My male isn't interested!

[Easy Ears]

Hey there!

My male rabbit isn't interested in breeding!
I raise Dutch babies :bunnyhop:
And for some reason they are just not interested right now! D:
Any advice?
My male is 3-4 years old, nothing wrong with him....he did get over being sick a few days ago.
My female is almost 2 years. And she is fine with me putting him on top of her, but he just lays there!!!!
He hasn't even TRIED to mate!

Help please!!! Oh, and he has bred her before also! And they had a litter of 8! But now he just isn't interested! :'(

Kara

Replies:

He was sick, because a few weeks after I got my doe, I bred them, and it turns out she had it. (I don't know where she got it from.)

Oh, and guess what guys?!? He bred her ALL DAY! I chanced to look outside, and my dad was mowing the law, and I was thinking: Oh man, they're never going to breed with all that noise....
But when I looked outside he was going at it hard, chasing my doe around the cage.
I was working on fixing my rabbit hutches for half the day, and all the while (on and off) he bred her! YAY!
Thanks for all your help though guys!!! It might have been the noise from the lawn mower that snapped him out of laziness, or the fact that he had a little privacy! Haha, I don't know, but I'm happy! :bunnyhop:
Thanks again for trying to help everyone!

 

[Zass]

If he was sick a few days ago, he might just need more time to recover.

What kind of sickness did he have?

 

[MamaSheepdog]

My male is 3-4 years old, nothing wrong with him....he did get over being sick a few days ago.

In what way was he sick?

 

[Ramjet]

Maybe SHE isn't receptive ..... My buck will hit anything that moves if its ready & willing , but if she's not ready he'll just lay there like she's not there.

Check her vent color ?? Try again in a few days.

 

[Easy Ears]

If he was sick a few days ago, he might just need more time to recover.

What kind of sickness did he have?

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He had sniffles and weepy eye. <br /><br /> __________ Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:29 pm __________ <br /><br /> Oh, and I checked both their vents, before I bred them.

 

[Zass]

I'm not saying this is what your rabbit has, but you should definitely read it. Because if it is what your bunny has, you have a lot more to worry about than reluctance to breed.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm ... 3&aid=2686

 

[Easy Ears]

Ya, he had sniffles, and weepy eye. It cleared up fine though. For the sniffles I just gave him grape seed extract in his water. I don't think it is as serious as they say.

 

[Miss M]

There are several members here who have lost their entire herds to "snuffles". It is so dangerous, we immediately put down one of our rabbits -- our ONLY working buck -- the other day, when we found he had it.

I hope yours just had allergies or something. If the snot he had with the sniffles was whitish, you're in dangerous territory.

 

[ottersatin]

Hello Easy Ears,
I believe you are not well enough informed
on the illness you are fighting.

Please read this
PASTEURELLA [SNUFFLES]

Many breeders believe that all rabbits carry the Pasteurella multocidia organism in their respiratory tract. This is not true! Though some may indeed carry the infection, there are many which do not. {This is why I breed toward disease resistance. If any rabbit shows signs of infection they are culled] Pasturella manifests itself in many forms. The most common is what is referred to as snuffles. This is a purulent discharge from the nose. Should you see matting on the inside front paws you can most assuredly blame Pasteurella.

.Symptoms
The first signs of the disease are sneezing and discharge from the nose and or eyes. Not every sneeze is indicative of the presents of Pasteurella. A rabbit may sneeze when it gets water up it's nose while drinking, or it may have an allergy to something in the area. Hay dust, colognes etc. These sneezes will have a clear watery discharge or none at all. If there is persistant sneezing with matting of the inside of the front paws and a colored discharge from the nose or eyes it is safe to assume the rabbit has a Pasteurella infection.. This is an extremely contagious disease for which there is NO CURE! There are treatments which will mask the symptoms but the rabbit remains contagious. Any rabbit which you treat places your whole herd at risk of infection. The Pasteurella germ can be carried on your clothing and person. It is of extreme importance that you change your clothes and wash theroughly before going near any other rabbits. Isolate any sick rabbit immediately and care for the herd first and the isolated animal last. Disinfect it's cage and any other equipment the rabbit came in contact with.

TREATMENTS
Rabbits can be treated with a number of antibiotics but to this point none have been successful in bringing about a cure. The best treatment for Pasteurella is prevention. Through A.R.B.A. [American Rabbit Breeders Association] they are trying to develop a cure for snuffles, but it is still a long way off. For now, strict sanitation, good ventilation and culling will go a long way in helping to prevent the spread of this dreaded disease.

PREVENTION
Ventilation is important in snuffles control since both humidity an ammonia are involved in the spread and growth of this condition. Ammonia is present in rabbit urine, having it build up in the atmosphere has a bad effect on both humans and rabbits. If you can smell it while walking through your rabbitry, think how it is effecting your rabbits. By removing the urine and feces from the rabbitry you are decreasing the amount of ammonia in the surrounding area.

I hope this helps you to come to an applicable
solution to your problem.
Ottersatin. ldtimer:

 

[Easy Ears]

Haha, ok. My male is acting very energetic now. I'm just so thankful. I've been praying for my rabbits every night. It is TOTALLY working. They are happy healthy bunnies.

 

[Miss M]

Haha? :?

I'm glad your male is doing so much better now.