So… I thought i had 2 girl bunnies, but earlier this week one started making a nest and pulling her fur out. What do I do now? The “buck” (named Hazel because the vet told us he was a she) is in the same hutch, do I need to move him? Could this be a false pregnancy? If it is false how will I know? Wow sorry for all the questions, I am not really a bunny person my little brother just showed up with some bunnies one day and my mom couldn’t say no.
Okay - first off, keep in mind that rabbits can start breeding as early as 3 months of age. Some say even younger in smaller breeds. That’s very young & small. So keep in mind that depending on how old your bunnies were when you got them, one could easily have been impregnated by another rabbit before you got the two you have. Thus, you could easily STILL have two girl bunnies.
But since one bunny is building a nest, even if the other bunny IS a female, she DOES have to be removed, & both have to be in separate quarters until after baby bunnies are born, weaned, given quarters of their home or rehomed, etc., etc. And unfortunately, the two you have now may not be able to share a home together again, as once they mature - plus this unexpected pregnancy - may make them incompatible.
You say you’re not really a bunny person, but you really need to start doing some research & become one - lol! And your mom as well. Since it was mom who “couldn’t say no”, she bears quite a bit of responsibility re: this situation. Appropriate separate hutches/cages with dishes, waterers, etc. need to be set up. And a nest box for mama bunny as well - if she doesn’t have one already.
Rabbits don’t require all that much in terms of equipment/care, but they do need certain basics.
Thanks for your reply,
I am afraid it is our bunny 
we have had them since Easter time. Good to know about separating even girl bunnies out. Looks like it is time for another hutch… and some surgery for “Hazel”(the boy bunny).
It definitely could be a false pregnancy. If it is real, the rabbits need to be separated. If she gives birth, don’t be shocked if the babies don’t all make it. Rabbits are notoriously bad mothers. Either way, PLEASE spay your rabbits! Uterine cancer is really, really common in rabbits. Also, both genders will be less aggressive/more easy going if neutered.
Separate them.
Then, even if they both really are girl bunnies, get both of them spayed.
If spayed, they may live quite happily together from this point forward. Plenty of people have two rabbits that are companions for each other.
There is an excellent bunny resource here, it’s just like COTH but for rabbits: www.binkybunny.com
I agree about the spaying. Didn’t want to bring it up since this bunny acquisition was apparent an “impulse”, & figured just having to set up a separate bunny home right away might be taxing.
My rabbits always did this. Only ever had one at a time and never bred any. I think it’s normal for female rabbits to nest. Don’t know about spaying, I’m not sure it was very popular for rabbits 20 years ago…
Actually one of the main characters in Watership Down is a male rabbit named Hazel. 
can’t you, um, LOOK at your bunnies and determine if one is male or not?
http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sexing.shtml
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can’t you, um, LOOK at your bunnies and determine if one is male or not?
http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sexing.shtml[/QUOTE]
Bunnies are shy… it is not always easy to tell.
Thanks for all of your comments! Wendy, we had some one (with more bunny savvy than me) take a look at Hazel and we think she is a girl after all (:! what a relief! And that they are most likely only 4 months old instead of 6. One more question to all of you bunny peeps, I read that spaying girls is best to do at 8 months, is that true?
thanks again for all the Bunny resources!
My female bunny was in with my neutered male bunny and she built a nest
too. Slim to none chance she was pregnant. I waited a while to get her
fixed because she was sooo tiny and thin when I got her.
She also use to chase my male around and hump him … well, his head anyway.
He got so mad at her !
She has not built a nest or humped her buddy since I got her spayed.
Anyway, it’s likely just a false pregnancy … she’ll loose interest in the nest.
But yes, get them both spayed. My female calmed down a lot and stopped
tormenting the male afterwards. They are best buds again.
My two female bunnies have lived together for years, and one makes a new nest two or three times a year and acts very maternal during that time. It doesn’t worry me.
