New member with surprise baby bunnies

[Judders15]

Hello,

I'm new and looking for others in a similar position, I currently have 4 baby bunnies who are 6 weeks this Friday. Ive been trying to sex them but it's very tricky, is it just too early for it to be obvious? They are sooo cute and fluffy and very active and curious.

 

[Blue eyes]

Welcome to the forum! I'll move your thread to the Rabbitry section where our breeders are.

 

[majorv]

We found that it’s easiest to sex them as newborns, then around 8 weeks or so. There are videos that help you to sex young rabbits. You can try taking pics and post them here, but you need good light and close up. It also helps to press down some, but not too much when you take the picture.

 

[FlemishFloridians]

Hello,

I'm new and looking for others in a similar position, I currently have 4 baby bunnies who are 6 weeks this Friday. Ive been trying to sex them but it's very tricky, is it just too early for it to be obvious? They are sooo cute and fluffy and very active and curious.

I personally don't even bother attempting to sex them until they're almost ready for new homes. Not to be graphic, but the male parts vs female parts just pop out when they are 10-12 weeks old (at least for giant breeds).

If you are unsure how to sex a rabbit, they need to be flipped over on their backs with belly exposed, you then take your fingers to push on the areas around the sex organs. Boys will have a penis that will appear when pushing on these areas, while girls will have what an inexperienced person might think appears to be a penis, but it will be more of a taco like structure. I'm sorry for the weird descriptions, but when you see what I mean, you'll understand. For first-timer sexing, it is easy to confuse boys and girls because it's not super apparent as you'd think it would be.

And they are very cute!