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Is it normal behavior for a doe to dig up another doe's nest? The nest is located deep underground at the end of a tunnel, approx 3 feet long, that the mother doe created. The doe who is digging is the alpha, and is not the mother of the 4-day old kits in the nest. She (the alpha) had...

My two meat rabbit breeder does live together in a very large colony pen. Doe #1 kindled about 4 days ago in a tunnel, where she routinely visits to nurse, then buries the entrance. We noticed doe #2 (who experienced false pregnancy last month) visiting the tunnel entrance, then patting it down...

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Sure, here's some pix of the exterior, interior, and the dirt mound/burrow inside. We used a metal carport frame and shortened the height by removing the middle leg sections, so that the height at the apex is 6ft. We covered the entire pen in 2x4 cage wire, then lined with chicken wire along the...

Ok Preitler good to know re nest boxes, thank you - your pix are helpful too, much appreciated!

Thank you all for your tips, much appreciated! Turns out I was prematurely worried as a first time meat rabbit owner. The doe followed the younger buck's cues after the 3rd day, and after following him into a second burrow that he dug, she started trying to dig a tunnel on her own too, on top of...

Hi, I need some advice, we completed a large colony pen for our NZWs, but the 5-month old doe chooses to stay in the dog carrier, and shows no interest in digging a burrow for herself. We created entrances in a huge dirt mound, which the buck has immediately taken to with no issues. For context...

Hi Nibbles, thanks for asking, my husband is starting out with NZ whites as breeders for meat rabbits, and I'm getting (as pets) a couple of Holland Lops. We are building an outdoor colony area, 20ft x 10ft covered and fenced enclosure for the New Zealands, and I'll have a 4ftx7ft pen inside the...

Hello, new to the rabbit world, lots to learn, and grateful to have found the rabbittalk.com threads. Thanks in advance for any help I receive here!