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- 02/16/2015 at 8:18 AM
  WildRabbitsRock
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  I heard you can tell how old a rabbit is by seeing how many veins it has in it’s ears. Is that true? If not, how can you tell the age? Thanks!
- 02/16/2015 at 11:10 AM
  A Flying Brick
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  I have not heard that one before. There’s no real way to tell age, since rabbits go from being young to mature to old with very few differences.
  Older rabbits are alot calmer but it’s hard to tell meeting that rabbit for the first time.
- 02/16/2015 at 11:49 AM
  LBJ10
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  Vets can make a guess based of whether or not they appear full grown and what their teeth look like. Other problems may give some indication since some things (like arthritis) are more common at certain ages. It isn’t an exact science and they can really only give a ballpark estimate because these things can vary widely between individuals.
  
  I have never heard about veins in the ears. What would be the scientific basis for that? With mammals, veins can become more visible due to the amount of fat, skin color, hormonal changes, or other factors. But the veins are already there. How many veins that are visible really wouldn’t indicate age.
- 02/16/2015 at 12:21 PM
  WildRabbitsRock
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  Ok, thank you guys! I don’t know the age or breed of my rabbit and I hate that
- 02/16/2015 at 10:08 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  That sounds like maybe a myth-I’ve never heard of that. I know when I adopted Rupert he was an adult and that’s all the vets could tell.
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