Another reason for the universal concept of bunny sex is that rabbits are usually the first mammals each Spring to produce offspring. We all know how bunnies are associated with the Easter season. What do you think all those Easter eggs are about anyway.
Bunny Sexing
Bunny sexing is very difficult with baby rabbits. It is not until 15 weeks before the buck’s testicles will drop down where they can be seen. And since they are able to absorb them back up into their abdomen, many a rabbit owner has concluded they had a girl and named her accordingly, let’s say “Charlene, only to have to change the name to “Charlie“.
The way to tell the sex of the rabbit is to lay the bunny on his/her back and press apart the anus area. If you see a round opening (and a penis) you have a buck, and if you see a slit opening you have a doe. Congratulations on whichever one you have!
Bunny Sex Playboy Style
Hugh Hefner’s use of bunnies to promote his Playboy magazine has contributed to the modern mind’s association of recreational sex with rabbits. His Playboy Clubs featured waitresses who dressed up as half woman - half bunny. But this was nothing new because from ancient cultures up to our present one rabbits have been looked to as a symbol of fertility.
Some civilizations have considered eating rabbit meat to be an aphrodisiac. Others thought is was lucky to rub a rabbit’s foot all over a newborn to insure the child would grow up to produce a large family. Many of the ancients actually worshipped the rabbit for its fertility power and would sacrifice rabbits on an altar to attain that power for themselves. Their goddesses were portrayed with rabbits, and some were even portrayed dressed to look like a rabbit.
Conclusion-----1 bun + 1 bun = many
Bunny sex is a fascinating subject, but unless you are going to breed your bunnies you need to get them neutered. This prevents over-population, plus the improvement of not only your bunny’s behavior but also your bunny’s overall health. We do not want our companion bunnies “breeding like rabbits”.
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