When breeding a pair of rabbits, you must bring the doe to the buck when she is in heat.  It doesn't work the other way around, the doe will defent her terriroty vigorously.  And the buck is too unsure of himself in unfamiliar surroundings to carry out his task

The gestation period for rabbits is apx 31 days. During pregnancy, the doe will grow plumber.

Around the 28th day, place a nest box in the cage. Don’t put the box in too soon, or she will make a mess of it. Line the bottom of the nest box with absorbent pine shavings, then fill it the rest of the way with alfalfa hay. Watch your doe to make sure she is preparing the nest -- if she starts to spread the hay across the bottom of her hutch, you may need to move the nest box. You want to make sure she gives birth in the nest box for the health and safety of her litter.

The mother-to-be will pull fur from her abdomen and shoulders up to a week before giving birth. The fur will help line the nest and keep the babies warm.

Giving birth can happen at any time of day, but will most likely be at night. Delivery takes apx 10 minutes; once she is done giving birth, she will cover the kits with fur and leave the nest box. The babies are born hairless and with closed eyes. If your mother rabbit gives birth outside the nest box, you must move them yourself. A mother rabbit will never move her own babies.

The mother will nurse her babies only once a day, and usually at night. Her milk is nutritious enough to sustain the babies for twenty-four hours or more. You can tell that the babies are being fed enough if their bellies are rounded.

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