How to Know if Your Rabbit is Pregnant

Steps

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   Gently palpate (touch or probe) the lower abdomen using your thumb and forefinger on the rabbit's right side.
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   Feel for marble-sized bumps in the lower half of the abdomen, at shallow to mid-depth. If you feel one or more, the doe is pregnant. Don't mistake pellets for babies.
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   Pregnant rabbits can be spayed, terminating the pregnancy and preventing further pregnancies. Rabbit overpopulation is a serious problem, and rabbits are the third most euthanized pet at shelters, after cats and dogs.
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   Place a nest box inside of doe's cage at about day 28 of the pregnancy. Give her a box when you see her pulling fur from her belly, or if you feed hay, carrying grass around in her mouth. Doe should kindle (give birth) approximately 2 days after you place the nest box in the cage.
   • Some does don't begin to pull fur until right before or during the birth; others start pulling fur about 4 days before the birth.