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- 03/31/2013 at 4:28 PM
  Javier
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  Hello everyone! First topic in here!
  
  Three months ago I bought a beautiful 20-day-old Holland Lop and the seller told me it was a female rabbit.
  
  However, today I lifted my rabbit and I discovered the following between his legs:
  
  http://imageshack.us/a/img845/4665/20130331201040.jpg
  
  I think my rabbit is a male, isn’t it?
- 03/31/2013 at 5:11 PM
  Roberta
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  It’s possible, look through the belly fur between the genitals and the legs and if you discover to thumb sized skin patches, that is where the rest of the male bits will develop if they haven’t already.
  Have you had your bun to the vet for a check ?
- 03/31/2013 at 5:41 PM
  peppypoo
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  It’s notoriously difficult to determine the sex of baby bunnies, and mistakes are made all the time. As Roberta suggested, a vet checkup will tell you for sure, not to mention that taking your bunny in to the vet for a pre-neuter/baseline health checkup is a good idea.
- 03/31/2013 at 10:29 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Welcome Javier : )
  
  The testicles will sit each side and slightly above the genital mound. (toward stomach more then tail). It looks like the right one has descended already? Being 4months old, he should have both by now but sometimes one may not descend. They can also pull them back up!!
  
  Too many sellers let the rabbits go too young. It doesn’t give these rabbits the optimum start. I hope you haven’t had any health issues with your bun and that it remains that way.
  
  Would love to see any other pictures of him. Some of his other end perhaps lol
- 04/01/2013 at 8:57 AM
  Javier
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  I haven’t taken him to the vet yet, but I will on this wednesday.
  
  My bad. He deserves to be introduced more properly lol
  
  Some pictures of him:
- 04/01/2013 at 9:44 AM
  jerseygirl
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  Just adorable!
- 04/01/2013 at 10:35 AM
  Beka27
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  Oh my gosh! He’s beautiful!!!
- 04/01/2013 at 12:21 PM
  Eepster
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  His thing isn’t still hanging out like that is it? It should go back into its sheath. If it doesn’t retract, he may have fur wrapped around it preventing it from going back in. If that’s the case, it’s an emergency and he needs the vet right away.
- 04/01/2013 at 3:46 PM
  Javier
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  No, it isn’t hanging out permanently. It isn’t that visible now.
  
  It’s definitely a penis, isn’t it? (I couldn’t check if he has testicles. He wouldn’t let me do it!)
- 04/02/2013 at 10:41 AM
  jerseygirl
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  I vote YES.
  
  Did you happen to view the parents? I’m not overly familiar with holland lops but your bunny looks more a mini lop to me. Or a holland/mini cross maybe. His weight when fully grown should tell you more.
  
  Is he up for a name change? Some names are unisex so that’s easy. Also, plenty people have kept the 1st name after discovering the sex of the bunny wasn’t what they initially thought. I think its rather cute and the rabbits don’t really care what they are called.
- 04/02/2013 at 2:41 PM
  Elrohwen
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  What a cutie!
- 04/03/2013 at 3:44 PM
  Buckley's Mum
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  Oh my, he is utterly adorable, such a cutie x
- 04/03/2013 at 8:41 PM
  Javier
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  Posted By jerseygirl on 04/02/2013 10:41 AM
  
  I vote YES.
  
  Did you happen to view the parents? I’m not overly familiar with holland lops but your bunny looks more a mini lop to me. Or a holland/mini cross maybe. His weight when fully grown should tell you more.
  
  Is he up for a name change? Some names are unisex so that’s easy. Also, plenty people have kept the 1st name after discovering the sex of the bunny wasn’t what they initially thought. I think its rather cute and the rabbits don’t really care what they are called.
  
  Yes, I viewed the parents, but I can’t really know if they are holland or mini lops. I was told they were holland lops anyway. When I take him to the vet, I guess he will tell me what breed it is.
  
  He was originally named “Pompín” (I guess that, in English, that would be something like Little Pom Pom )
  
  I think he can keep the name, can’t he? lol
  
  By the way, here is the picture where he declares to be a little man!
- 04/03/2013 at 9:09 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Pompín – sounds like a great name for a bunny. : )
- 04/03/2013 at 9:12 PM
  Ella K.
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  Oh my gosh that is a cute little bun.
- 04/09/2013 at 6:50 PM
  jackieblue
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  I don’t think my son and I are going to be too worried about his baby’s sex as it is likely the only one we will have but it’s good to have pictures to clue us in as to what to look for!
- 04/09/2013 at 7:53 PM
  DUSTBUNNY-CLYDE
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  super cute! congrats!
- 04/09/2013 at 7:53 PM
  DUSTBUNNY-CLYDE
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  super cute! congrats!
- 04/09/2013 at 8:26 PM
  LBJ10
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  Boy, oh boy!
  
  I like the name though, you should definitely keep it!
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