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how can u tell?

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Question
how can you tell if your rabbit is pregnant i am trying to breed mini-lopeared and it has been 2 weeks since i tried to breed them. she has gotten fatter for sure but i tried to feel her today to see if i could feel any lumps. but wasnt sure what i was feeling for.Can u tell me the signs and how to keep her if she is pregnant?

Answer
I have answered this question many times - below is a cut and paste copy of answers I have already posted....

You will not see any visual signs of the pregnancy after only three days. If she was bred by a wild
bunny three or fewer days ago you may be able to gently squeeze her abdomen area in about 10
days and feel marble sized babies in her, but that is difficult to tell too.

She would be due in 28-30 days and would begin making her nest in about 26-30 days. You
should only check the nest for live or dead babies - first wash your hands well then rub them all
over the mom. Reach into the nest and feel for warm wiggly bodies - any cold still ones are dead
and should be removed. This should be done every other day and you should be careful,
because even the sweetest bunny can become a devil to protect her babies (not always, but
sometimes). The mother will not spend time with the babies very often, you may never see her
feed them. They only feed them about 2 times a day and that is in the late night and early
morning hours, when you are asleep. The kits will begin to leave the nest when they are about
2-3 weeks old, from that time on it is ok to hold them out of the cage for 10-15 minutes at a time.
They can leave their mother between 4-6 weeks old.

One key is making sure that the mother has the right nutrition before and after you breed
her. I feed all my females a diet of Manna Pro "Gro", this pellet has everything a doe and
her litter need to be healthy.

She must also have a nest to have the litter in. The best way to insure this is to have a
nesting box and straw in the cage at about the 28th day of gestation so that she can build
the nest the way she wants it.

Most important is to leave the litter alone when it arrives. The doe will not tend to them
often and will only nurse them once or twice in the evening and night-time. Handling the
litter or trying to make the doe stay in the nest is a HUGE mistake that many people make.
I always wash my hands throughly and check the nest once a day to remove any kitst that
have died (easy to tell because they are cold). In about 2 weeks they beging to leave the
nest and you can see them well.

Hope some of this helps. There are some great books that give excellent information on
this topic, one is called "Raising Rabbits the Modern Way" ---