Help potential rabbit babies!

PrancingPoniesxx

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Got 2 new rabbits the other day! Was told by the owner that they were both male! Kept them separate and today decided to see how they react round each other! Big mistake! Put them together and they started making love. Pulled them apart immediately but when I checked the "male" later found out it was a female! Now I'm paranoid that she's pregnant and it's too early for any signs! Hoping not!
Could anyone help and give me advice. The rabbits are sepreate now and will not be together again!
No hate please I know what a huge mistake I've made but there's no going back now
 

PrancingPoniesxx

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The females 4 and the old owners won't take it back! I'm really screwed now because my dad got the rabbits free for us and he won't get them neutered or anything! I would save up and get it done but it would take about 2 months and if she's pregnant she could have popped our babies by then!
I'm defenitley gonna save and neuter them though for the future because I don't want anything like this happening again!
 

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Tell your dad he will be paying more to feed a litter of baby bunnies than it will be to get the female spayed!
Rabbits can have large litters, and you don't know how long it will take to find homes for them all, very irresponsible of both the old owners and your dad imo.

Can you offer to pay your dad back at all if he can pay to get them done now?
Are there any vets or charities local to you that may be able to help you out?
 
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If she is having babies she will kindle in 28 days roughly, if this is her first litter you may want to watch her carefully for any complications, she will do everything herself with the babies before they come out the nest (once eyes are open) all you have to do is give her a little extra feed and extra hay/straw so she can make a nest and check the babies for any dead, don't be surprised if she gets a bit miserable, and do not let him anywhere near her, rabbits have 2 horns so can carry 2 litters and she will fall again instantly if he gets her
 
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