first time momma won't lift

[gardenbunny]

silly doe, her genitals looked ready, i brought her out to the male in a cat carrier which she was fine with, they met between cage first then put her in. he tried many times but never finished the way he did when i mated him to a friend's rabbit last year. i tried putting her in the carrier for a bit and trying again but same thing happened.

i put her back inside and tried to research for about an hour then put apple cider vinegar in her water ( to drink tonight) and tried again, same thing but this time she mounted him so it was a done day.

my plan is to try again tomorrow and if a no then switch cages for the night and try again Saturday. she should be able to live in the hutch next to him by sunday night.

any advice i was hoping they would breed like rabbits, sorry total newbie

 

[Dood]

Have you checked to see if there are any abnormalies with his genitals?

If everything looks normal and he is trying and she is willing then perhaps they just need a bit more room to maneuver to the right spot. I rarely breed my rabbits in cages but give them a 4 foot circular pen to court in. This way the doe cannot hide in a corner and the male has room to dance around her to help set the mood :wr_kiss:

 

[gardenbunny]

great idea, I do have a large exercise pen I could try it in, thanks for the advice I know this is a common post so I have a lot of other ideas from those posts <br /><br /> -- Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:47 am -- <br /><br /> it worked! she lifted. got covered 3 times so proud of her!!! thank you!