Please help gender my pigs

[Lilpiggiesxl]

Hi! I’ve adopted two young pigs and wanted to be 100% sure that they are both females. I found my one pig (white) to be a little harder to gender, so thought I’d ask. I am not sure how old they are, approximately 3-4 months. I have been keeping them separated as I thought my white one was a boy at first, but now I’m thinking that he’s a girl after doing some research. Please confirm I’d appreciate it.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi! I’ve adopted two young pigs and wanted to be 100% sure that they are both females. I found my one pig (white) to be a little harder to gender, so thought I’d ask. I am not sure how old they are, approximately 3-4 months. I have been keeping them separated as I thought my white one was a boy at first, but now I’m thinking that he’s a girl after doing some research. Please confirm I’d appreciate it.

Hi

The white one is a bit of a tricky one, but I think that the first picture clearly shows a groove cradling the knob, so you have two sows. There is more variation in the size and form of a female knob than you'd think whereas a boar penis shaft always has a certain size and it is always button round.
In a boar the penis button would be set above a straight slit.

What you can do for extra peace of mind - that we can't do for you - is to first feel your coloured girl just above the knob; it should feel all smooth right down to the pelvic bone. If your white one is the same, then she is clearly a girl.
If you feel something like an uncooked small rice corn under the skin just above the knob, then that is a penis shaft - when you gently push it towards the opening, a penis should pop out at that age. The penis shaft is very small but very distinctive when you can feel it.
It is in fact one of the best ways to gender a guinea pig but we can unfortunately not reach through the screen...

This picture shows you where exactly to feel:


Please let us know how you get on.

 

[weepweeps]

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