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Is he neutered?

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I am just about to take my Netherland dwarf rabbit to be neutered so that he can be bonded, this may sound stupid but I was looking at him today and I can't see any testicles, are they always obvious? he has nothing down there, and look nothing like the pictures online, it is possible that he has already been neutered? I got him when he was six months from a family that didn't understand rabbit care, and kept him in a hutch with no run :( so just assumed he hadn't been??
 
It's possible he has been neutered. Hopefully so! Adult males can also retract their testicles at will to avoid damage. It's possible he's hiding them from you. It's also possible that his testicles haven't descended and so it'll be a more of a complicated operation. I think it's quite a bit more rare for both to be undescended though, so it's possible he's already been neutered. Do you know where that family got him from? Perhaps he's been neutered by his previous owner, unless they got him as a very young bun?
 
My partner took him to have his vaccinations, but didn't mention the sex, I have checked him and he appears to have a penis (comes out when I gently press on either side). Are they always "out"? he's 9 months old so she should of descended by now
 
yaretzi said:
It's possible he has been neutered. Hopefully so! Adult males can also retract their testicles at will to avoid damage. It's possible he's hiding them from you. It's also possible that his testicles haven't descended and so it'll be a more of a complicated operation. I think it's quite a bit more rare for both to be undescended though, so it's possible he's already been neutered. Do you know where that family got him from? Perhaps he's been neutered by his previous owner, unless they got him as a very young bun?
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I hope so! will obviously get him checked asap, I believe they got him from a breeder, I know it wasn't a rescue, I've had him for over a month and have never noticed them though, fingers crossed he's already been done!
 
The buck I just rescued turned out to be a speyed doe and the old owner loved her lots and paid for a castration. Guess we will never know. :lol:

Good luck at the vet.
 
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