I do not know if there is an “age cap” for breeding viability, but he is at a mature-enough age and she is definitely fully developed, so if she is still able to reproduce then yes, if they had access to each other, it is possible she is pregnant. Again, there may be an age-cap so other users can speak to this if they know. A brief google search shows some promise that she might be too old.

I don’t think there’s any way to tell if a rabbit is pregnant or not so early on after an encounter (sort of like a human pregnancy; no outward signs until much later). I would monitor for general nesting behaviors, like fur pulling or hay gathering.

To tell the truth, I’m just relieved no bun was hurt. I thought that was what thread was going to be about.

I think the odds are probably on your side but as Wick mentioned, it will be hard to know for certain until there is some outwards signs. And even then, it could be a false pregnancy. Years ago, a BB member said she knew her rabbits had gotten together because she checked the females genitals and could tell they’d bred. I think this is only something you’d have limited time to see though.

How is your friend’s nethie with being handled?

Could you check he even has his testicles? They can pull them back up but if he’s a rabbit that is chilled about being held, you might be able get an idea. Sometimes you can even spot them when a rabbit is chillaxing, lying down.

Just an aside, one of my now passed bunnies surprised me at 8yrs old also. I had had him since 2 yrs old and thought I knew his habits & abilities well. He jumped a door barricade one night that I felt certain would contain him. I came home from work to find fur in the hallway because after escaping the room, he dislodged barrier to another room & he and another single male fought. Luckily there was no serious injuries and they both took themselves off to separate quarters by the time I got home.

It’s a cautionary tale of how incentive changes when there is a few changes to their routine. In this circumstance, he was shut in a room he didn’t normally spend time in because I was allowing him become acquainted  to a new rabbit (she was penned) who later became his bond mate. I cannot say for certain what triggered him to break out. I suspect he just wanted go to where he normally spent his evenings.

Do you feel the local vets have good rabbit care generally?

I just wonder if good idea to have some bloodwork done for her.

Oh dear, I would be very upset with that friend too. It is amazing rabbits can do when they feel like it. I’ve never had issues with buns escaping except when they want to “get at” each other. Then they can leap to ridiculous heights!

I’m not sure if the age cap means they cannot get pregnant past that age, it could also be the maximum age where it is safe to for them to have babies. I would also monitor for signs, but it can be very hard to tell until right before they are about to give birth. And my understanding is that if a rabbit does not have a litter before 1 year old, they can die during the later births as their hips fuse. So if you can, I would take her to the vet and try to find out for sure if she’s pregnant. If so, it may be necessary to do an emergency spay… but for the reasons you mentioned I really hope this wouldn’t be the case!

On the other hand, an unspayed 8 year old rabbit is very likely to have uterine cancer. So this might have actually prevented her from getting pregnant..

Rabbits are masters at not doing something… until they do. 😉

I’m going with the others on this. I think your chances are good that it will be OK. But definitely keep an eye just in case.

There’s really no way of knowing if they even attempted to mate and I’m crossing my fingers that it didn’t even happen! Honestly I opened this feeling mortified that someone was going to be seriously injured. I have an itty bitty polish too and he broke into my 7 lb rabbit’s play area when I was not home and my boyfriend was in the other room. He heard a disturbance and by the time he got there the polish was seriously injured and seemed dead…I’m just so relieved nothing like that happened and I really hope she isn’t pregnant. I can’t believe that person lied to you…