How can I tell the sex of my dwarf rabbit?
You do not mention how old your rabbit is, and this makes a difference. It can be very difficult to tell the gender of a baby rabbit. The rabbit’s genitals are contained in a “vent” — a protrunding slit in the skin just below the anus. To determine the sex of the rabbit, you need to hold it in your arm (dwarves can often be held in a hand) gently supporting its full backbone. be sure you wear good gloves and long sleeves — many rabbits will take this handling, but some will kick like — well, like little bunnies. Use your forefinger and middle finger to press down the vent area. The female will display a slit running up and down. Each side of the slit will be banded in pink. The male will display, if very young, a blunt white tube without a central line. It will not have pink on either side of a center line. Older bucks will show a pink tube with a pointed end — in fact, what is clearly a penis.
