Rabbits experts, possibly pregnant rabbit is hiding

Hi all,

I was given a couple Netherland Dwarfs & when they brought them to us they ere in transport box for over 2 hours, then we had them in the same hutch of the night untill we got the 2nd hutch then next day,

anyway that was around 5 weeks ago, the guy who gave us the rabbits said that he didnt think it was mating season anyway, which was a relief to me cause I have no idea on how to breed them anyway,

a few days ago I had to put them both together so I can clean out their hutches individually & I saw the male rabbit trying to you know what lol & she was refusing like crazy but he caught her & my Goodness I felt sorry for her & wanted to cry,

now I know why the saying says (at it like rabbits lmao!!)

anyway, heres my question,,, today again was cleaning time but before I could even get to the females hutch she was not in there, her hutch door was open so im thinking my 2 yr old let her out!!

she was hiding under kids cubby house,

we have not been able to catch her all day & now all night, its 11.30pm & I keep checking on her & she is just happily sitting there staring into the house sitting on the grass, not even celery or cabbage is of interest to her right now & she has gotten out before when I let them have a play for excersise but this time its been impossible to catch her! im worried sick because I’m scared about possible cats also what if she digs a hole into our two neighbours yards where there are dogs ;-(

but I also noticed she had dug a pretty big hole under the tree, could she be pregnant & about to give birth & if so is it safe that these baby rabbits are left in the hole untill morning time, thats if shes pregnant & if she goes tonight!

she does look quite big so im pretty sure she is carrying,

please help & sorry so long!

thanks heaps :-)

Answer #1

Ok great,thank you so much for your help, we have caught her by using a trap like you said, she is back in her hutch, still hasnt had her babies though, I’ll let you know when, thanks again & have a great weekend :-)

Answer #2

I do not know much about baby bunnies, but I do know that they are hard to raise on a bottle and almost always die. I would try and use a live trap to catch her. Maybe if you set it up she may go in it over night. If she has her babies in that hole I would leave them alone until you see them hopping around. I do think if you bother the nest the mother may not take to them. I hope you find the info you need. Good luck

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