color, breed help

[luvthempigs]

Just curious if anybody can tell me the correct name for Buddy's coloring and if you have any idea on his breed. I'm guessing American but that's just a guess.

His whiskers are a bit curly, I haven't seen that before and didn't know if that was a trait of a particular breed.

 

[Sabine]

The colour/pattern looks like Harliquin to me.

 

[Starlight Rabbitry]

He is a Rex and his variety is called Harlequin. However, could be a Mini Rex....how much does he weigh?

Sharon

 

[luvthempigs]

I don't know his weight but he is still young so I'm sure he still has some growing to do

I'm not so sure on him being a rex but I'm certainly not an expert in types/breeds.

Any idea on the curly whiskers?

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

I have a mini rex that has curly wiskers. It's so cute.

 

[Blaze_Amita]

OMG he looks just like this Mini rex doe that i raised and sold to a youth for breeding stock, Black Gold. I know Black Gold has died and her grandmother, Marble, looked exactly the same.
WOW, just WOW.
Looks just like Black Gold and Marble, a bit on the large side for a mini rex, but way toooo small for standard Rexes

 

[pamnock]

Japanese (Black/Orange) Harlequin is the variety. Looks like a Mini Rex.

Pam

 

[wooly_queen]

Yep. All my mini rexes have curly whiskers too. He is definatly a Japanese Harlequin though.

 

[luvthempigs]

Interesting, I never thought of him being a rex. Is it just the texture of the coat that makes a rex? Are the curly whiskers a trait of a rex?

 

[nattyw]

I am new at this and but have been reading loads of books and looking at lots of bunny pic's and I thought he looked like a rex too! Yay for me! LOL! He is super cute and love the curly whiskers!!!

 

[pamnock]

luvthempigs wrote:

Interesting, I never thought of him being a rex. Is it just the texture of the coat that makes a rex? Are the curly whiskers a trait of a rex?

Any breed of rabbit can be bred to have a rex coat. The Rex breed is a medium commercial breed and the "mini" rex is a compact version.

Pam

 

[wooly_queen]

All of the mini's that I had, had curly whiskers...I guess it is... I like them that way.

 

[wooly_queen]

He seems to have the mini rex face and everything. I am sure he is. I have had 4 adult mini rex and one litter of them. So, I am pretty sure he is a rex. Standard Rex if he ends up being large or a mini if he stays small. Like 5 punds and lower would be mini, but if he gets closer to 10 pounds, he would be a standard.

 

[luvthempigs]

Cool! I don't know why I am so surprised to hear that he is a rex, it just never crossed my mind

I love his coloring and he is as sweet as can be. He was young when I got him (not sure how old though) the end of January. I should really weigh him and see about where he is size wise. He isn't very big right now, not sure how much longer he has to grow.

 

[BellTowerAngoras]

That would be a Japanese Harlequin and he looks Rex

 

[MikeScone]

luvthempigs wrote:

Is it just the texture of the coat that makes a rex? Are the curly whiskers a trait of a rex?

Yes, curly whiskers is a Rex trait. It goes along with the Rex fur.

Rex and mini-Rex rabbits have undercoat and guard hairs which are the same length, so the hairs stand up giving a texture like velvet.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Definitely harly and definitely rex or mini-rex - gonna guess mini-rex cause of his body..... I have a castor mini-rex....

 

[Bo B Bunny]

pamnock wrote:

luvthempigs wrote:

Interesting, I never thought of him being a rex. Is it just the texture of the coat that makes a rex? Are the curly whiskers a trait of a rex?

Any breed of rabbit can be bred to have a rex coat. The Rex breed is a medium commercial breed and the "mini" rex is a compact version.

Pam

WHAT?!?! I thought only mini-rex and Rex had rex coat!

 

[MikeScone]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

WHAT?!?! I thought only mini-rex and Rex had rex coat!

Not sure about other breeds, but there are Velveteen Lops and Plush Lops and mini-Plush lops, all of which have rex fur.

 

[kherrmann3]

Your bun definitely had that Rexy face! The curly whiskers give it away, too! Rex breeds are known to have "crazy whiskers". Very cute!