I have a lot of people who ask, “how can you tell a doe is pregnant?” We do this by palpating. Palpating a doe may take you awhile to catch on to or even learn how to successfully palpate an animal correctly. Palpating is extremely hard to do on rabbits who have a lot of fat. 11-14 days gestation is ideal of when to palpate a doe but you can palpate an animal a week before they are due to tell rather or not they need to go back into breeding again. Palpating at a later stage is obviously a lot more easier to do as the babies are of size by then. At 11-14 days, the eggs will feel like tiny marbles or peas. I place the doe in front of me, facing me and using both hands, feel her abdomen. You want to find your own fingers first through the doe's body then you will feel a small lump pass between your fingers, that's when you located a kit. If you do not feel any small lumps, it's safe to say your doe probably didn't take at which case, you can go ahead and rebreed your doe. Do not be afraid to squeeze a little as it is very hard to hurt the eggs at this stage.
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AuthorBrittany is an Open A.R.B.A. exhibitor that raises and shows Pedigreed Holland Lops and Netherland Dwarfs. She started breeding rabbits in 2002 and American Cavies in 2005. Archives
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