My rabbits belly is swollen???

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My Lionhead's belly area seems bigger than usual. It feels literally like it's swollen or something. I thought it was just her milk glands filling up (I believe she had a false pregnancy (She did pull fur for a nest but there was no way, that I could think of, she could have gotten pregnant);although one of our bucks was mounting her when she was rapped up in a towel at bath time. Could she really be pregnant if so she pulled the nest maybe five days ago so she should have had them by now? Could it possibly be bloat? Also she does have what seems to be hair in her droppings, I know rabbits have issues with digesting their hair and it can get stuck or something. That could be a liable reason because she doesn't eat hay as well as I'd like. She also seemed to gain weight since I last weighed her, she seemed to about 1/2 (from 3 3/4 ibs - about 4 1/4) but that could be I just weighed her after feeding. I will weigh her again today before I give her more food. Everything I've found on the internet about it says shes pregnant or coincident but I'm not sure. What should I do? Should I be concerned? Is it just a fluke? Help, please
 
Give her a nest box.

When was the last time she was near a male? Is her cage next to a male? They CAN breed through the bars- I have personal experience with this happening ;)

If she otherwise seems fine then wait and see.

Perhaps look up how to palpitate and learn to feel the babies inside her.
 
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