How to determine the sex of a big-eared animal, worries all the owners of the rabbit brotherhood. Often because of the lack of knowledge in the field of sex determination, in pet stores the boy is substituted for the girl and vice versa. And so that you do not have to discover one morning that your boy has become pregnant and has already given birth, it is necessary to study the basic criteria of sexual difference between males and females.
Determine the floor is still in the store can, but difficult. So study this little instructive essay carefully to always be confident in yourself and your furry friend.
Determination of sex in adult rabbits
Already at the age of four - five months you can safely consider all the sex differences in fluffy lumps. It will be necessary to focus attention on the fact that at that time the testicles have already been omitted in males, but they do not look exactly like dogs or cats, and the sex of the rabbit is much more difficult to determine than the sex of the kitten or the puppy
Before the procedure, be sure to wash your hands. Then gently turn the animal over the back with its hind legs from itself, slightly pull back the tail - if you are a boy, you will see a slightly protruding bright pink elongated zone of testicles and a slightly protruding sexual organ. It looks like this: a small cylinder with a round shaped hole in the middle.
In females, no "tumors" are observed. If you stretch the genital area with one finger toward the tummy, and the other toward the tail, you will notice a fairly long hole that resembles a dog dog's loop. If in more detail, the genitals of the female are similar to a tongue in the shape of a cone or a slit oblique with an elongated slit.
There is a difference in genitals in color and shape, which depends on the age of the animal. The young rabbit has a pink mucus, but the adult is darker. In boys, the reproductive organ is white, and in adult males it resembles a bullet in shape and acquires a pink hue. Also, in "adult" males testicles are easily probed. Each of them in his bag, and not together with a pair, like cats.
In general, in order not to get confused, take a testicle swelling of the testicles. Then, even if the rabbit behaves like a boy - jump on a toy, perform an imitation of a sexual act - you will know that all these actions do not mean that you are a male before you. So behave and the female in a period of excitement, to show who is the master of the house.
How to know the sex of a small rabbit?
Everything is much more complicated here. The testicles have not been omitted, so we will have to rely only on our attentiveness. And now it is better to focus on the female. First, the genital cleft is "in place" for them. Secondly, it starts right next to the anus. But the boys have a sexual opening far away from the tail.
And how to know the floor of a decorative rabbit ? Yes, as well as the standard - all the signs are exactly the same, except that the sizes are smaller. So, if you're scratching your head, how to determine the sex of a dwarf rabbit, reread our recommendations and just do the specified procedure. Although usually one or two times is not enough. And animals do not like it when people there find out something, turning them from one foot to the other. So get ready for a fierce resistance.
Although experts say about the external differences between male and female. Boys like as fewer females, their head is round, and the bone is stronger. The girls look more elegant, although wider in the croup, and the head is stretched out.
So if you decide to buy a baby, do not torment yourself, show the specialist who will tell you who is your boy or girl. And with adults you can figure it out on your own.