Breeding mini rex: broken tricolor + blue = color kits?

[Bob_and_Luna]

Good morning,

We have two young rex rabbits we purchased at a fair. We would like them to have kits once and then spay/neuter them. The male is a broken tricolor: white, tan, and dark brown, and the doe is blue. What outcome can we expect in terms of color? We do not have their pedigrees.

Thank you!

 

[SableSteel]

You'd probably get black rabbits out of that pair (the tricolor looks to be torted, so it is probably self based instead of agouti based) and maybe some booted blacks. IMO theres not really a good reason to breed that pair unless you were just doing it for meat; the pet market is oversaturated so its nearly impossible to find homes for rabbits, especially ones without pedigrees or much background about their line's health or temperament (especially in rex furred breeds, which can be prone to getting sore hocks if they come from poor breeding), and with those colors in the background show breeders would not be interested in them. Additionally, giving birth can be dangerous for the doe, especially if she is not from a line thats been bred to have wide hindquarters; I have lost multiple rabbits that way myself.

You might want to check out this thread: Why should I care about my rabbits genetic history or conformation when breeding?

 

[Bob_and_Luna]

You'd probably get black rabbits out of that pair (the tricolor looks to be torted, so it is probably self based instead of agouti based) and maybe some booted blacks. IMO theres not really a good reason to breed that pair unless you were just doing it for meat; the pet market is oversaturated so its nearly impossible to find homes for rabbits, especially ones without pedigrees or much background about their line's health or temperament (especially in rex furred breeds, which can be prone to getting sore hocks if they come from poor breeding), and with those colors in the background show breeders would not be interested in them. Additionally, giving birth can be dangerous for the doe, especially if she is not from a line thats been bred to have wide hindquarters; I have lost multiple rabbits that way myself.

You might want to check out this thread: Why should I care about my rabbits genetic history or conformation when breeding?

Thank you for your advice. We decided for go ahead and try breed them. Not for showing but for the experience. Two friends are interested in getting the babies, so I don’t think it will be hard to find the babies new homes.

So Bob and Luna did the thing.. we’ll see what happens. Bob chased Luna around for a while in his cage, and she somehow kelp escaping his attempts to be intimate. Then, he started doing it the wrong way—backwards Finally, Bob managed to approach Luna from the correct angle. Hopefully, it worked! Now they hang out and chill together when we are around. We keep them in separate cages (I don’t want a second pregnancy).