I've never heard the word palpate before but it means to examine a certain part of the body by fondling it for, usually, medical purposes.

and thats the term I just discovered rabbit breeders use to feel their does for babies to see if she's pregnant.

I'm just thinking it's gonna be a bit funny for anyone who doesn't read this, but reads a future journal, doesn't know the word, and they just read that i'm gonna palpate the rabbit. I wonder what will go thru their mind.

anyhow, I was just researching to make sure I'm palpating scobble correctly, and I don't think I was? but i am confident my thorough fondling would have felt the babies. I'll check again but I dont have hope