Will my rabbit having babies effect her in the long term?

I have a really sweet calm friendly rabbit and she really likes one of my male rabbits and i was wondering if i bred her would it effect her personality in any way?or her in any other way???








(1 of my other rabbits had babies and if any thing she is friendlier but maby that was just her.)


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(the person hew ACTUALLY answers my q. or has good advice WILL get best answer)


thanx.Will my rabbit having babies effect her in the long term?
Mabey after having the babies and they were grown up a bit she would be friendlier but i cant see her being friendlier while she was pregnent and after the babies were born. Most animals (including bunnies) get pretty nasty and protective while having babies. Thats how my bunny was. when she would have babies she would get meaner. just like my lovebirds lol.. but if she is suuuuper sweet and really really trusts you like a lot and knows for absolute positive that you would never ever try to take or harm her babies (and not just becuase you want to think she trusts you that much but cuz she really does) then she would be sweet i bet and want to share her babies with you. If you are like a mother to her she would probably still be sweet. In the long run, no she wouldnt be meener but while her babies are young she would be very protective. another thing is if she realizes that you like her babies too and play with them in front of her (NOT UNTIL THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO BE ON THERE OWN THOUGH you dont want her to abandon them) then she would be like oh hey, this persons really nice and she would just love you and definatly trust you even more.


Good luck with the babies if they ever come!Will my rabbit having babies effect her in the long term?
I have bred and shown rabbits for nearly 12 years now and find that if a doe is friendly before having babies, then she should continue to be friendly after the babies.





The only time a doe may get grumpy is when she is about 14 days plus in her pregnancy- like all pregnant women things tend to get on top of her and she could moan and grown a little bit





If you are intending to mate your doe what age is she now? If she is over 5 months of age that should be fine. Also, remember to count 31 days from the mating and write it down in your diary as this will be the expected due date of the babies. A week before this you will need to make sure that she is clean and that you have given her some barley straw to help her make a nest - by the way don't panic if you see her pulling fur at this time as it is natural for her to do this, she is making a nest for her new arrivals. If by 33 days she has not produced any babies then you may take it that she has missed.





I hope that this is of some help to you.
Well i've been breeding rabbits for 7 yrs now and it really depends on the rabbit it self. The only thing to do is to breed her and handle her through the whole pregnancy so she under stands that your with her and make sure you don't over handle her to make her upset either.


if you have any questions or problems email me at honeybunny@eastlink.ca