going potty

Question
I'm not sure if this is normal or not, but I have a male lop eared rabbit and he has strange bathroom habits.  He will litterally poop 30 balls at one time all the time and he can projectile pee outside his cage anywhere from 3 to 5 feet.  Is this ok or is something wrong?
Also, we have him in a cage with a female rabbit and caught them mating and I was wondering how we can tell if the female is pregnant.

Answer
Dear Cindy,

The bathroom habits you describe sound normal.  He's got good bladder muscles, and he's trying to pee as far away from his home as possible.  You can learn about litterbox training here:

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

If the rabbits mated, it's almost certain she is pregnant.  Rabbits are induced ovulators, which means they are stimulated to ovulate when they mate, making pregnancy almost a sure thing.  Please read:

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

and

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

Hope that helps.

Dana