03-09-2005, 11:02 AM
06-02-2005, 01:43 PM
What I do to make stubborn does breed... If the does are stubborn, I will switch the stubborn doe and the buck - the doe stays in the buck\'s cage overnight and the buck stays in the doe\'s cage overnight. The next day, I bring the doe back to her own cage - she should be used to the buck\'s scent by then and should be more receptive. If not, I will restrain her and place my hand under her belly and gently lift her hindquarters and push her vent area (gently) towards the buck - he will mount and do his job. Hope this helps.
06-07-2005, 11:51 PM
Make sure the does are ready physically. Just because they are induced ovulators does not mean that they are physically ready to be bred at any time. Flip the does over and look at their vulvas. If they are a light pink color, it is not the right time. You want their vulvas to be a dark reddish, purplish color for breeding. Even then, some does just do not want to be bred. With my rabbits, and only the rabbits I know do well with this method, I will colony breed them. I will put 3-4 does in one eclosure with one buck. Make sure it is big enough that each rabbit can have alittle space to themselves to retreat to if they want but usually, when one uncooperative doe sees other does doing what they are suppossed to be doing, they will all get \'in the mood\'. I leave them together for approx 2 weeks and then separate them all out to their own cages again. There is a very high success rate when using this method but like I mentioned before, I only do this with the does that I know will settle into this routine. Any does that attack other does obviously cannot be used for this method.