Any idea of Jasmine's breed?

[Spring]

Hi Everyone!

I am just curious about Jasmine's breed... I don't know her weight, but she's a good sized bunny.. I would say between 6-8lbs? I was looking up pictures of English Spots, and she has a similar body type to them when she is on alert.Same hind quarter look and lean body... which is hard to tell in pics because she automatically goes into "Pet me! Pet me!" body pressed down eyes pleading.. haha! I was also looking up Rhinelander's, and she does kind of look like them too! She might be a bit small for them, but a mix possibly?

She's very gentle and friendly.. she's still very shy, so I don't know her full personality yet. She isn't too active, but again, it could be her shyness. She does have bursts of energy though! I don't know her age, but I think she's an older lady.

She looks super similar body tone wiseto this bunny when she's on alert. Can English Spots come in the tri colour?

http://www.rabbitandcavydirectory.com/Images-BG-A-E/Double%20J%20Lean.jpg

Jasmine..

 

[Bo B Bunny]

I'm not sure but shes sure gorgeous!

 

[Jenson]

Wow, she's a stunner, that's for sure!

English can come with tri colour, as far as I know tri English are pretty recent.

From that photo she looks a little too cobby and compact for a pure English to me, although I have had one with a very similar head and ears (she wasn't great quality though I'm afraid!).

 

[BlueGiants]

Her markings are stunning! What a pretty girl! Maybe she's a Satin or a Satin/Rex cross? Her white fur is very shiny. Both Satins and Rex come "broken"...

 

[pamnock]

I haven't hear of any tri English Spots in the US, most likely because we have a similar breed - the Rhinelander.

The coat really doesn't appear satinized in the photo - but I have seen some beautiful tri colored Satins

Hard to tell the fur type from the photo - Rhinelanders and Spots have flyback coats.



Pam

 

[Spring]

Thanks!

Is there a way I could see if her coat was flyback? When I brush my hand backwards on her fur, the fur just goes back into place.. I can't remember if that would be a flyback then?

 

[maisy126]

no clue, but she is absolutely beautiful!

edit: Jasmine looks exactly like Sadie(head, fur and size wise) I think Sadie's fur is flyback because it, well, flies-back.

anyway, here is a picture of her:

 

[pamnock]

Flyback fur has more guard hairs, so it offers more resistance when stroked from back to front, and it returns quickly back into position. Because a flyback coat has more guard hair and much less soft, fluffy undercoat, it lies flatter than a rollback coat.


The rollback coat has less guard hairs and a thicker undercoat. It luxuriouslyrolls back into position when stroked from back to front and does not lie as close to the body.

The standing coat of the Silver Fox is far less common. It remains perpendicular to the body when stroke slowly backwards. The Silver Fox rabbit was bred to have a coat like the actual Silver Fox. I saw a Silver Fox once, and was amazed at how similar the coats were.

In some cases, rabbits may have poor examples of coats for their breed, so the coat is not always a good indicator.

How much doesyour rabbit weigh, and doyou have some more photos of her in different positions so we can better evaluate her type?



Another thought is that she may be the result of a Harlequin crossed with another breed to produce the tri-color pattern.



Pam

 

[Spring]

Thanks for clearing that up! .

I just weighed Jasmine on my human scale (so might not be exact, just a rough figure) and she is about 6.5 - 7lbs. I do have a few pictures of her in different positions, but she usually stretches out and flattens to be pet, so they aren't that great to show her tone and type. I will see if she will let me try to pose her to get a better picture, but she will probably just flatten out hehe..

Her flattened..

I will try again tonight to see if I can get one while she's active, if that'll help.

 

[naturestee]

She could be a rex mix. We see lots of those at the shelter, where one parent was a Rex and the babies have normal fur. I'm pretty sure they come in tricolor, don't they? And they do have a more slender body type like she does.

Pamnock, how do you tell if fur is "satinized?" There's an 8 lb tricolor at the shelter with a body type similar to the satins I remember seeing at a show. His fur looks like a normal texture to me in the shelter's light. He also came in with a gorgeous harlequin with the exact same size and body type.

 

[maisy126]

naturestee wrote:

I'm pretty sure they come in tricolor, don't they?

Yep they do, Roren is a blue-fawn tri-color

 

[pamnock]

naturestee wrote:

She could be a rex mix. We see lots of those at the shelter, where one parent was a Rex and the babies have normal fur. I'm pretty sure they come in tricolor, don't they? And they do have a more slender body type like she does.

Pamnock, how do you tell if fur is "satinized?" There's an 8 lb tricolor at the shelter with a body type similar to the satins I remember seeing at a show. His fur looks like a normal texture to me in the shelter's light. He also came in with a gorgeous harlequin with the exact same size and body type.

The whites actually appear more ivory (yellowed) in color around the muzzle and on the feet. The hair shaft is much finer than normal fur, so the fur feels softer. The fur has a glass-like appearance under a microscope.

Not all Satins have a good sheen to their coat, especially if in a molt.

Pam