ayglnu13

[brimmhere]

how big is he lmao was just looking atthe post of pets pictures he is absolutly gorgeousbut was just curious like how much he weighs??

 

[CorkysMom]

I was thinking I had read 22lbs somewhere on him and Apollo was like 18?

 

[brimmhere]

wow!!!! lol thats big

 

[kelso]

I had no idea Nimue was blind. :shock:

 

[ayglnu13]

Nimue weighs a grand ol' 22lbs

Here are some more of his pics If youhave any more questions about him let me know

~Amy

 

[Carolyn]

kelso wrote:

I had no idea Nimue was blind. :shock:

????

 

[ayglnu13]

I had no idea Nimue was blind.

Ya he is and you wouldnt even notice it if you didnt know it

 

[CorkysMom]

Heh, what a cutie...no chance of Keely growin into them ears from lookin at him!!!

 

[ayglnu13]

Definitely not! I always thought Nimue would grow into his, but the ears just grew right along with him

~Amy

 

[Carolyn]

ayglnu13 wrote:

I had no idea Nimue was blind.

Ya he is and you wouldnt even notice it if you didnt know it

I believe Pam had said that most white rabbits are.

-Carolyn

 

[FreddysMom]

ayglnu13 wrote:

Definitely not! I always thought Nimue would grow intohis, but the ears just grew right along with him

~Amy

Freddy's ears are so big that everytime his vet sees him, she calls him her "Dumbo-boy" :?

 

[ayglnu13]

Pamnock: Blindness in rabbits has manycauses including bacterial, geneticandcongenital. If that particular line carries an inherited formof blindness, then it is not advisable to breed them.Albinois a commoncolor in rabbits, and albinism in itself, does notnecessarily cause blindness.

Pam



~Amy

 

[ayglnu13]

FreddysMom wrote:

ayglnu13 wrote:

Definitelynot! I always thought Nimue would grow into his, but the ears justgrew right along with him

~Amy

Freddy's ears are so big that everytime his vet sees him, she calls him her "Dumbo-boy" :?

Nimue HATES the vet, every time we go he acts like a big baby and wontlet the vet touch him. All he wants me to do is hold him, which is noeasy task when he weighs more then 20lbs! :shock:

~Amy

 

[CorkysMom]

Hmm...wonder if I should do some testing withKeely...whats the best way to figure that out? So far I've seen nothingthat leads me to believe that..Amy, did you have suspicions?

 

[pamnock]

Carolyn wrote:

ayglnu13 wrote:

I hadno idea Nimue was blind.

Ya he is and you wouldnt even notice it if you didnt know it

I believe Pam had said that most white rabbits are.

-Carolyn

Wasn't me



Pam

 

[CorkysMom]

Ok, so then it sounds like maybe I don't have toworry so much...so far she really shows no signs!! Glad it doesn't seemto affect Nimue much!

 

[ayglnu13]

Well the firstthing that made me think he is blind was the fact that he would runinto things *clunk* *clunk*

Then his eyes started to go purple, not the normal pink or red like a regular albino.

Also when I am holding him and I kiss hisnose he jumps like I scared him (which I did).

So now when ever I want to pick Nimue up Isay "Nimue Up" and he knows I am going to hold him. If I dont say thathe gets all nervous and wants to get down.

I usually train the rabbits with handsignals, but with Nimue I have to hope he doesnt go deaf because thenall is lost.

~Amy

 

[ayglnu13]

Here is a picture of Nimue's eye:

Its really purple and cloudy.

~Amy

 

[brimmhere]

nowi really cant wait to get our flemish!! nimue is just onegorgeous guy, i love big rabbits!!



also one last question ihad asked once before but dont think it was really everanswered.



does a flemish not live aslong as other rabbit breeds because of their size?? i read a few sitesthat said they dont live much longer past 5 years eeekkk!!!that seems like such a short life span! our little one willbe getting neutered! and kept as an indoorbun.

 

[ayglnu13]

The breeder I got Nimue from had a Flemish that was 9 years old

I think with all the right care and love aFlemish can live just as long as any other rabbit

~Amy