I think my doe is pregnant but she seems to be nesting early

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Millieandoscar2022

Millieandoscar2022

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I recently got another bunny, they are both holland lops. The male is getting fixed in January, but on November 22 I woke up to them on the same side of their enclosure. He clearly wanted to have a sleep over. On December 9 she started nesting. But she wouldn’t be due until dec 22 ish. This seems super early? No fur pulling yet. She built the nest and has not touched it. Before she used that box as her dig box and played in it constantly making a mess. Now I have only seen her hop in it once and right out since building. I wasn’t planning on babies but then I got excited at the idea 😂 possibility of false pregnancy? Or does anyone else have an early nester?
 
I had does do that and kindle day 30-31, so yes you can end up with early christmas bunnies.

Best is to wait and see, she has decided on a spot and keeps it clean, that is important. Right now don't worry or change anything including feed. You'll need to up the rabbit pellets after birth, not before (you don't want the kits to grow to big inside the doe) and making milk is more energy intensive than building kits.
Clean out the enclosure about day 28 so you don't have to make a mess in the does opinion right before kindling. Check the nestbox daily, doe is used to you so do what you always do to keep routine and normalcy. It also means you can handle the kits briefly 1-2 day while feeding the doe for getting used to people and knowing they are well fed, alive and thriving.
 
tambayo said:
I had does do that and kindle day 30-31, so yes you can end up with early christmas bunnies.

Best is to wait and see, she has decided on a spot and keeps it clean, that is important. Right now don't worry or change anything including feed. You'll need to up the rabbit pellets after birth, not before (you don't want the kits to grow to big inside the doe) and making milk is more energy intensive than building kits.
Clean out the enclosure about day 28 so you don't have to make a mess in the does opinion right before kindling. Check the nestbox daily, doe is used to you so do what you always do to keep routine and normalcy. It also means you can handle the kits briefly 1-2 day while feeding the doe for getting used to people and knowing they are well fed, alive and thriving.
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Thank you so much for all of this!!!!
 

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