April 16 kit pulling fur and building nest

[ladysown]

She was in with three other girls (all confirmed as being female).
And I'm a bit flummoxed.

1. because she's a tiny girl
2. because there's no way a buck can reach her (six inches separate the cages).
3. because she's still a baby.

PROBLEM
I'm leaving for camping at the end of the week. My bunny sitter does a great job but she's not prepared to deal with problems with a young doe.

Thoughts, suggestions???

 

[Dood]

Hormone imbalance?

Cysts on ovaries?

Cull her?

 

[Miss M]

Weird! There is a picture in the haystache thread of a three-week-old kit with a haystache. :shrug:

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Didn't someone mention having a rabbit get bred at like eight weeks? That would put her at 3 weeks along if she was bred by a buck. Since she was in with does maybe one of them mounted her and she is having a false pregnancy?

 

[Miss M]

Didn't someone mention having a rabbit get bred at like eight weeks? That would put her at 3 weeks along if she was bred by a buck. Since she was in with does maybe one of them mounted her and she is having a false pregnancy?

Yes, I remember someone saying that recently! The little doeling went on to have a live litter, too.

 

[ladysown]

She's made a lovely nest and squeaks like a doe in labour. She has me mystified.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

opcorn: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: opcorn:

 

[Miss M]

Pass the popcorn, MSD! opcorn: opcorn: opcorn:

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Pass the popcorn, MSD! opcorn: opcorn: opcorn:

Why, certainly!

Butter? Salt? Granulated garlic?

 

[Miss M]

Yes, please!

 

[ladysown]

no kits at this point. just a little doe happily building and rebuilding her nest. Funny little thing.... mayhap a false pregnancy..... time will tell.

 

[Miss M]

I'll be watching this space.

 

[Sagebrush]

opcorn:

 

[faiththequeen]

Any news???

 

[mothergoosemagic]

I had one of my Just Bunnies** do that, too. And she'd never been in with a buck, just in an adjacent cage. He's good, but he's not THAT good. After a week or so, she stopped nest building & fur pulling. She's still next door to him although I don't plan to breed her. Keeps him calm & they can nuzzle each other through the wire.

**Just Bunnies are exactly that. Part of the rabbit run I keep for making garden berries. aka Meat Mutts, but that's such a horrible name for such sweet critters.