How Do I Breed a Fawn-Colored Rabbit?

A fawn-colored rabbit is marked with deep gold fur along the back, flank and chest, with white fur on the belly, inner ears, under the neck and on the tail. You can also identify a fawn-colored rabbit by its gray or brown eyes. Fawn-colored female rabbits, or does, can be bred with fellow fawn-colored male rabbits, or bucks, to produce fawn-colored babies at approximately 8 months of age. Before breeding rabbits, owners must prepare the rabbit's cage.

Things You'll Need

  • Cages
  • Nest box
  • Straw
  • Feed
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Instructions

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      Prepare the fawn-colored doe and buck for breeding by taking proper care of them. Keep them in separate cages with a wire bottom for feces to drop through.

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      Feed the fawn-colored rabbits fresh rabbit food along with green leafy veggies daily. Provide fresh, clean water at all times.

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      Place the doe into the buck's cage when you are ready to let them breed. Allow the buck to mount the doe at least three times. Remove the doe and place her back in her own cage.

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      Bring the doe back to the buck's cage a few hours later and allow the buck to breed the doe again. Remove the doe and place her back in her cage.

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      Write down the date of breeding on a calendar and count 29 days after that date. Write yourself a reminder to add a nest box on that day. Count two more days and write "due date."

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      After 29 days place the nest box inside the doe's cage and fill it with straw. Keep the box cleaned out. Expect the babies to be born within a few days.