How can I determine the sex of my 2 month old dwarf rabbit ?

Question

The petstore had no idea, and I would kind of like to give it a name.

Answer 1

It's very simple to determine the sex of a rabbit. It's a little more difficult to tell when they are small, but your rabbit is definitely old enought to tell. I'll explain step by step how to sex your rabbit.

First, take one hand and place it behind your rabbit's head and wrap your thumb tightly around the very base of your rabbit's ears. With your other fingers grab the fur behind the ears. You'll want to make sure you have a good grip so the rabbit doesn't wiggle free. Take your second hand and place it on the rabbit's rump. Flip the rabbit over now by rolling the rabbit over on its rump, using your two hands to control it as you roll it over. Remember to keep your thumb gripped tightly around the rabbits ears, that gives you control over the rabbit's head and helps keep it from flipping back over. Now follow the tail to the base of the tail. Just above the tail (meaning towards the head) you'll see a little patch of fun that is kind of V shaped just above where the rabbit's poop hole is. Put your hand on that and spread the area back front to back. A skin protrusion should pop up. If the protrusion is round, it is a male (buck). If it is oval shaped, and has more of a slit it is a female (doe). A male's will also tend to stick up a little more than a female's will. It will be a little more difficult to tell since this is your first time sexing a rabbit and since the rabbit is young. If you can find a local rabbit breeder, it would be best to have them show you. Most rabbit breeders are very willing to help others.

You may want to wear long sleaves or an old coat so you don't get scratched.

Answer 2

Since your bunny is young it will be hard to tell.
lol I once had a bunny and I thought the bunny was a female but then when he got older it turned out to be a he lol.


The rabbit's genitals are contained in a "vent" -- a protrunding slit in the skin just below the anus. To determine the sex of the rabbit, you need to hold it in your arm (dwarves can often be held in a hand) gently supporting its full backbone. be sure you wear good gloves and long sleeves -- many rabbits will take this handling, but some will kick like -- well, like little bunnies. Use your forefinger and middle finger to press down the vent area.

The female will display a slit running up and down. Each side of the slit will be banded in pink. The male will display, if very young, a blunt white tube without a central line. It will not have pink on either side of a center line. Older bucks will show a pink tube with a pointed end -- in fact, what is clearly a penis.

Answer 3

It will be hard to tell on a dwarf rabbit until it is older.
You need to turn the rabbit over and press on it stomach just above the place where it goes to the bathroom from and you can tell. But easier than that is just wait and see if it develops testicles and those you can see just by looking.

Answer 4

I used this site to determine that my bunny was a boy! This site has good, clear pictures.

http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sexing.shtml

This is what a boy looks like: http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sexingboys.shtml

This is what a girl looks like:
http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sexinggirls.shtml

Good luck! And just remember to also get the bunny spayed or neutered if you're not planning on breeding him/her.

BTW: it might be hard to tell when it's 2 months. I didn't know my bunny was a boy (the pet store I bought him from said he was a she at 7 weeks old), until his testicles dropped at 3.5/4 months. It was a surprise to say the least. So don't get discouraged if you can't tell right away. :-)

Answer 5

It's often difficult to determine the sex of small rodents. For guidance on rabbits specifically, you should take a look at http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=18&cat=1803&articleid=2694.

You may want to have a vet or experience rabbit handler do it for you.