swollen privets

Question
hi there
I'm hoping you can help me, today i asked a friend of mine that breeds rabbits to sex my 1yr old and as we starting looking like he had slugs stuck to his privets she was unable to sex him because they were rather large but we gather hes a male I'm just concerned about it the flaps/lumps of skin.
hope to hear from you soon

natasha


Answer
Dear Natasha,

I'm not sure what you mean by "slugs," but if the lumps were on either side of his prepuce, then they could be his testicles.  Please go here for pictures and descriptions of sexing:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/sexing.html

If your breeder friend didn't know what testicles look like, then I really wonder if she should be engaging in this (destructive) hobby at all.  Does she know basic rabbit care?  Please see:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/breeding.html

Hope this helps.

Dana