Split Penis? (Photos)

[Miss M]

I'm not used to sexing kits or assessing the normality of their genitalia. They get to a certain age, they go to the freezer, and I rarely bother to look.

We have one litter of kits, Californians, that we are hoping to sell. I already gave two does to a man who let us borrow some cages. That leaves me with four bucks and a doe. Tomorrow, TSC is having a livestock swap, and I want to take them and see if we can sell them.

As we were trimming nails and doing a final round of sexing, I found I wasn't sure about a couple of the males. I mean, whether they are normal or not, not whether they are males. 12 weeks and already descended testicles. Definitely males.

So here they are, and I hope they're good enough. I think the first two are okay, and I took only one shot of each, but I'm not sure. I took four shots of the other two.

Male 1 (there is something of a "seam" on the penis, on the side next to the anus):




Male 2 (same as Male 1):




Male 3:

Picture from the other day. I couldn't get a clear view, as every time I pressed it out, it curled over:



Pictures from today:








Male 4:










Thank you for any help you can give! :thankyou:

 

[dangerbunny]

That is a toughy, I mean a rabbit penis always looks weird, ya know?

Thinking the curled over one might be a split, not positive on the others, there are degrees of malformation. Like with a bad split it is unmistakable but I think a lot pass under the radar. I hope someone else has more experience with this?

 

[Miss M]

That is a toughy, I mean a rabbit penis always looks weird, ya know?

Yeah, that's true! :lol:

Thinking the curled over one might be a split, not positive on the others, there are degrees of malformation. Like with a bad split it is unmistakable but I think a lot pass under the radar. I hope someone else has more experience with this?

Thank you, I appreciate you giving it a shot! I do hope some others have seen this before.

 

[Sagebrush]

I would have to say, from looking at all the male kits I have had, that #4 is a split. I can not tell anything really for the one that keeps curling over when you press on him. The other two bucklings look normal to me.

 

[Miss M]

Okay, I had a feeling #4 was a split.

I wish I had some sunshine today. Probably could have taken better pix.

-- Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:01 am --

We left #4 at home while we took the others to sell.

I billed #3 as "pet quality", explaining why. He was the last to sell, but after explaining the issue to the lady, she took a look at him. She had her friend take a look at him. Both thought he looked normal, so she wanted to give him a shot at breeding. I asked for her to send me an email when he fathered kits, just so I'd know everything was okay.

I'm thinking the curling over in that first picture of his may have been influenced by the dry, breezy day. :shrug:

 

[Sagebrush]

Who knows, but I would sure be interested in finding out if he fathers any kits as well.

 

[Miss M]

I'll update if she does let me know.

#4 will be going to the freezer, naturally.

 

[OneAcreFarm]

A lot of them curl over...I think #3 is fine. #4 does look to have a *small* split, but not that bad.

 

[Miss M]

Okay, that's great to know, OAF!

I had read that curling over could be a sign of split penis, but it didn't really look split, I didn't think. I figured being completely open about it was the best thing to do, just in case.