Sexing
| |||
 1 FEMALE The sows usually have a smooth swelling over their genital area. Sometimes, it can be bumpy looking, making you think it might be a male! If you gently part the genital opening, on a sow, a "Y" shaped opening should appear. (pig 1) |  2 MALE Slight pressure applied to get penis to extrude. (pig 2) |
 3 Female, Baby, 12 hours old Umbilical cord still attached (pig 3) |  4 Male, Baby, 12 hours old Umbilical cord still attached (pig 4) |
 5 Female, Baby, 12 hours old Alternate angle photo (pig 3) |  6 Male, Baby, 12 hours old Alternate photo (pig 4) |
 7 Female, 3 weeks old (pig 5) |  8 Male, 3 weeks old (pig 6) |
 9 Female, 3 weeks old Alternate photo (pig 5) |  10 Male, 3 weeks old Gently applying pressure just above genital area with thumb in order to get penis to extrude. (pig 6) |
 11 Female, Adult (pig 7) |  12 Male, Adolescent (pig 8) |
 13 Female, Adult (pig 7) |  14 Male, Adolescent (pig 8) |
 15 Female, Adult (pig 7) |  16 Male, Adolescent (pig 8) |
 17 Male, Adult (pig 9) |  18 Male, Adult (pig 9) |
 19 Male, Adult (pig 9) |  20 Male, Adult (pig 10) |
 21 Male, Adult (pig 10) |  22 Male, Adult (pig 10) |
 23 Male, Adult It should usually be pretty easy to sex an adult male -- especially in this case. Note on this photo how you can see the ridge of the shaft underneath the skin between the testicles. This is the same \'ridge\' that you feel for in babies and young boars as well. (pig 11) |  24 Male, Adult This is the backside of the pig. Pretty obvious testicles. (pig 11) |
 25 Male, NEUTERED, Young Testicle area is very much smaller. No large donut shape. (pig 12) |  26 Male, NEUTERED, Young Of course, you can still get a penis to extrude on a neutered male. (pig 12) |
 27 Male, NEUTERED, Adult Note the testical area is significantly smaller than an \'intact\' male. (pig 13) |
My aunt and uncle own the pet store that I got all my guinea pigs from. I\'m starting to think they\'re crazy! They told me I had two males and two females. They all look the same to me. If I was checking things out right, then they are all females. I\'m wanting to put them together, but i\'m still a little unsure.
- Roger, Fri, 22 Jul 2011 6:20AM
- Roger, Fri, 22 Jul 2011 6:20AM
I have what I have thought was a male piggy, but after a few months, \'he\' still doesn\'t have testes, but does have a prominent protuberance if you manipulate the area. By the same token, there are no babies. The oldest male piggy likes to hang around this one, but I haven\'t seen any mating behavior, so I have no clue what is going on. Is it a gender neutral piggy, a male looking female or a male with no testes?
- Monique, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 8:03PM
- Monique, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 8:03PM
Thank you so much for you great information. Your page answered alot of my questions.
- the5taters, Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:37PM
- the5taters, Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:37PM
Thank you soo much for the visuals, cleared things up alot. The pet store we got our first pig at would not even take a guess!
- brooke, Mon, 27 Jun 2011 2:22PM
- brooke, Mon, 27 Jun 2011 2:22PM