Doe or buck with enrolled boy parts

Brownie

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Hey I got a new rabbit yesterday and she is 7weeks and 4days old and I was wondering how to tell if she is a buck or a doe she looks like a doe but I'm worried it's a boy with a enrolled boy part or a split
 

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Is this your first time sexing a rabbit?
I would have to see pictures to be able to tell...is there anyone you know that can help you in person?
My first rabbit was supposed to be a doe but I found out a few months later that she was a male with a split penis!
Which was fine with me because he threw amazing babies.
If you can take some pics I can be a bit more helpful! ;)
 

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The bucks testicles hang in front of the penis, not in the back like other species. When properly held and sexed the bucks penis pops out while the doe has a slit. Young rabbits are often harder to sex but by 7 weeks the penis should be easily extended manually with pressure while the doe's slit will not change.
 

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she is now 8 weeks old and i will try for some pics later on today it probably is a girl im just scared she is going to be a breeding doe and i dont need a buck so i would have to get rid of her but i love her so much i dont want that to happen
 

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she is now 8 weeks old and i will try for some pics later on today it probably is a girl im just scared she is going to be a breeding doe and i dont need a buck so i would have to get rid of her but i love her so much i dont want that to happen
Pictures would be great, then we'd have a better idea :)
I hope it's a doe for you!
 

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This is the best photo I could get
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Looks like a doe to me. Put your forefinger on the top of the slit (right side on this photo) and pull back on the skin. If it is a buck the slit will turn into tube, however, that looks pretty definitely like a doe. She is immature now, but try gin in another 2 months and it should be the same so still a doe. LOL

What breed is this rabbit? If she is a meat breed, she will probably be ready to breed anytime after 6 months. If you want production the earlier you breed her the better. Waiting until she is 12 months can result in a doe that is less receptive to the buck. At 6 months when she is very receptive to the buck her girl arts will become rosy pink/reddish. However since rabbits breed almost anytime, you can just pop her into the buck's cage any time after 6 months old and watch for a mating and fall off. No need to make sure she is "in season" with rabbits.
 

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Looks like a doe to me. Put your forefinger on the top of the slit (right side on this photo) and pull back on the skin. If it is a buck the slit will turn into tube, however, that looks pretty definitely like a doe. She is immature now, but try gin in another 2 months and it should be the same so still a doe. LOL

What breed is this rabbit? If she is a meat breed, she will probably be ready to breed anytime after 6 months. If you want production the earlier you breed her the better. Waiting until she is 12 months can result in a doe that is less receptive to the buck. At 6 months when she is very receptive to the buck her girl arts will become rosy pink/reddish. However since rabbits breed almost anytime, you can just pop her into the buck's cage any time after 6 months old and watch for a mating and fall off. No need to make sure she is "in season" with rabbits.

She is going to be a meat breeder and she is a new Zealand Rex is am planning on breeding her at 5 months
 

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