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How do you sex rabbits?

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Actually, we had this same problem. When we bought two young rabbits from the pet store, the shop owner told us they were both girls. We then went to two different veterinarians, who both also told us they were both girls, but added that it was very difficult to tell at a young age (nearly impossible...like fish I guess). So we didn't worry too much...and ended up with 18 baby rabbits a few months later.
My advice? If you're thinking about buying these rabbits, spay/neuter them as soon as possible, because by the time they're old enough, it may be too late!
Hope that helps!

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An un-neutered, mature male rabbit, (several months old and more), will have two large pink testicles under his belly near the back legs. A female will not.

In younger rabbits, it is harder to tell. Grab the rabbit and turn it on its back in your lap. It helps to have someone to hold it while you check. Hold the tail back and press gently either side of the "area in question" (you're looking for the slit-like, pointy hole here, not the bit where the droppings come from), so that it sort of rolls outwards. There is a knack to this. A female will come out to be a pyramidal shape with a slit up one side, a male will be straight up-and-down like a post and with a round hole in the middle. Also if the male is more than 3 or 4 months old you may see a rounded protrusion appear in the middle.

Sound hard in writing, but once you've seen both it is easy to see the difference.

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By leaving them together to bond, they would usually mate within a couple of months.

Take the doe to the bucks cage. Leave her there long enough for them to breed, usually not more than 5 minutes. Leaving rabbits together without supervision could result in castration of the buck or even his death. You should return the doe to her cage after breeding takes place.

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If you have a litter of young rabbits, it's important to be aware they can start breeding from as young
as 12 weeks. This means that it's important to separate the rabbits into same sex groups before or around 3 months of age.
If you are not used to finding the sex of rabbits, it's best to start with an adult. If you have the
parents of a litter of rabbits, you can take a look at the anatomy of the mother and father rabbit.
This will help you see what a fully developed rabbit looks like.
If you are still not confident, you can ask your veterinary clinic or an adult for help.

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well..... you look..... it WILL have one if it is a boy

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boy bunnies run faster

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