Wednesday, January 20, 2010

How do you tell if a rabbit is a boy or a girl?

We bought a rabbit a few weeks ago and were told it is a girl but we are not so sure. It is supposed to be about 5 months old. Any intelligent answers would be appreciated.How do you tell if a rabbit is a boy or a girl?
At 5 months you should usually be able to see the sex without much trouble. Get one person to hold the rabbit, the easiest way is to sit down and then craddle it like a baby, separting the hind legs, then press gently on both sides of the genital area, the best way to do it with your thumbs like if you were trying to squeeze out a pimple (but a lot more gently). If it is a boy it will show. Also at that age their balls start to show. If it is a male it will start showing courting behaviour, circling females (human or rabbit without distinction!), and they will get very territorial,chining everything and SPRAYING...





It is highly advisable to get your rabbit spayed when they are around 6 months, it will redude the risk of the animal developing diseases when it is older and will help a lot with the traning and their general behaviour.How do you tell if a rabbit is a boy or a girl?
Rabbits are cool.

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Thank you for this answer. It helps! I hope it is the same for all breeds.

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Well boy rabbits do have the expected ';equipment'; but in a very young rabbit, it may not be visible. If you see nothing under there, it's probably a girl.





Does it like to shop? LOL
you look to see if it has testecules
http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Rabbits/rabsex.ht鈥?/a>
the girl rabbit will be the pregnate rabbit!!
I guess you look underneath!


http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/sexing.htm鈥?/a>
Wait for it to hump something... I hear they have difficulty controlling hormones.
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I have attached a snippet from the webpage listed in source


Hopefully this should help you tell whether your rabbit is a boy or girl


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If you put some slight pressure above the sexual organs you will see either a circle or slit. In an adult rabbit, it will be clear to tell what sex rabbit you have. The male has a circle shape.





By the way, I have never seen a clerk in a pet store sex a rabbit correctly or accurately. If you want a rabbit, adopt from a knowledgeable rabbit rescue organization or humane society. Rosemary Rabbit, my Harlequin female, was sold to me as a ';dwarf neutered male Rex.'; I knew that was entirely wrong so I took her home. She was a 3 month old unspayed female Harlequin breed rabbit from a Petco store in Minnesota. She had already been returned by her first purchaser according to the clerk because she was ';too wild.';








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This should help tell if your rabbit is a boy or a girl

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