how do u tell the sex of a rabbit?

Answer 1

Sexing rabbits is not really hard to do. You can usually do a good job identifying a buck from a doe, at least from the age of 3 weeks and on. An older buck is easy to identify. The head and body is generally more blocky than the doe. Does of the medium and large breeds often develop a fold of skin under their chins. This fold is called a dewlap. Older does are usually larger than bucks of the same breed. A buck's testicles can be seen on a hot day. The testicles must be kept at a certain temperature in order for sperm to be produced. The testicles descend further on hot days and are brought back toward the body on cool days. In this way their temperature is regulated.

Determining the sex of an older rabbit from a distance is usually easy to do, keeping the above differences in mind.

To identify the sex of a rabbit at a closer range, you must hold the rabbit upside down. If done correctly, this hypnotizes the rabbit and makes it easier to examine. I always recommend wearing a long sleeve thick cloth jacket to avoid getting scratched by the rabbit

With larger rabbits, you need to cradle them in one of your arms while you inspect their vent area

With small rabbits, you can cradle them in one hand.


To determine the sex of the rabbit, use your forefinger and middle finger to press down the vent area just in front of the anus. In both the doe and buck, the area will protrude. The doe will display a slit or central line running up and down. Each side of the slit will be banded in pink.

The buck, on the other hand, will display, if less than 5 weeks old, a blunt white tube without a central line. It will not have pink traversing either side of a center line. Older bucks will present a pink tube with a pointed end that resembles a bullet.

With younger rabbits, you must look very closely to see the difference.

Answer 2

Until your rabbit is 4-6 months old and hits puberty it's anyone's guess. You can take your bunny to the vet, but even experts can't be sure at that age. Once your rabbit is around 6 months, if he's a male it should become quite obvious. If you still can't tell anything, it's probably a girl.

Answer 3

I've answered this question a bunch of times. I haven't found a better example than this website:

http://www.debmark.com/rabbits/sexing.htm

It has pictures that show what to look for etc.

Answer 4

flip him/her over and gently press on the genital area. In the vent you'll notice the tissue "pop out". If it looks like a slit, it's a girl. If it looks like a tube, it's a boy. You can also check for testicles. If the bunny is young, generally under a couple of months, it can be tough to tell.

Answer 5

House rabbit society has good pictures that make it easy to tell: http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sexingboys.shtml

Answer 6

pick him/her up and flip them over so you are cradling them in your arms. gently press behind the genitals and see if anything pops out or if there are testicles present if not then its a girl. either that or too young to tell. you didnt mention the age