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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 05/02/2017 at 12:46 AM
  Brett97
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  Recently I had bought two new bunnies thinking they were males. Come to find out after I had sexed them that one is female. Well recently she has been starting to make a nest, but has not touched it for awhile now. These two rabbits have not been in the same cage in my house. Everytime I put the together the female will bite and chase the male. Does this mean she is pregnant? I have had her for close to 28 days meaning she should be giving birth soon if she had been bred at the store. I tried palpating her but I am not real experienced so I do not know what I am looking for. Any thoughts?
- 05/02/2017 at 4:09 AM
  Muchelle
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  How old are they?
  If they’re 4-5 months+ I wouldn’t put them together, just in case they decide they like each other and mate (given that she’s not already pregnant).
  
  If she’s not pregnant but old enough and nesting it could be a fake pregnancy… in either case I’d have her checked by a vet, so that if she is pregnant you can know for sure and start planning ahead.
- 05/02/2017 at 4:17 AM
  12345ABCDE
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  Why are you letting them have play time together when you now know one is female? They can mate in literally seconds.
- 05/02/2017 at 7:07 AM
  tobyluv
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  Your rabbits should be separated now and not allowed to be together at all. If the female isn’t already pregnant, she soon will be. You can also end up with 2 litters if she is pregnant and they are still together when she has her babies, since a female can get pregnant immediately after giving birth. Rabbits can also fight and injure each other if they are not spayed and neutered after reaching puberty.
- 05/02/2017 at 9:11 AM
  vanessa
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  They are not spayed/neutered and not bonded. I would not put them together again. Wait until one month has passed after both have been spayed/neutered, and then start the process of bonding. They can’t have play dates like this.
  She might well be pregnant – you’ll know by 28 days from now.
- 05/02/2017 at 10:17 AM
  Brett97
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  Like I said, I thought they were both males until I sexed them and I do not put them together since I found out.
- 05/02/2017 at 10:26 AM
  Brett97
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  They are both scheduled to get spayed/neutered on the 12th. I should have figured that store would not know what they were talking about when they sexed the rabbits. I was did put them together after I found out she was female. I thought they were both males. When they were together (before I knew she was a girl) she would always bite and chase him. Can that mean she is pregnant?
- 05/02/2017 at 10:53 AM
  Brett97
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  One more question….I got her at the store 27 days ago today. You’d think she’d have the babies by now because for as long as the bunnies were at the store I’m sure she would have. Unless she bred the same day I got her from the store.
- 05/02/2017 at 11:13 AM
  vanessa
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  Chasing and biting doesn’t necessarily mean pregnant. That is part of normal unbounded behavior. But it is still possible she is pregnant. How old are they? When last were they together? Making a nest, and pulling fur to line the nest – is a sign of pregnancy.
- 05/02/2017 at 11:52 AM
  Brett97
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  The store says they were at least 6 months. They can see eachother all the time. They both have cages next to eachother and can actually see and touch noses. They were last together about a week ago and watched them until they started biting then I seperated them. Not like they don’t know eavhother. They both came from the same place at the same time.
- 05/02/2017 at 12:25 PM
  vanessa
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  Knowing and bonding are two different things. My bunny Guinevere knows Avalon and Lancelot – they have been living on opposite sides of a fence for 2 years. They sit side by side next to the fence, and sniff noses. But they are not bonded. If I let them play, they will fight. So although your bunnies come from the same place and know each other, their hormones will cause fighting. Bunnies take a while to develop trust in each other. Fights, chasing, nips, indicate that they don’t trust each other. They are old enough to be spayed/neutered, so after a 4-week recovery period including time to let their hormones die down, you’ll be able to start bonding very soon. Since they know each other it might not take that long. But it is important to do a controlled bonding effort, so they can learn to trust each other. If not – the chasing and nipping could lead to more serious fights.
- 05/02/2017 at 1:19 PM
  12345ABCDE
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  If they are able to touch noses through bars, chances are they can also mate through bars.
- 05/02/2017 at 1:50 PM
  Brett97
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  She was laying down earlier and I watched her stomach and there was quite a bit of movement. There was once and awhile a sharp twitch and rolls that would happen quite a bit.
- 05/02/2017 at 3:03 PM
  ThorBunny
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  @sarahthegemini is right! Make sure you separate their cages by at least a few inches so that they cannot mate through the bars. If she is pregnant she could become pregnant again after having her litter.
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