pregnant

Question
hi this is isabel and im wondering if my rabbit is pregnant because we got 2 rabbits free and the man that gave us the bunnies he said they were both girls and we didnt want to take care of more babies or 1 more baby so we fond out mine was a boy and we saw him humping the other and now he is being pretective over the girl we are wondering if shes pregnant and shes got swelling and pulling out her hair so we want to know please answer

Answer
Dear Isabel,

I can't tell if your bunny is pregnant without examining her.  But here is some urgent information, since it sounds as if the pregnancy is a good possibility:

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

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

and ESPECIALLY:

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

Please also read:

www.rabbit.org/health/spay.html

I hope this helps.

Dana