How to get your rabbits to breed for the first time?

[HansenHomestead]

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't been on lately. So much going on around here, haha.

My rabbits are to the age of breeding I stuck my doe in the bucks cage, and he sniffed her "parts" then just hopped around. I sat, and watched them for about an hour, and they just laid there. So I took her out.

So my question is, how to encourage your rabbits to do the deed for the first time?

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Did you check the color of her "parts"? They should be dark pink to purple and swollen. This thread shows what to look for:

judging-a-doe-s-readiness-and-breeding-tips-t9869.html

 

[macksmom98]

Definitely check their parts for the right coloring. A little apple cider vinegar for about a week helped our as well as bringing them to a central location outside. In a controlled area. Our like to be able to run around and feel frisky. It's the only way our older Buck will do it anymore....

 

[Ramjet]

You may want to check that he is a he and she is a she cause they know what to do ....

Second I'd make sure he is mature - parts functional , no split penis & testicles dropped ..... and that she is receptive.

 

[HansenHomestead]

We have 6 rabbits, 3 bucks, 3 does, and they each have their own cage ordered by sex. None of the bucks have split penises, and the testicles have dropped. I think it's the does that are holding things up. I checked last night, and their color isn't there yet. *Should have seen the look on my husbands face when he walked into the garage, and I had them flipped over "checking things out"*

 

[a7736100]

If the male and female gets along I just leave them together for a week or two.

 

[Ramjet]

If the male and female gets along I just leave them together for a week or two.

I wouldn't , you'd never know when the doe needed her nest box ... and she might start getting territorial and hurt him if she does conceive.


How old are the does ? They just may not be ready yet.

I went thru the same thing my first go round and just put them together every day or every other day until they figured it out. Never had a problem since.

Fresh ginger root is supposedly an aphrodisiac ... could give them a small piece as a treat along with the acv in their water.