Bunnies and pregnancy risks

I was watching an episode of Big Bang Theory and Sheldon was warning pregnant Bernadette against the dangers of hot tubs, bath bombs and rodents like bunnies. So after googling it I learned that bunnies are a carrier of LCMV, a virus that causes miscarriage and birth defects. I don't think this is widely known, as most of the active carriers and research are pertaining to rats, may I know if anyone has kept rabbits while pregnant or had researched the risks? Thanks!

Raven Tan

Dreaming of becoming a parent

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Update! I checked in with the SG society I adopted the rabbits from, LCMV hasn't been detected in SG so far. SG rabbits are generally domesticated so they are unlikely to have been exposed, so that's a relief!

sorry i don’t have a rabbit but thanks for enlightening about bath bombs!! was planning to do one during my upcoming staycation but guess shouldn’t

Raven Tan

Dreaming of becoming a parent

3y ago

According to Sheldon he says it increases chances of infection, but I think a good brand one should be fine! I was on staycay (horrible TV channels hence the BBT) and had bought a Lush bomb that night so I went to its website and it stated it's safe for pregnancy use.

Pregnant with a bunny! My gynae told me its ok to have pet at home… as long u didn’t clean the urine.. let ur husband do the cleaning…