Just because you have a rabbit doesn't mean it will breed. And just because you put them together to breed, doesn't mean they will react kindly towards one another.
Breeding is a delicate process. When you first put the two rabbits (and make sure you have a male and female...that's very important) stick around and make sure they don't act violently towards each other.
The male almost never acts violently, he just begins the process. If one becomes violent, it's most likely the female.
Once you're sure that they won't attack each other, give them 30 minutes to an hour. Or, you can do what I do. I watch them and make sure they do what they're supposed to do at least 4 times. Four seems to be a lucky number when it comes to getting a nice litter.
I'm hoping in the spring to possibly take a video of the rabbits breeding. However, until that time you'll be stuck reading.
When rabbits are breeding, you'll see them hop on and off each other many times. This does not mean the females been bred though. Only when you hear a grunt from the female after a jerk from the male, then the male will either fall off the back or the side of the female.
Once this has been done, she's been bred. But like I said, I like to make sure they do this at least 4 times before removing the female from the male's cage.
After that, it will only take between 28 - 36 days and you should have a nice litter of bunnies! I've noticed that all my rabbits have their babies on either day 31 or 32. But just incase your female has the litter early, you'll want to put her either into a hutch or with a nesting-box by day 28.
It can be very hard to tell if your female is pregnant. But with most of my rabbits, I can normally tell when their stomach's dropped.
So there you have it. Breeding rabbits is very simple, just make sure your female and male get along well.
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