In the pictures above, these are all Chinchilla male rabbits. When the rabbits are 2 months old, we check their sex organs and separate the males from the females. It's easy to differentiate the males from the females because the male organ protrudes when you open it while the female has a slit. One reason for the segregation is that by the time that they reach 4 months old, there is a possibility of interbreeding among the siblings and we try to prevent that from happening. So all the males from the same litter are placed in one cage while the females are placed in another cage. Another reason for the segregation is to decongest them so they will have enough space to play inside their cages. They should be able to run around their cages for their exercise.
We usually put 3-4 males or females in one cage but they should all come
from the same litter. We do not mix different breeds in one
cage so we do not get confused about their lineage because we now have 3
different breeds such as the Chinchilla, Cinnamon and the latest which
is the New Zealand. Some children in the neighborhood likes to buy their
pet rabbits from us and it's easier for us to pinpoint the lineage of
the rabbits so we do not give a pair of siblings to the same customer.
In the pictures above, these
are all female rabbits from the same mother. What we do before we sell
the rabbits to the children in the neighborhood is to ask their parents
first if they are amenable to their children having pet rabbits. We also
see to it that they must have a cage or a hutch ready before we
release the rabbits to them. This is to ensure that the rabbits will have a good home
when they leave our place.
