Male and female bonding question – please help :(

[Mandee]

I have three bunnies, none of them fixed, two males and a female. We keep them separate because we’re saving up to get the two older ones fixed (and the other is a foster bun who we’re trying to find a home for). The female bunny is house-trained, so she’s free to roam the house as she pleases. We have the two males in their own room separated from the female by two pet gates stacked on top of the other.  Our older male rabbit somehow got out of his cage, jumped over the two pet gates, knocking them over, and got loose into the house. The other male bunny, who was running lose in the male bunny room at the time, got loose too.

 

They were all alone for maybe ten minutes, which is obviously enough time for the female to get pregnant, but then something confusing happened. The female bunny was hopping around the two males making a weird honking noise and putting herself to the ground with her bum up in the air, but both male rabbits were completely ignoring her. The older male licked her a few times and stomped his foot once, but wouldn’t mount her or anything. 

I’m confused because we’re automatically assuming she got pregnant, but we read that signs of pregnancy are more of the female rabbit acting angry towards the male and rejecting him…not the other way around. This happened about four or five days ago. The female bunny is still happy, cuddly, and energetic also.

 Confused..please help.

[MoveDiagonally]

Hello Mandee,

Looking back at your previous posts it appears as if they’ve gotten out before so I would secure their living situation to keep this from happening again. Breeding is one concern but they can also seriously injure or kill each other as you know.

Some rabbits react differently to being pregnant than others. I would not use her behavior to rule out or confirm pregnancy. I would take her to the vet and look into getting her an emergency spay. Not only will this terminate any existing pregnancy it will also keep her from getting pregnant in the future. I know you’ve mentioned that money is tight but a litter + emergency vet care should she need it (if there are complications she will die without a vet) is likely going to be a lot more costly. Not to mention the time, stress, and space you would need for the baby rabbits before re homing.

Best of luck!

[tanlover14]

^ Agree with MD above.

[Beka27]

Absolutely agree with the others. I would assume she is pregnant (it only takes a second or two) and get her in for an emergency spay. This has got to be the top priority.

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