Rabbit Breeding

Breeding the Holland Lop, a Beginner’s Guide

For Holland Lop Rabbit Breeding you’ll need separate cages for the buck and the doe. They will happily breed unsupervised if they’re confined together.

You will also need a uncommon cage for the offspring, and a lot of cages if you care to buy them up for meat or appearance.

This can be quite a considerable financial investment to start with…feeders, trays, water bottles etc. You’ll also need a nestbox for the doe.

Make a sure your rabbits are free of diseases. Rabbit VD can produce the doe to lose her fur. Make particular your chosen rabbits are well conditioned and in excellent shape. Overweight does have a hard time giving birth.

Being paid Off to a Excellent Start

To start controlled breeding, add the Holland Lop doe to the buck’s cage. He will try to mount her. Hopefully, your doe will collaborate and will advance her rear up for him. Within a identical small clip will bang his feet, and may grunt and drop-off.

I usually allow a buck three conjugations, and then take out the doe from the cage. It is usually recommended to try rebreeding again within six hours. Go write this date on the calendar so you don’t forget!!!

Also, count up 28 days on your calendar and write “Nestbox”. Finally, count day 30 and write “Bunnies Due”. Don’t reflect you are going to remember. Small is worse than seeing a perfectly nice litter born dead on the cage floor.

Keeping Watch is Key

Does are induced ovulators, which means they don’t have a heat sequence like dogs do. They do have times when they are need less forced breeding than others, but it is hard to predict.

If your doe doesn’t collaborate on the initially day, keep tiresome every day until she does. Light plays a huge part in the Holland Lop doe’s receptivity. Try to simulate the number of hours of light in spring by leaving the lights on, and you may have surpass luck.

Some does can be very stubborn in this area rising for the buck. You could try to encourage her by lifting her rear slightly (make sure you have long sleeves on in case she tries to bite). If she appears to be absolutely disinterested or is grumbling, you should take out her and try her later as a disgruntled doe may attack and injure the buck.

Always watch. No it isn’t being rude or nosy…it is vital for several reasons. You’ll know if she was really bred and you will be there to step in quickly if the pair starts to fight or bite each other too hard. When the breeding is through with, take the doe back to her cage.