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tudiebug

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Sex change???
« on: December 12, 2008, 08:11:22 PM »

Has anyone thought they had a female chin and then it later turn out to be a male i bought a chin from a local breeder who said it was a girl and i also checked and it looked like a girl to me but i just cleaned out cages and noticed that "she" is now a "he" how could i over look that? i know the difference between the two i just don't get it  ::think::
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Re: Sex change???
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2008, 11:34:02 AM »

LOL I have been there!  My first chin was a "he", the breeder said so, the vet said so, and I thought so.  I bought a male cage mate for my boy...111 days later one of my "males" had a baby!  It was very interesting trying to figure out who the mommy was.  Turns out I just had a very "male-looking" female.  Which was fine, because that is how I ended up getting into breeding, which I love.

It happens sometimes.  Especially when they are young it can get pretty tricky trying to tell the difference.  With some males it is very obvious, there will be a large space between the penis and anus, but sometimes the space can be very small, making him look like a female.  The space doesn't become more obvious until he gets older.
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Re: Sex change???
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2008, 09:28:21 AM »

If it came from a breeder.. they should know..

Sometimes it is hard to sex kits at birth, I may wait a few days to re-check if I'm not sure.  If I am making a sale, I make SURE it is the correct sex before selling.

I have taken in chins that were males and ended up being females, vice versa...

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Re: Sex change???
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2009, 04:07:21 PM »

I have a girl I bred and when she was born I was excited both kits were female.  Well around the time she was weaned, I checked again and again because she looked different from the other females.  I finally decided she was male weaned her with some boys, even posted pics on a forum for a second opinion.  My adult boy was um pretty excited about that "boy" so I checked and checked again finally found the vaginal slit that was hiding so I was right the first time she was a female.  So she had a sex change twice, lol.
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Re: Sex change???
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2009, 09:07:36 AM »

Sometimes with certain kits, I have to look twice or maybe wait until they grow a little and recheck.

Most are sexed right away but sometimes, I am iffy at first.

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Re: Sex change???
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2009, 02:18:42 PM »

Sometimes with certain kits, I have to look twice or maybe wait until they grow a little and recheck.
Most are sexed right away but sometimes, I am iffy at first.

I agree. By the time kits are weaned you should be able to sex them correctly.
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