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Can breeding does remain together (rabbits)?
Say you had about 3-4 female rabbits living together in one enclosure. This enclosure is spacious enough to accommodate all of them, and there is a roomy nesting box per doe. Would you be able to keep them together in this set up while they had litters? Or would they become territorial and protective of their young? Will the male being housed near by make them behave differently?
Thanks for any help!
2 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
I disagree. There's nothing wrong with breeding rabbits. Besides, it doesn't matter what that person says anyways, if you want to do it, you're gonna. What we can do is give advice. If it were me, I would separate the does while they're having them, but I don't see the problem with putting them back in together after about 4 or 5 weeks when the babies only have about 3 more weeks on the momma's. The does may still be protective, but it wont be as bad as if you just leave them together.
- 8 years ago
It's really not safe to keep a group of unspayed females together. They can become very territorial and violent, and the mothers and babies would all be at risk. And please reconsider breeding rabbits - it's very irresponsible and there's significant overpopulation as is.