Does the male rabbit need to be seperated from the pregnant female rabbit?

before and after the birthDoes the male rabbit need to be seperated from the pregnant female rabbit?
yes!


take him out of the cage, put him somewhere where the female can't see or smell him.


she needs lots of food and water, a nest box, hay and fresh food like some fruits or veggies. She will give birth in 30 days after you breed her.


You must take the male out or the female might get really stressed having him around all the time or you may end up with too much baby bunnies that she can't feed and some may die.


You should provide hay and the nest box once she is a week away from giving birth. She will collect the hay and pull out her fur for the nest, once she does that then she might of given birth.


Never stick your hands in the nest with the doe inside the cage she might get nervous and kill the babies. If you want to check the nest then wash your hands and then pet the doe so that you have her scent on your hands, take her out so that she doesn't see you, and then you can look at the babies.


On the third day you need to check the nest for any dead babies that didn't make it and take the dead ones out!


Water is the main source of milk production never leave the rabbit without water!


About 2 weeks old they should start opening their eyes and start exploring


At 2 months old they should be separated( male from female) if you don't know how to tell they apart do some research in books or the internet, and then they can be sold or re-homedDoes the male rabbit need to be seperated from the pregnant female rabbit?
Yes, remove the buck from the does cage and get him his own cage.


Many things can happen if they are left together.


one thing most of the responders mentioned was the buck (male) killing the kits. This is not true in rabbits (cats yes). What can happen is the doe (female) will be stressed from the buck being around all the time and she will kill the kits. She may even eat them or parts of them.





Another reason to keep them apart is that as soon as the doe kindles (gives birth) the buck will breed her again. This is not a good idea. The kits need to be with the doe for a minimum of 6 weeks and 8 weeks is even better. If she is bred again right away she will kindle again in 31 days, so the first litter will not have enough time with her.





The doe can also turn on the buck and she can either kill him or castrate him (he can also bleed to death in this instance).





Obviously no one explained to you that if you put a buck and doe together they will mate and produce kits. Rabbits should not be kept together, this is what happens when they are kept together.


Please get each rabbit it's own cage. Also you will need a nest box and hay for the doe to kindle in. Count 31 days from the first time you saw them mate. On day 28 you should give the doe the nest box with the hay in it. She will build her nest in the box (hopefully). Since it sounds like she is a first time mom you may end up with a mom that doesn't know how to care for the kits. They may end up dying. If the doe is young under 8 months she may just not care for them at all.


this often happens when does are bred too early.


If you are lucky she will kindle in the box and care for the kits. You can and should check the kits as soon as they are born. Remove any dead or deformed ones. Left in the nest they can cause the doe to abandon the healthy kits. Check the kits daily, ideally at the same time each day, to make sure the doe is caring for them. They will look round with full bellies if she is. if they are skinny and wrinkly she is not caring for them and you may have to force her to feed them.





i hope it all works out for your rabbits. Please do more research on keeping rabbits before you think about putting rabbits together again.
Okay i don't mean to sound rude but shouldn't you already know this?


It sounds like u don't not much about breeding and it also sounds like you are going to breed.





First of all i don't recommend u do. You obviously don't know what to do. It's not easy you know- Its expensive and if you do something wrong the doe could eat her kits.





She could kill her partner. The baby's could get stuck- which could kill the doe, and the vet would properly do a expensive operation or even put her down.





Many things could happen that you obviously don't know about.
If you leave the male in he will kill the babys so i advise you to seperate them asap. Even before they are born as if he tryes to mount her it will distress her and thats the last thing you need.
Yes, or the female will kill the babies in fear of the male getting them.
Yes on both counts. Rabbits should be kept separated. It helps avoid multiple problems.
yes u need to seperate the male and female the female will kill the male or the male will eat the babies.
Of course. Male rabbits love to eat baby rabbits.