New bunny, breed ideas?

[Yield]

So, I just got my first bunny a few weeks ago (I'm sixteen.)
Everything is going great, I play with her every day.
She is gentle, curious, and happy.
She loves to lick my face and hands, and loves to be stroked.
She's the perfect rabbit to me (she's also litterbox trained, though she's not fixed, because she isn't 6 months yet.
We'll be getting her fixed early March, her birthday is September 8th)
Her name is Solara, after one of the main characters in that new movie, "The Book of Eli".

But there's one thing that keeps bugging me! I have no clue what breed she is!
I adopted her from The Michigan Humane Society, and they said she was part American Sable, but I don't know if that's true.
She doesn't look anything like one to me.

Here are some pictures:

There are some distinct markings you can't see in the pictures. She has a light brown speckled fur as you can see, but there are some patches that are darker.

I'll love her no matter what breed, but I'm just curious what she is!

Thank you !

 

[Starlight Rabbitry]

Looks like she is just a mix Her color is called Chestnut. Is her fur very "velvety" ?

Sharon

 

[Yield]

Thank you for responding
And if you mean velvety like a rex, no it's not
(I almost adopted a rex, but he was old, cage aggressive, and a boy. Being new to rabbits, I wasn't ready for any of those. But because of that, I know what they feel like =D)
She's just soft, like a normal rabbit I guess.
The orange fur behind her ears are the softest part, as well as her tail and under her chin.
I'll be uploading a Youtube video of her soon. I'll post it up here when it gets done

 

[Yield]

here is a video of Solara =D!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4rZhiB0wT0[/ame]

 

[elrohwen]

Hmmm ... she's tricky. Probably a Heinz 57 mutt

Her face and body look a bit rexy to me though. Rex fur is recessive, so she could have one rex parent and one regular furred parent. That's a totally random guess though. She's still young, so her body shape might change as she fills out more.

About how much does she weigh?

 

[Yield]

Hmm, I wonder.
Thank you for your outlook!
I actually almost got a rex - but he was cage aggressive and I didn't want a boy rabbit.
But I see what you mean by the body shape

I've been looking a lot at flemish giants and flemish giant mixes because i've seen two bunnies that look exactly like her and they were flemish giant mixes.

http://usagi-zakura.deviantart.com/art/Ki-chan-32172256
and

http://cacecil.deviantart.com/art/Adrian-Zak-140385286 (this one, I saw the coloured version and the colour is the exact same.

plus the orange on the back of her neck, etc. is a lot like what i've seen on some flemish giants. and her ears are huge and seem to have a similar shape to those of the flemish giant.

Do you think she might be part flemish giant?

maybe i'm wanting her to be part flemish giant too much. but it just seems that way to me. what do you think?

I'm not too sure about her weight.
She's really easy to pick up.
Maybe 2-3 lbs?
That's just a guess.

 

[Yield]

for some reason that posted twice D: sorry about that

 

[OakRidgeRabbits]

She looks like a Rex mix to me as well. Definitely has a similar body type. Either way, I can almost guarantee she's no part American Sable. lol!

 

[Yield]

lol thank you.
do you think she'll get much larger?
i'm kind of hoping she will...

 

[mistyjr]

Do you know how old she is??

 

[Yield]

yes she was born on september 8th so she'll be 6 months on march 8th (unless my mom and i messed up on our counting).

 

[mistyjr]

lol..

 

[Yield]

lol. yeah

 

[bearbop]

rex mix. do anyone know if there is a mini lop breeder in wisconsin

 

[wooly_queen]

SHE'S SO CUTE!!! lol

I guess I would have to agree with everyone else. She is very adorable.

 

[OakRidgeRabbits]

Yield wrote:

yes she was born on september 8th so she'll be 6 months on march 8th (unless my mom and i messed up on our counting).

Most breeds are pretty much fully grown by 6 months. They will continue to "fill out" up until a year or so. But it sounds like she won't get more than maybe a pound or two over the weight she is now.

 

[elrohwen]

Considering her weight, mini rex mix sounds like a good bet. My bun has only gained 0.04kg between six months and one year, so I'm going to guess she's pretty much full grown with only maybe some filling out left to do. Bigger breeds do take longer to grow up, but at her age a large breed would already be 10lbs or so.

Her color is fairly common among different breeds, so it can't really be used to pinpoint wher breed she is.

 

[Yield]

thank you guys for the help seriously!

and maybe this would be a better representation to her size though:

somehow it makes her seem smaller XD

and maybe that'll help too.
i know i'm holding her funny ):
she doesn't really like being held, and she was trying to get out of my arms, so my mom had to rush and take the picture so i could set her down!(i cut off my head cause i feel self conscious XD)
and i'm not clawing her i swear! i was petting her. she's the one who did the clawing when i let her down.

 

[OakRidgeRabbits]

Judging from those last two pics, she is for sure not a Flemish or Flemish mix! They are much larger.

I think the original guesses of a Mini Rex mix are right on.

 

[pamnock]

Not a Mini Rex. Although most likely a mix breed, she does bear a striking resemblance to a brown Silver rabbit that we had.

The Silvers have flyback coats.