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Unfortunately, there is no easy way to determine a rabbit's age and we certainly cannot tell exactly how many days or years a rabbit is. However, based on certain signs of identification, you can identify a rabbit as a baby rabbit (a rabbit from birth to maturity), an adult, or an old rabbit. In fact, when you look closely, you can even determine whether the rabbit is very young, the baby, or the juvenile rabbit, but beyond those estimates, we cannot determine in more detail. again.

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Part 1 of 3: Determine the general age of the rabbit

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   Use an age chart to classify rabbits. When you first start evaluating, here is a good way to choose. Young rabbits are rabbits less than 9 months old. From about 9 months to 4 - 5 years old are adult rabbits. Older rabbits are rabbits 4 to 5 years old or older.
   • Some rabbits can live up to 10 - 12 years old.

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   Don't assume that it is easy to determine the age of a rabbit. Predicting the age of rabbits is so difficult because rabbits don't show any signs or traits that change as they get older. Unlike other animals, rabbits and old rabbits look very similar.
   • This is the complete opposite of horses. A horse's age can be determined quite accurately by examining the teeth, as the teeth will show some distinctive signs as they age. There are also some identifying signs on the teeth of a rabbit, but these are often located on the molars deep in the mouth, difficult to observe and need special tools to be observed.

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   Evaluate your rabbit's general appearance and behavior. You can make a list of traits to determine the rabbit's age. Characteristics to be observed include:
   • Activity Level: Do rabbits run around frequently, or do they mostly eat and sleep? Is it easy or difficult for the rabbit to move with ease or pain?
   • Overall Appearance: Rabbit's fur is soft, beautiful or rough and ruffled?
   • Physical condition: Does the rabbit have dermatitis in his feet?
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Part 2 of 3: Evaluate whether the rabbit is a baby or about to mature

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   Recognize that a rabbit is still a baby rabbit. Is the rabbit continuing to grow and still spending a lot of time around the mother? The newborn baby rabbit cannot see and hear. They are very small and are fed once or twice by the mother rabbit once or twice in 24 hours, usually at night.
   • At 6-8 days of age, the baby rabbits will open their eyes, ears begin to recognize sounds and the body is covered with a thin layer of hair. By 2 weeks of age, the rabbit's coat will be fully developed.
   • Rabbits 2 weeks old will begin to show an interest in eating grass and leaves. 3-week-old rabbits will usually leave the nest and respond to sounds.
   • Baby rabbits will begin to wean their mothers when they are 4 - 5 weeks old, now it looks quite like adult rabbits, only smaller sizes. Weaning usually ends (the rabbit stops breastfeeding) by 8 weeks of age.

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   Get to know the rabbit is mature. To do this, you need to know how big your rabbit will be when it's fully grown up. If you are unsure whether you are raising a small adult rabbit or if it is still young and continues to grow, take weekly pictures of the rabbit and compare them.
   • If necessary, you can use a certain object to check the size of the rabbit.
   • Depending on the species, rabbits will continue to grow until they are 6 - 9 months old (9 months is the age of large rabbits).

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   Evaluate your rabbit's reproductive behavior. Rabbits enter the juvenile stage when rabbits begin to produce reproductive hormones, usually from 4 months or older, of which 4 to 6 years old is usually the age when rabbits begin to be interested in copper. Heterosexual type.
   • Immature rabbits tend to be very fussy and curious.If they meet the same sex, increased hormone levels can cause them to fight and fight. Immature rabbits will usually react and knock their hind legs hard when they feel danger. However, when they meet the opposite sex, they may try to mate.
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Part 3 of 3: Distinguishing an adult from a rabbit

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   Observe certain behaviors to see if the rabbit is an adult or an old rabbit. Adult rabbits can be hostile in their mating behavior, but tend to be less curious about their surroundings. Adult rabbits are usually very agile when they feed, eat, and divide their time appropriately for these activities and time to sleep. When awake, the adult rabbit is very active and active.
   • Older rabbits tend to sleep more, eat less, tend to lose weight and be thin. When awake, they react less to ongoing activities and have less interest in their surroundings.

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   Evaluate the rabbit's general appearance. The young rabbits are still growing so you should see their sizes change. Adult rabbits have reached their peak of growth, are usually shiny and shiny, have bright eyes, a good weight (may be a bit chubby), and move very well.
   • In contrast, older rabbits have dull fur because they no longer need to groom, have weak eyesight or hearing, and they do not interact with the environment as much as the adult rabbits. They appear stiff and clumsy when moving, sometimes shuffling, not jumping.

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   Watch for signs of dermatitis. There are no scientific studies that link dermatitis to the age of rabbits, but many rabbit owners report that older rabbits are more prone to dermatitis. This disease is caused by the rabbit's body weight placed on the thin skin below the elbows, causing the fur in this area to fall off and the exposed skin of the rabbit becomes callous.
   • There are many factors that cause a rabbits to develop dermatitis, including body weight (the fatter the rabbit, the more likely it is to get dermatitis), the bedding in the cage (the cage without a cushion is one of the factors. and whether the cage is clean or not (full of urine will cause the rabbit's fur to become clumped and gradually fall off).
   • Young rabbits are not usually affected by these factors, so dermatitis is less common at this age. However, as they mature, the more rabbits are affected by these factors, so they are more susceptible to calluses and dermatitis.

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   Observe the rabbit's teeth. Rabbit teeth can grow too long at any age, depending on their diet and how often they are sharpened. Longer rabbits' teeth are not related to their age, but older rabbits tend to eat less so their teeth will be longer.
   • Rabbits grinding their teeth and their chin wet from drooling are also signs that their teeth are too long.
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