Williamsbuns
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We recently purchased our new bunny, Cinnabun and we are unsure of what breed she is. Can anyone help?
Cinnabun, what breed?
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Looks like a mix. I'm moving this to the Rabbitry section so our more experienced breeders can take a look. It's also where breed ID is discussed.
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Without known breeding lines or particular identifying traits like rex fur, lop ears, or a very large or small size, actual breed can't usually be determined and a rabbit would just be considered a mixed breed. As the bunny gets older, a particular trait might be more apparent, which may help determine a particular breed. So you just have to wait and see. The color though, is black/orange harlequin.
Just a side note about baby bunnies if you're new to rabbits. That bunny looks pretty young. If it's younger than 8 weeks old (which it looks to me to be about 5-6 weeks old), you especially want to be very careful with diet and too much stress. Baby rabbits that are recently weaned, and especially ones weaned too early, and separated from mom and siblings, can experience weaning stress, which can make them prone to developing serious digestive illness.
To minimize the chances of this happening, it's best to keep bun on the exact same foods it's used to for the first couple of weeks, before making a gradual transition to the new food, unless the current diet is causing serious health issues. Also it's best not to feed any high carb/sugary foods (eg carrots, fruit, seeds, grains, processed foods/treats). Adding a good quality grass hay like timothy or orchard, is usually the exception as grass hay is almost always well tolerated when suddenly introduced into a rabbits diet, and actually helps a rabbits digestive system. Though whether or not they'll eat it is another matter.
If bun is stressed being in a new environment, setting up bun somewhere that's minimally stressful is important in the beginning. Overly stressed bunnies may not eat and drink enough, which can cause weight loss, anorexia, and alter the delicate bacterial balance in the rabbits digestive system. So it's important to minimize stress, and monitor food and drink intake, poop quality, and weight gain.
https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/bringing-your-rabbit-home.html
Baby rabbit diet
Monitoring your rabbits weight
https://bunssb.org/bunnies/guide-bunny-poops
Having a new baby bunny can be a tricky thing, avoiding the common health issues that they're most prone to. But with some care, the bun will be healthy and thrive in it's new home. And raising a baby bunny can be a lot of fun too.
Just a side note about baby bunnies if you're new to rabbits. That bunny looks pretty young. If it's younger than 8 weeks old (which it looks to me to be about 5-6 weeks old), you especially want to be very careful with diet and too much stress. Baby rabbits that are recently weaned, and especially ones weaned too early, and separated from mom and siblings, can experience weaning stress, which can make them prone to developing serious digestive illness.
To minimize the chances of this happening, it's best to keep bun on the exact same foods it's used to for the first couple of weeks, before making a gradual transition to the new food, unless the current diet is causing serious health issues. Also it's best not to feed any high carb/sugary foods (eg carrots, fruit, seeds, grains, processed foods/treats). Adding a good quality grass hay like timothy or orchard, is usually the exception as grass hay is almost always well tolerated when suddenly introduced into a rabbits diet, and actually helps a rabbits digestive system. Though whether or not they'll eat it is another matter.
If bun is stressed being in a new environment, setting up bun somewhere that's minimally stressful is important in the beginning. Overly stressed bunnies may not eat and drink enough, which can cause weight loss, anorexia, and alter the delicate bacterial balance in the rabbits digestive system. So it's important to minimize stress, and monitor food and drink intake, poop quality, and weight gain.
https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/bringing-your-rabbit-home.html
Baby rabbit diet
Monitoring your rabbits weight
https://bunssb.org/bunnies/guide-bunny-poops
Having a new baby bunny can be a tricky thing, avoiding the common health issues that they're most prone to. But with some care, the bun will be healthy and thrive in it's new home. And raising a baby bunny can be a lot of fun too.
Williamsbuns
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That’s really good to know! Thank you! We purchased her from a local feed store so I wouldn’t have the slightest idea about her history or exact age. I did purchase the feed they were offering and she seems to be settling in quite nicely. She’s very energetic and is enjoying hay as well as her pellets.
Williamsbuns
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Thank you!!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute! Based on ears and head/face there is definitely some Netherland Dwarf in the gene pool. All of ours were rescues so we had no info mostly except what our eyes showed us. One was listed as a mixed mini male--she was definitely mixed and showed the shelter volunteers how to "sex" them. Another shelter had one listed as an English Spot mix, 10 months old. She was very skinny and spent her first 5 hours eating. Turned out to be a pure Checkered Giant and 5 months after we got her she was a little over 20 pounds and one of our sweetest bunnies--a real genuine lap rabbit--tripled in size and weight.
Williamsbuns
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Thank you!! She’s the sweetest bun ever and we are enjoying her! She seems to be settling in nicely. She is our first bunny so we are over the moon with her.
How absolutely Beautiful
