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Did my rabbit give birth already or is preparing to give birth? She lost weight, is nesting, but no kits!?

• Hi. My rabbit was pregnant, or I thought she was, as she had been gaining weight. Before this, I had put her in a cage with a male rabbit, about 3 weeks ago. I was out of the country for about a week, and when I came back, she had become considerably skinny (my family did not notice this at all). The next day, she started nesting, so I separated the male and female rabbits. I was wondering, because she is skinny and has started nesting, did she have her kits already? Did the male rabbit eat them? I read that the gestation period for a rabbit is 28-31 days. 1) She has lost a lot of weight (which makes me think she has given birth), BUT has just begun nesting - pulling out her fur, mixing it with hay and putting it in her sleeping box (which makes me think she is just preparing to give birth). 2) She is displaying signs that she has just given birth (lost weight, not eating a lot of solid foods, but still drinking and eating hay) Basically, does this mean she is GOING to give birth or has already given birth?? She is still fixing her nest, I would feel so sorry for her if she had given birth but the male ate her babies... Please help!

• Answer:

  Your rabbit may have lost the babies however, most likely she has not given birth yet and is preparing. Some rabbits can sometimes be as late as a week on giving birth, its always hard to tell when they are going to come. I highly doubt that the male ate the babies, it seems unlikely as it is also rare for the female to give birth earlier than 3 weeks pregnant. Another possibility may also be that she was never pregnant. As some rabbits will just be convinced they are and go through the phases. Over all i would say she is preparing for birth, it just takes a lot of patience and waiting Hope I Helped(: