I’m not much of an animal person outside of cats and maybe dogs. The thought of having Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, Rats, Birds etc. always troubled me. Well I rescued a pair of rabbits that owners abandoned that the owners said were 4 months old.
However, I have a huge heart and I absolutely love my 2 rabbits to death. They’re the background on my phone, every free second I have I let them out and I want them to have the best life possible and I don’t ever want them to be scared, sad, depressed, etc.
So here’s the problem!!!
I supposedly have 2 four month old un-neutered males. One is black and one is white. The black rabbit had been humping the white one which I didn’t mind too much because I got up and it’d be done. They seem to love each other a lot. They were always beside each other etc. the more days that went on, the black one started to hump the white one more and more and more to the point where it’s becoming constant-ish.
I’d be fine with that (sorta) but the white one started to whimper a little. Then whimpered more to the point she sorta whimpered even when he came beside her (though he still goes up to sleep by him)
I’ve only seen the white one hump the black one once. Just once. The black one marks a lot, the white one doesn’t.
The white one is starting to get noticeable fat. Especially compared to the black one. When she’s laying down, it looks like he has a water Melon in his stomach. He has a very healthy appetite (all I do is shake a bag of Kale and he’s crawling all over me for it). The black one is sorta the same but not as bad.
So today on my day off I heard my white rabbit whimpering at 5am and I brought them upstairs to a rabbit proof room. THe black one tried to hump the white one so I took him downstairs and am watching him now.
He’s running around, playing “jump on the couch” running back and forth over me, running and binkying etc. So I went up stairs to check on my white one and when I opened the door, their was his fur on the floor. I think he ripped it out (like hear him chewing and pulling but I assumed it was a blanket or the carpet). Also I heard the white one playing with a blanket but he’s usually resting as opposed to running (but he did once – run while playing)
So my questions;
A – Is my white Rabbit maybe a female and pregnant and could be nesting
B – is my white rabbit stressed or depressed? He/She is eating very well, stool looks fine, grooming often just not as active.
I’ve had them 6 days and they both seem very open to me. The black one does nothing but binkys. And the white one chatters his/her teeth when I pet her head.
Sorry for the choppy post by the way; I’m using my cell phone. It’s a pain and I’ve looked on multiple forums but I feel like my situation is different from others I read (some are good but they might have 1 rabbit, or 2 females, or neutered males)
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