I have 2 rabbits (10 weeks old) they live together in a hutch and seem to get on very well. When I put them in the run they are fine for a while but then one of them chases the other and keeps tying to mount her. Have I been given a male or could a female rabbit do this??
Thanks (I need to get this sorted before its too late!!!
2007-06-12 06:57:37 · 15 answers · asked by slp66uk 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
The only way you can tell for sure whether it is a male or a female is by sexing the rabbit.
See the website below for how to determine the sex of your rabbits.
www.debmark.com/rabbits/sexing.htm
However, at 10 weeks old the rabbits should be separated whether they are the same sex or not for numerous reasons.
As the first answerer said, even female rabbits will mount another rabbit. Female rabbits will especially do that when they are going through a period of increased hormones or when they tend to fight with another rabbit. Rabbits should not be kept together whether they are spayed or not past 70 days old. Rabbits will start fur chewing, biting off tails, biting notches into ears, starting to mount, etc.
You don't need to take your rabbit to a vet to have it sexed. Any rabbit breeder that shows rabbits should be able to sex rabbits and show you how to. The website I gave you shows you how also. Use the examples that have the oldest rabbits to help determine the shape the organs should look like. Basically males are round and stick up where as does are oval and don't stick up so much.
2007-06-12 07:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Female rabbits will also mount. But, if you got them from a pet store it's not uncommon for them to get the sexes missed up. Flip the rabbits over and check yourself. Slightly add pressure to the rabbits genital, if you see more of an "o" it's a male, if you see more of a triangle slit, female.
2007-06-12 07:48:51 · answer #2 · answered by Stephanie V 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 14:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by stanberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my female rabbit was in heat (before I had her fixed) she would hump anything that moved, including my arm (gross!). So they could both still be females, but I would take them to the vet to be sure.
Good luck.
2007-06-12 07:00:54 · answer #4 · answered by Should be Working! 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Female rabbits will hump both males and females.
2007-06-12 06:59:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
they could just be 2 females cos when i went to wales there were two female sheep takinng it in turns to mount each other, and a lamb was trying to join in!
2007-06-15 21:59:27 · answer #6 · answered by zababz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of animals mount a same sex counterpart; it's to do with being dominant, not mating.
Surely the best answer will come from your vet, not Yahoo! Answers?!
2007-06-12 07:01:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's hard to tell the sex of a rabbit until things "fall into place". Wouldn't be a bad idea to keep them separate until you find out - then get them spayed/neutered....you'll have happier, healthier bunnies.
2007-06-12 07:00:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
if one is tryin 2 mount the other i think it mite be a boy....but to know 4 sure take them to ur vet...u dont even need to get an appoinment...just go there and ask someone at the front desk(bring the rabbit to show them)
2007-06-12 07:01:14 · answer #9 · answered by lovelykay_17 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Here are links to two pages on sexing rabbits. (That means figuring out what sex they are.) Both pages have pictures.
2007-06-12 07:25:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋