Wow, they were giving out rabbits as prizes at a carnival? That’s terrible!

There are all kinds of websites about this subject, just do a search on google or something. Be sure to find out what kind of dietary needs the expectant mother needs, too! I have never dealt with this myself, but I know you will need to set up a nesting box for her for birthing – you will find tips about this on several websites (if she has been pulling fur out of her chest, this is her collecting for the nest). Since her attitude has changed, there is a good chance that she is already near the end of the pregnancy.

Here are just a few websites which I came across doing a quick search:

http://www.kindplanet.org/rabbitbabies.html

http://www.double-d-ranch.org/articles/pregnant-doe.php

Caring for a pregnant rabbit

Caring for baby rabbits

Good luck, and please keep us up to date!

Eek! Rabbits as prizes is awful – I didn’t know they did that anymore…

Anyways, your bunny is probably getting cage protective because of the nesting. Right away check out the “diet” portion of this website – you want your bunny to be as healthy as possible when she gives birth. Also – make sure to get some alfalfa hay, the Mom will need to build up some calories once the babies are born since she will be feeding them, and the babies will be needing alfalfa hay until they are 6 months old.

Here is the link to the diet area and you can also just click at the top (under “Bunny Info”):
https://binkybunny.com/Default.aspx?tabid=60

Also – ask your friend about a nearby rabbit vet – it will be great to have the number and location of a vet on hand in case you need anything.

How long have you had your bunny? The reason is that a bunny’s gestation period is only 31 days – so if you’ve had her longer than that she may not be pregnant after all – and instead going through her bunny “teens” in this case, getting her to the vet to be spayed would be a good idea.

What a sweet name for a bunny! Welcome to Binkybunny forum too! You’ll love everyone here, they’re all great!

I have the same question as MooBunnay: How certain are you that she is pregnant? Have you been or are you able to take her to a vet to find out for sure? Sometimes the nesting instinct kicks in or it could be hormones, whether from growing up or her new environment and she feels threatened to many other possibilities.

Where do you keep her, how often do you let her out and who handles her and how? I am wondering because it may help in discovering why she is so angry.  Most of the time it is because they are being territorial. How old is your brother? How long does he intend to keep the rabbit? This will help guide you and us to help you with the long-term care of the bunny. 

Now, as for the litter, if there is one, you’ve been given some great sites to explore and keep an eye on her after you’ve made her comfortable in her environment to see if she starts nesting, or pulling fur out of her and collecting "nesting material."  There is another thread here about this so you may want to check it out too. Here is a reliable site from the House Rabbit Society:

http://www.rabbit.org/care/babies.html

Caring for the young bunnies is not an easy task, and I’m glad that you have come here for advice! Before long you’ll have more posts regarding this issue.  I personally have not dealt with this topic and will bow out to others who have gleaned more experince from this.   

Awe, I definately want to see pictures and am glad you joined BinkyBunny too! I am sorry to hear that your brother has a broken arm. What luck.  Well it sounds like she could be pregnant with babies and am glad that you found someone that you can speak to in person.

I am so glad that you gave her some veggies, I bet she just loved you for that and I am also very glad that if your brother decides that he does not want her, that you will keep her.   I do have a word of caution though, the Fiesta mix, while it looks more appetizing is actually not good for a rabbit.  The seeds and such can cause an impaction in their stomach and there is a lot of sugar in it (not good) and the plain old stuff, no frills is actually best for them and is best, especially the kind made from timothy hay.  So maybe if it is possible you can buy some of the plain stuff for her?

Overall it sounds like you are doing a super job and even getting her a bigger cage wow! What are you using for bedding? Do you/your brother plan on litter training her too?

The alfalfa is normally for very young bunnies and could be OK if she doesn’t gain too much weight from it.  What you got I think is OK, we’ll see what one of the other ladies (moderators) has to say.

well, since i have already gabbed with you in the chatroom, i’ll just say WELCOME!!

the internet just ate my whole long response 🙁 here’s the short version!

make sure to pick a cage that does not have wire on the bottom. wire bottom can cause sore hocks

pellets – good to switch her to plain pellets, but you’ll need to slowly transition her from the fiesta to the other pellets. i am guessing she’s under 8 months, so should be on an alfalfa based pellet. i recommend oxbow, since they are very healthy, their website can tell you if any stores in your area sell it: http://www.oxbowhay.com/index.sp

also she needs unlimited alfalfa hay, this should be the biggest part of her diet.

carrots are a treat food and should be very limited. I would recommend slowly adding greens, one at a time – things like flat leaf parsley, carrot tops, turnip greens, dandelion greens, dill, basil

oo glad to hear on the cage. oxbow’s site has a handy feature if you put in your zip code they can tell you what stores near you sell their products. keep us updated on how Cocoa is doing

Congrats on a pretty bun!

You dont want to take her outside. 90 degrees is way too hot for a bun. They prefer temps in the 70’s-remember they are wearing a fur coat. lol One way to tell if she gets too hot is to hold her ears, if you feel heat coming from them then she is too hot.

Have you put a nesting box inside her cage yet? She will use it to birth her babies and keep them all together. Box should have a top and bottom to it with an entrance big enough for mom but it needs to be packed with fresh hay and then the bottom needs to have like a 1" lip so the babies cant get out before they are supposed to. Once she had the babies you can clean the dirty hay out from around the buns and replace them. This site has a description of a nesting box-have no idea what this site is for but it does give a nice description on why a box is needed. http://islandgems.net/nestbox2.html

Another good quality pellet you can buy that is usually cheap is Purina Rabbit Chow. I know all the animal shelters around here as well as the local House Rabbit Society use and suggest their food. This is timothy based so you its for adult buns only. Their dealer locator website is:

http://www.rabbitnutrition.com/rabbit/index_rabbit.html

Make sure to let us know when Cocoa gives birth-pictures are required! lol

Ooo I second the pictures required!

Cocoa, don’t worry about the questions, ask all you like honey! So what if you double-post? I know that I would rather have you double-post and ask away to your hearts content, that’s what this forum is for! ; )