I have a 4 month year old female lionhead and she seems to be very unpredictable with her moods. One day she is lovely and likes sitting on our laps and being stroked, then the next she is lashing out at us! anyone else expereinced such behaviour? We swear she has PMT!!
Although Rabbits are fertile all year round & Ovulation takes place after mating,they do actually have a "Heat" cycle. This is every 4-6 days,at this time she will willing accept the Buck(Male). When she is not in "Heat" as such,she may not accept the buck,but if forced,she would conceive. That may explain why some days she may be moody! =)
If you really find it a problem,getting her spayed will solve it.
Hope this helps,xxx
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February 26th, 2009 at 8:57 am
you are exactly right it is hormonal, the only answer is too leave her alone when she s in one or do what i did and get her spayed, the spay stops all sorts of problems and has health benefits too.
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February 26th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Although Rabbits are fertile all year round & Ovulation takes place after mating,they do actually have a "Heat" cycle. This is every 4-6 days,at this time she will willing accept the Buck(Male). When she is not in "Heat" as such,she may not accept the buck,but if forced,she would conceive. That may explain why some days she may be moody! =)
If you really find it a problem,getting her spayed will solve it.
Hope this helps,xxx
References :
Junior British Rabbit Council Member.Breeder of Dwarf & Cashmere Lops.
http://www.thebrc.org