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should you keep a pregnant doe or one that has already had her kits separate from other does? Will there be a problem with the other rabbit hurting the kits?
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It's very possible for injuries to occur, consequently, the vast majority of rabbit breeders keep all of their adult stock separate.
Some does will attack others litters -- jealous, maybe -- and they can and will hurt them if allowed.
We got very lucky with our two moms-with-other-does. With the one pair, the one not bred turned into sort of a grandma-type bunny with her daughter's litter.
The other time, the one (little black bun) had grown up with the other (huge white bun), and when the big one had a litter, the little one became their overprotective aunt who wouldn't let us touch the babies without letting us know she disapproved. :lol:
You can try to keep them together, or you could just not risk it. We just didn't have cage space to separate ours with. I wouldn't judge by previous behavior, rabbits will change attitudes faster than you can say "jackelope"!
We got very lucky with our two moms-with-other-does. With the one pair, the one not bred turned into sort of a grandma-type bunny with her daughter's litter.
The other time, the one (little black bun) had grown up with the other (huge white bun), and when the big one had a litter, the little one became their overprotective aunt who wouldn't let us touch the babies without letting us know she disapproved. :lol:
You can try to keep them together, or you could just not risk it. We just didn't have cage space to separate ours with. I wouldn't judge by previous behavior, rabbits will change attitudes faster than you can say "jackelope"!
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In colony situations, does will frequently have litters with other does around and have no problems. Occasionally, though, another doe will attack the kits.
Sharing a cage is a bit different. Much smaller space which each considers hers, no room for them to really get away from each other. In that case, it really depends... even more than in a colony.
Galadriel's right. We've been very fortunate with the two-doe cages we've had.
Sharing a cage is a bit different. Much smaller space which each considers hers, no room for them to really get away from each other. In that case, it really depends... even more than in a colony.
Galadriel's right. We've been very fortunate with the two-doe cages we've had.
