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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Female Rabbit Acting Weird.

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    • AlexAlice
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        My female rabbit Alice is usually happy and running around. But recently she has been eating a lot more and doesnt come to the side of her cage when i walk up to her like she always does. She has a hut/igloo thing that she can’t fit in buy likes to sit on top of it. But now she squeezes into her hut and digs to where there is hardly any bedding and stays there. Sometimes she sleeps but mostly she just lays in the hut. Is she sick? Or is this normal? She has never done this before!


      • Beka27
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          How old is she?

          If she doesn’t fit in her igloo, can you get her a larger one, or better yet, give her an upside down cardboard box with cut-outs for the doors? We’ve used those heavy duty copy paper boxes before (they fit 10 reams of paper), the buns loved it!

          It’s normal for rabbits to dig. My question is regarding the “bedding” you mentioned. Why are you using bedding everywhere in the cage instead of just in the litterbox? Rabbits will usually prefer to just lay down on solid ground. What is the bedding made out of?


        • jerseygirl
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            Your profile info indicates you have a male & female rabbit.

            Have they been together? Or recently been separated?


          • RabbitPam
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              Re what Jerseygirl said, unless both have been spayed/neutered for at least a month, you need to separate them immediately regardless of their age. One possibliity could be pregnancy.
              A bunny that doesn’t act more lively in the morning or early evening could be sick if just sitting in a meatloaf position. I think she needs to be examined by a vet.


            • Roberta
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                Great minds think alike Jersey and Pam, Pregnancy was the first thing that sprang to mind.


              • Eepster
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                  Yeah, she sound pregnant to me. I hadn’t noticed the OP had both a male and female, so my first thought was false pregnancy. If they haven’t been together at all (side by side cages can lead to real pregnancy) it might be false pregnancy if she’s not spayed.


                • LBJ10
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                    I’m thinking like the others here.


                  • MoveDiagonally
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                      In your welcome post you say:
                      “They are New Zealand’s and are NOT housed together not taking any chances”

                      If they’ve had NO contact than it might be a false pregnancy. If they’ve had contact, even for a second, then maybe pregnancy like everyone else said. Where about do you live? Maybe we can help you find a vet that spays/neuters?


                    • jerseygirl
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                        I’m actually not concerned about pregnancy just yet as I’ve since read in your intro post and youve said the buns are about 4 months old. Is that accurate??? I believe the males need to be a bit older to impregnate but I could very well be wrong!! It may vary from breed to breed.

                        You’ve also stated you’ve separated as you’re not taking any chances so hooray for that! ::thumbs up::

                        So…it could be onset of puberty for the female. My first rabbit began to become antisocial at 5 months old and more vocal and aggressive if disturbed her.

                        Your girl probably is old enough to experience a false pregnancy too… I think one of Robertas rabbits did at a young age.

                        I do echo RabbitPams concerns if you do start to see her hiding away and eating less. This can be indicator she is feeling unwell.


                      • bpash89
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                          I would lean towards pregnancy or false pregnancy as well. 4 months is more than old enough for the male and reasonable for the female. I would get her checked out by the vet so you can be sure what you are dealing with.


                        • tanlover14
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                            I’m with everyone else… Pregnancy or False pregnancy. My 6 month old female began going beserk and getting very aggression when she managed to come into contact (through her cage bars) with my (NEUTERED) male. She licked his nose but then began digging around and pushing everything into a separate corner. And became very aggressive towards “her” things and her area, ESPECIALLY this nest like thing she built. She would literally lunge and jump and nip at me whenever I came close to it. She was spayed on Wednesday and I can tell she’s becoming closer to what she was before her hormones went wild on her.

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