Rabbit Breeding

The Trick to Sexing your New Rabbit

Even if it is not always the simplest task, sexing  baby rabbits is vital and something anyone can learn with just a bit of practice.

Brothers and sisters should be separated by the time they’re sixteen weeks ancient at the latest to avoid unwanted litters.

To start, turn your kit onto its back, holding him in your lap or on a flat surface that is not unreasonably cold. Hold its heads at a lower angle than its back legs and it should cool down within a few seconds or so.

Be gentle, stroke your rabbit. It is not going to be at all comfortable being held like this, and will more than likely struggle and protest at initially.

The All Vital Small Differences

You now need to locate the prepuce, a fuzzy mass found between the rabbit’s hind legs. If you place very slight pressure on this area, everywhere the sexual organs are located, you will quite simply see a circle or a slit.

The circle shape indicates the rabbit you are holding is a boy. If the baby is starting to mature, a small penis may protrude, but that is often not the case with very young males.

This may be the reason that pet stores often get the sex of the rabbit they are selling absolutely incorrect. Unless you are aware that a young buck may show no penis protrusion, it would be logical to conclude that they are female.

If you are dealing with a female rabbit that is a small more mature, a pink or red vulva usually indicates that she is ripe for breeding. This can be a excellent indicator for the breeder when tiresome to influence which days will be surpass for attempting to mate her with a suitable buck.

To Spay or Not to Spay?

Unless you are intending to breed your rabbit, it is surpass to have them spayed or neutered at the apt age, usually around eight to ten months.

An unneutered female who is not bred is at higher risk for reproductive cancers, conditions which unfortunately account for the death of 85% of female rabbits previous to they reach their fifth year.