Baby rabbit gender???

Question

We have a baby rabbit we kept from our litter, but we don't know if the rabbit can be kept with the mom or dad because we don't know his or her gender.

Answer 1

Your best bet is to keep them away from the other rabbits. All rabbits should have their individual cages to live in. Second, how old is the baby? If s/he is less than 2 months old, then you dont need to worry about it. After that age, then start to worry about its gender. Ive been raising rabbtis for over 30 years and I can tell the sex of a baby even at one week of age, tho I dont like to sex them that young. I usually wait until they are at least 2 months. Previous posting is correct about sexing as far as a slit is a doe, a raised 'cone' or 'circle' is a young buck. The formation of a penis usually does not occur until about 3-4 months, but this entirely depends on the breed of the rabbit.

It is easier to turn the rabbit over and hold firmly. Take hold of the base of rabbits tail securely between your index and middle finger and place your thumb in front of the genital area. Pull back on the tail at the same time you press down with your thumb towards the body cavity. This will spread and open up the genital area for easier identification purposes.

In addition, you do not keep rabbits with bucks. If it is a buck they will fight. If it is a doe, the will breed then fight. Same goes for does. Two does together will fight (unless raised together) and opposite sexes will breed and then fight.

Keep them seperated for the health and ease of care.

Answer 2

It depends on the age of the bunny. If under 2months it is sometimes hard to tell what they are, especially if you are unexperienced.
Flip the rabbit on it's back. Gently press on both side of it's genitals. If it is a slit or oval shaped vent it is a female if it is round and pops up a little it is a buck.
Do not pay a vet to tell you what sex the rabbit is. Sometimes even they can be wrong.

Either way you shouldn't put it with the "dad"(buck) if it is a buck. The older male will kill it. Male rabbits cannot be kept together. The only way you can keep the "mom" (doe) and the "baby"(kit) together is if the kit is a doe.

The best way to go is for everyone to have their own cage. That way there will be no fighting. And there is no chance of any more pregnancies.

Answer 3

So check.

A doe will have a "slit"; and a buck wont; he will have a penis.

You may have to press gently on the side of it's genitals to be sure; although if you can't tell take it to an experienced rabbit vet or breeder to check.

Also remember to spay does; by age 5 years they're 80% likely to get (and die from) uterine/reproductive cancers.

Castrating bucks will make them stop marking territory too.

Both will improve behaviour and litter-training habits.

Answer 4

rabbits are in some situations confusing to intercourse. wait till they're possibly 6 wks. previous then examine and spot if male or woman. the least confusing thank you to try this's to ascertain you preserve them alot mutually as they're youthful, if the mummy rabbit facilitates you to. Then they gained't combat you or attempt to get removed from you once you carry them and swap them on their backs to study. once you have them on their back(s), take their "inner maximum" are between your index and center finger and with little or no stress push and sepearte that section. no be counted if that's a male bunny then you certainly will quite have the flexibility to be sure an quite small penis and in some situations its' testicals. in case you do no longer see this hapening then that's a woman. Raised rabbits many some years in the past.

Answer 5

Rabbits are REALLY hard to sex until they're adults. Get a vet to check. I don't suggest you do it yourself because it involves squeezing the genitals to see if there's a penis or a vulva there.

Still haven't got the hang of it myself and I've had a few gos.

Chalice