into healthy rabbits. Does generally begin weaning the kits, refusing to nurse, at around 6-8 weeks - sometimes depending on the size of the litter.

Breeders of commercial rabbits tend to wean slightly earlier than "Fancy" rabbit breeders. Meat fryers are (usually) weaned from 5-6 weeks, while pet/fancy/show breeders may wean kits from 6-8 weeks.

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Female generally stop breeding around the age of 9 months.

That is not right at all! i do not quite know at what age they stop breeding but i know for a fact that it is not 9 months because during that age they are most willing to breed. i would guess that you should stop breeding a Doe at around two years of age!

9 months

A single baby rabbit is called a "kit", several are "kits". "Kit" is short for "kitten"

The rabbit has 2 uterine horns, leading to the urban myth a rabbit can be pregnant with 2 litters. This is not actually the case.

In extremely rare cases, while a rabbit is pregnant the 2nd Horn can become fertilized, however this will not lead to a 2nd litter. It will actually create a hormonal imbalance and cause the babies in both uteri to not form right, causing her to pass blobs instead of babies at the date of kindling. There is also a chance these "mummified" blobs could cause complications leading to the death of the doe.

Yes, just make sure that they are about the same size and make sure that they are neutered or spayed. Any rabbit can be put in a cage [together] if they are neutered/spayed, friendly, and possibly the same size.

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Every rabbit should have it's own cage even if it is neutered/spayed. Rabbits are very territorial and putting them in the same cage is not a good idea. This could turn the most docile animal into an ear ripper or worse. Believe me if you had ever seen a rabbit killed by another rabbit you would not risk it by putting your beloved pets in the same cage.

If the rabbits are still nursing then they are under 6 weeks old. It is hard to tell on smaller breeds like Netherland Dwarfs or Polish since they are already a small breed.

If a baby rabbit has no fur it is less than 3 days old. If their eyes are still closed they are less than 10 days old. If the babies have begun to eat but they are losing most of the pellets thru the wire (wasting the pellets) they are less than 6 weeks old. At this point they may still be nursing but by 7 to 8 weeks old the doe has weaned them or is trying to wean them and will not let them nurse.

A yearling can be a male or female.

A yearling, as defined by wikipedia, is an animal that is a year old.

Owned cats

Domestic- cats will stay indoors and sit in the window to look at the "white magical stuff falling from the sky".

Outdoor- cats will want to be outside most of they time to play in the snow. But eventually they get cold and go back inside for a little while.

it is not dangerus but you need to make the mother rabbit feel extra comfortable
and try to keep the baby rabbit safe and not let them fight



belley9743- There is no danger to the baby rabbits at any stage of their life. Although if YOU get too close to the mother she might become aggressive and try and scratch you with her two front paws. Rabbits are vegetarian so there is no problem with mothers trying to eat their babies.

You should start weaning baby rabbits at 6 weeks of age and all of them should be weaned by 8 weeks of age. So, there is your answer, 6 to 8 weeks of age.

They usually don't start eating pellets good until 5-6 weeks.

Rabbits might start nibbling a little hay and pellets at 4 weeks, but they need 2-4 more weeks before they're fully weaned and ready to leave their mother.

may have worms or you are feeding it too many GREEN veg, feed it only rabbit pellets, use veg,s as a treat,