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Female rabbit discharge/pregnancy???

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Question
Hello
My female rabbit is about a year old. We only just discovered she was female after buying some more male rabbits and putting them on the garden together and her getting humped and displaying her female parts in the process. As soon as we realised what was going on we removed her (the humping took place for about 30 seconds). Since then she has been displaying the behaviours of a pregnant rabbit. (digging, very grumpy, making nests, grunting, eating more) im aware this could be a phantom pregnancy.
  She lives in the house and when i let her out this morning she did what i thought was a huge wee on the carpet which is very unlike her! when i came to clear it up it was very thick like a paste and was a magnolia colour!! As well as the paste their was quiet alot of fluid. It wasnt very strong smelling and on closer inspection just smelled like urine. She hasnt been spayed. Could this be down to her possibly being pregnant? And is it possible for her to be pregnant from a very short seeing to by a young buck?
Kind regards
Emily

Answer
Dear Emily,

It takes only seconds for a rabbit to be impregnated.  So yes, it's quite possible that your bunny is pregnant.  Please read this:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html

as well as:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/breeding.html

and

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/scary.html

I don't know whether her odd urination was related to her pregancy.  It's possible.  But who knows?

Find a good vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

to help you take the next steps.

Good luck,

Dana