Spayed Female with Nesting Behavior?

Forum

OUR FORUM IS UP BUT WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF UPDATING AND FIXING THINGS. SOME THINGS WILL LOOK WEIRD AND/OR NOT BE CORRECT. YOUR PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED. We are not fully ready to answer questions in a timely manner as we are not officially open, but we will do our best.

You may have received a 2-factor authentication (2FA) email from us on 4/21/2020. That was from us, but was premature as the login was not working at that time.

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

What are we about? Please read about our Forum Culture and check out the Rules.

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

This topic has 3sd replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 5 months ago by bpash89.

Viewing 3 reply threads

Author

Messages
- 06/22/2018 at 8:30 PM
  bpash89
  Participant
  307 posts
  My 4 year old bun was spayed almost 2 years ago and suddenly she’s nesting??? I came home today to zero hay in the litter box because she’d stolen it all (as well as some stray clothes i’d left on the floor lol) and is building up a nest under my bed, fur pulling and all. I put some more hay in their box and she’s spent all evening transporting it from the box to her new nest under the bed.
  
  My other bun (also female, also spayed) has never done this before and she seems just as baffled as myself.
  
  She seems fine otherwise? Eating and using her box, coming out for treats and pets…. so is this cause for concern? Do I just let her do her thing? Why is she doing this when she’s spayed?
- 06/23/2018 at 5:50 AM
  GlennTheLionhead
  Participant
  377 posts
  Personally I don’t have direct experience with this so hopefully someone else might be able to give more advice.
  I have read to watch out for the symptoms of a pseudo/phantom pregnancy in my female rabbit, and it can possibly be a serious issue if she’s having a full on phantom pregnancy. This may not be the case but I’d suggest ringing your vet as soon and possible and explaining her behaviour incase this is what she’s going through.
  Good luck!
- 06/23/2018 at 5:55 AM
  jerseygirl
  Moderator
  22345 posts
  Could they have only removed her ovaries when they spayed her? Or perhaps left one behind?
- 06/23/2018 at 11:12 AM
  bpash89
  Participant
  307 posts
  She was spayed before I got her (shelter bun) so I don’t know much about her history in that regard. I’ll definitely bring it up at our next vet appointment and perhaps they can do some tests to make sure everything was done correctly.
  
  She doesn’t seem to be stressed or aggressive or anything? She’s just… building a nest. It’s very odd. But there is still hay in the litterbox today so hopefully she’s done feng shuing and will settle down soon.
Author

Messages

Viewing 3 reply threads

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.