savingbuns
Active Member
Hi Again - never a dull moment with this Rabbits and I must say I now know way more than I ever cared to know about Rabbits at my age.
Seriously - Rusty is all settled down and Freddie had stopped doing the frantic nesting thing yesterday so we thought it would be okay to put Rusty back in with the girls. UG Thought wrong - Freddie went nuts and they did the fighting dance - just about knocked me off my crutches and I have no idea how I got them separated and one into a crate before they had no fur left.
So the rest of the day Rusty went back to her hutch, and Freddie and Willie stayed in the big outdoor pen. Near the end of the day Freddie started gathering and making a nest in their outdoor hidey box. As we were about to put them away for the night again in the back of my truck with the cap for safe keeping against coyotes I grabbed a new box stuffed what she made of a nest into the box and then into the big paper bag ( pretend Hole) for more warmth.
So just checked on her and she has taken everything but the kitchen sink into the bag - even the towel I put over Buttons Crate for warmth. So I got tons of newspaper and toilet paper and such and she has now taken all that in there as well.
My question is Willie is in there with Freddie - both females not fixed. They got along today and have spent the last three nights together in the truck fine - the both have gone in and out of the nesting bag and Freddie does not seem to mind.
Should I close Willie into a crate for now and just let Freddie have the place to her self just incase she does have kitts?
The other two will still be in the back of the truck but can not get at Freddie or her babies if she has any. We can check throughout the night on how things are going If freddie does have a litter then they will have to stay in the back of my truck for a while - until I can move the whole set up into the shed once it is finished.
Seriously - Rusty is all settled down and Freddie had stopped doing the frantic nesting thing yesterday so we thought it would be okay to put Rusty back in with the girls. UG Thought wrong - Freddie went nuts and they did the fighting dance - just about knocked me off my crutches and I have no idea how I got them separated and one into a crate before they had no fur left.
So the rest of the day Rusty went back to her hutch, and Freddie and Willie stayed in the big outdoor pen. Near the end of the day Freddie started gathering and making a nest in their outdoor hidey box. As we were about to put them away for the night again in the back of my truck with the cap for safe keeping against coyotes I grabbed a new box stuffed what she made of a nest into the box and then into the big paper bag ( pretend Hole) for more warmth.
So just checked on her and she has taken everything but the kitchen sink into the bag - even the towel I put over Buttons Crate for warmth. So I got tons of newspaper and toilet paper and such and she has now taken all that in there as well.
My question is Willie is in there with Freddie - both females not fixed. They got along today and have spent the last three nights together in the truck fine - the both have gone in and out of the nesting bag and Freddie does not seem to mind.
Should I close Willie into a crate for now and just let Freddie have the place to her self just incase she does have kitts?
The other two will still be in the back of the truck but can not get at Freddie or her babies if she has any. We can check throughout the night on how things are going If freddie does have a litter then they will have to stay in the back of my truck for a while - until I can move the whole set up into the shed once it is finished.