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how can you tell how old a rabbit is??

M

moi

Mama Doe
The rescue said Peggy is about a year but I wonder how they'd know as she was a stray x
 
I thought it was actually very difficult aging rabbits. They can look at their teeth but it isn't very accurate. At least this is what I thought. I would be intrigued to know this too. I wonder if the rescue just guessed?
 
Probably just a guess, its fairly easy to guess up to about one year old for a regular sized breed but after that I've no idea how they could guess, my 7 year old rabbit's teeth are exactly the same as my 2 year olds and infact the older one looks more fit and healthy. I know checking teeth can be used for aging other animals but as rabbits teeth constantly grow and are worn down I don't see how it'd work personally
 
I asked Francis Harcourt Brown this and she said you can't unless a rabbit hasn't reached sexual maturity or is very old. She said tooth condition was no indicator whatsoever and without a history it's just guesswork. I suspect Scarlet is older than we think. Her teeth are horrendous but FHB said they could easily have been like that from a year old.
 
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