How Can You Tell ?????

[bunnytopia]

How can i tell if a male rabbit we got given to us has been neutered? Smokie (our male silver fox)has spent a couple of nights on a couple of different occasions with Cinders (our female silver fox) yet she still isnt pregnant, he has been seen and heard going through the the motions as it was a case if the hutch is a rocking dont come a knocking! i was just wandering if there was any signs to look for as to whether or not he has been neutered?



:bunnydance:Sam:bunnydance:

 

[Starlight Rabbitry]

This sounds really graphic but turn him over and look for his testicles. They will be on each side of his "you know what". If there are none, and he is over 6 months old, I would guess that he was neutered.

Sharon

 

[bunnytopia]

hi Sharon, we have had a look and he does have boy things either side of his main boy thing although they r quite small, he is over 6 months old as we have had him for 5 months now and he was certainly over 4 weeks when we got him!

thank you for your advice

:bunnydance:Sam:bunnydance:

 

[Starlight Rabbitry]

How big are they? They should be full and oval in shape about the size of three grapes lined up.

Sharon

 

[bunnytopia]

excuse the graphic description but they just look like a loose bit of skin to be honest.

 

[Starlight Rabbitry]

If they don't look "full" then maybe he is neutered. However, male rabbits, some anyways, have the ability to pull them up. My guess would be that he is probably neutered if there is nothing but skin left.

Sharon

 

[SunnieBunnie Rabbitry]

Starlight Rabbitry wrote:

male rabbits, some anyways, have the ability to pull them up.

Sharon

I bet this is the case here. A reason she hasn't took yet could be due to the weather, she is not in estrus, one or both could be sterile... the list goes on.