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daisycakes

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Some background info:
I have an 8 month old rabbit, Evie, I adopted about a month ago from a girl who could no longer take care of her. I don't know exactly what breed she is, but I've been told she could be a satin/thiranta mix and is agouti(?) in colour. She's not small, but a medium/large breed weighing in at about 10lbs.

The girl I got Evie from had taken her to the vet when she was only a few months old and was told that she was a female. She's not fixed, but I'm in the process of making an appointment for her, I've just been questioning whether or not she really is a 'her'..

So, that being said, she's unfixed and naturally a horny animal. A few days ago, she began humping a pile of blankets on my bed, and thinking this was male behaviour, I did my research and tried checking out her private parts. None of the online pictures of male/female matched Evie. When she's 'excited' she has about a 1.5 inch long thing that I thought could be a penis. But again, from reading online, I was given the impression that females can have parts that protrude as well, and they can also hump items. She grunts when she's horny, and gets very cuddly and touchy feely with me than she is when not horny.
Below her 'penis' are two pink bald mounds which don't resemble testicles at all, so that's another thing I'm confused about. They're flat, pink and bald.

I would really appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction about Evie's sex. I'm sorry if this is a really stupid question, but I haven't been able to find answers on this ANYWHERE and most online articles/pictures are about sexing baby rabbits, rather than nearly full grown 8 month old ones.
 
Sounds like she is really a he. The pink bald things would be the testicles. Rabbits can suck them up when they are scared or nervous, so they can appear to be shrivelled up and even not there. While you do have to push out the genetilia of both males and females to be able to tell the sex, females do not have bits that hang out when they are excited.

It can be hard to tell the sex of young rabbits. The vet could have gotten it wrong, even the best breeders can get it wrong sometimes.

It would be helpful for people on here if you can get a good, clear picture of the area and post it.
 
When we rescued Nick from the Tracy animal shelter, they listed HER as a "mixed male mini". I was able to tell them they were wrong and from what you have described, you definitely have a male or in their words a "mixed female", not.
 

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