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[sugapwum]

Hi everyone! I'm new here & new at raising rabbits (we have holland lops & mini rex). We started out with a few pet bunnies for Christmas & decided to start raising them. I have never shown before, but would really like to get into it. How do I know if my rabbits are show quality or not? How do you know when buying? If I bought the book of standards, is it easy to understand? Because I've read online critiques on rabbits & it's like greek to me lol.

 

[hartleybun]

hello and welcome from me and my rexes. if you are interested in showing you should check out the rabbitry part of the forum.

 

[cheryl]

Hello and welcome..

 

[Amy27]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I only have pet rabbits so I can't answer your questions about showing a rabbit. I have no experience with that. I would post in the rabbitry section and I am sure they can give you some great advice there. I hope to see you posting around the forum.
Amy

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Let me welcome you to Rabbits Online, my name is Dave and I am a moderator on the forum. So if I can be of any help please let me know. This is a terrific website for rabbits and their slaves, not only is it very active but also friendly. I am so glad you’re here and I know you will enjoy it.

The book of standards by ARBA isn't that hard to understand. Just read the section about your bun and it will go through what the ideal rabbit of that particular breed and variety should look like.

Showing rabbits is a lot of fun and I have found that there usually is one breed I haven't seen before. People at the shows are friendly and great to to talk to. You also have the opportunity to talk to judges and ask breed specific questions.

Before you begin to show, I would go to a rabbit show and bring your rabbits that you would like to show. Find the judge for your rabbit breeds and when he/she is not judging ask him/her to look at your rabbits. It will also allow you to see what goes on at a show before you enter one to show your rabbits in.

I would also suggest you contact your local 4-H rabbit club. They can also help you determine if your rabbits are show quality.

If you everhave a sick bunny, please post in The Infirmary and include your rabbit's age, breed and health history as well diet and output details leading up to the problem.

I have listed some links I thought you might find interesting:

*For reference the Library section

*To brag or tell everyone about the antics of your bunny or just to talk about your day here is where to start a Bunny Blog, you can also look back at it later and remember when you had a life before your bunny.

*Now all the bunny’s like talk to each other when we mere slaves aren’t around in the Bunny Chat is the spot to be.

*Rabbits Online also has regional forums , this a good way to find a vet in your area that has experience with rabbits and to find out from other nearby of good sources of rabbit supplies.

The Let Your Hare Down section is for anything non-bunny related.

Here is a link tothat will help you and your bunny to connect, How To Bond With Your Bunny.

Now every forum has rules and ours can be found with this link Rabbits Online Forum Rules. This gives guidelines on what is acceptable, what is not and how we hope everyone will treat each other.

Everyone on this forum loves to see pictures of each other’s bunnies. So if you would like to post a picture this link will help you do that, Upload Photo's to Photo Gallery. Then in the post, you click on the "G" in the tool bar to insert your photo.

I am glad you have joined rabbits online and I look forward to seeing you around.

 

[sugapwum]

Okay thank y'all very much!