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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Help Identifying Rabbits Breeds

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    • Crazybunlady
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        I have two beautiful (hopefully) female rabbits. The orange rabbit is Mercy and the grey rabbit is Zelda. I’m very interested in my rabbits and I’m curious as to what breed they are. I was hoping I could find some help on this website.

        I was only shown the father of the two girls. He was a medium rabbit (may have been overfed), white with multicoloured spots. Mercy and Zelda are only 2 months and 10 days. I’ve looked on other websites comparing rabbit breeds to my rabbits and just haven’t found a definite answer. The closest I have found to an answer would be some sort of mixed Mini Rex breed. If anyone can help, I’d appreciate it immensely  


      • LittlePuffyTail
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          Can you post some pics?

          I hope they are being kept in separate cages, just in case, if you are not 100% they are girls.


        • Azerane
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            I found you had attached images to your post, you just missed the last step which was to click on “inset image” for each of them. I fixed that for you

            They are terribly cute. It’s tough to tell what they might be, can you get any side on pics? The large eyes and smaller ears make me think dwarf breed or mix of, but it is a little tricky from these pics. They are however not mini rex, mini rex have short curly whiskers and a very short, plush coat like velvet. If the seller didn’t tell you a breed they are probably just mixed breeds


          • LBJ10
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              Did the father have rex fur? It’s very short, plush, and feels like velvet. Their facial features are more visible because the fur is so short and they have curly whiskers. The rex fur gene is recessive. So it’s technically possible for them to be mini rex mixes. If the mother doesn’t have rex fur, then she would be passing on normal fur genes to her babies. Your bunnies could simply be carriers of the gene, if that is indeed the scenario.

              BTW, tri-color is frequently seen in rex rabbits.

              Other thoughts on what they could be… havana, polish… it’s hard to tell when they are young.


            • Crazybunlady
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                Thank you for the fix, I saw it last second after pressing post and I couldn’t work out how to edit the post after it being sent off


              • Crazybunlady
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                  Mercy and Zelda are both the same gender, the breeders identified them as girls, but when I took them to the vets the veterinarian said that they may possibly be boys but she wasn’t 100% sure since they were only 7 weeks old at that stage. I’m getting someone who’s experienced in sexing rabbits to have a look at them sometime soon and taking them to the vets again at the end of the month

                  I have included some side shots of Mercy and Zelda. If it helps Mercy is 230g and Zelda is 300g, as for the father, I’m not too sure if he had velvety fur, I only saw him briefly before he ran back into his hideaway.  

                  Thank you for the help guys


                • LittlePuffyTail
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                    No idea on the breed, but OMG CUTE!!!!


                  • joea64
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                      Adorable!!!! I don’t think these are Polish buns; their ears are too long. Polish rabbits (like my own) have characteristic shortish ears that, in show-quality buns, are supposed to touch from tip to bottom. Also, they have a very characteristic body type that’s compact and round, so that when one is sitting or bunloafing, they look remarkably like half of a fur ball. Also, Polish rabbits, like other small and dwarf breeds, have lively, energetic temperaments.

                      It can be VERY difficult to determine the gender of a bunny at such a tender age, so by all means, check again when they’ve gotten a bit older. Do make sure to figure it out before they hit sexual maturity, which is generally at 3-4 months, so you still have some time.


                    • Wick & Fable
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                        Where did you get these rabbits? The head shape, large ear side, and their curvature actually mimics a wild, non-domestic rabbit a lot. I don’t know a lot about young wild rabbits, but if there is a chance these are wild rabbits for any reason, you cannot keep them.

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                      • Deleted User
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                          I agree with Wick, they look almost like baby bunnies you’d see in a backyard.


                        • Crazybunlady
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                            I bought them from a local breeder, they aren’t wild


                          • Deleted User
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                              That seems odd that the breeder wouldn’t be aware of the breed she raises. We weren’t implying they were wild, but perhaps that at some point cottontails were probably in their lineage. They’re definitely a mix though, and dwarves.


                            • Crazybunlady
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                                Yeah, I did think it was odd, they didn’t show me the mother of them but the rabbits were so sweet I fell in love instantly with them and didn’t really think anything of it. I’ve been researching wild rabbits though and I haven’t seen any similarities in their behaviour so I hope they are good to keep as pets


                              • LBJ10
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                                  They aren’t wild. They are definitely domestic. It’s actually impossible for them to have cottontail mixed in somewhere. Domestic (European) rabbits cannot interbreed successfully with cottontails. Different genus, different number of chromosomes. So no worries!

                                  Looking at them from the side, I don’t think Polish either. Their facial features remind me of mini rex, honestly. Perhaps your initial instinct is correct. Perhaps the breeder was trying to mix a new color into their mini rex breeding stock using another breed of rabbit and these babies are the “rejects” (i.e. they don’t have the rex fur). It’s hard to know, really. The breeder sounds a bit shady if they didn’t show you the mother.

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