Rabbit breed.

[BrittanyandFruFru]

- Can anyone tell me what breed of rabbit this is? I purchased him at a pet shop and they couldn't tell me. Its a male, about 7 months old.

 

[whaleyk98]

Looks mini lop.

 

[wooly_queen]

Could be a mini or a hollan lop... Mostly it would depend on what he weighs. do you know?

 

[timbaland]

He'd be big for a Holland Lop but there are Hollands that pass the standard weight. I want to say a Mini Lop.

 

[Blaze_Amita]

i was thinking mini lop, his head doesn't look large hollandish to me, i've had a couple large hollands out of my litters.

 

[wooly_queen]

Blaze_Amita wrote:

i was thinking mini lop, his head doesn't look large hollandish to me, i've had a couple large hollands out of my litters.

lol well he is from a pet store. Not all hollands are bred for the proper showy head. :biggrin:His shoulders looked hollandy to me for some reason... and he looks kinda small to me.XD I dont know why. It would be easier to tell if he was sitting normally and not hunched over and eating food. lol

but yeah, like i said mini lop is a definate possibility.

 

[TCRabbitry]

It could definatly be a Holland. It actually has more of the Holland look to it. Look at how short it's ears are. I have some mini's that have short ears, but most of them, especially anything that would end up in a pet store, would have longer ears.

This is what they taught us in 4H, Hollands ears are the shortest, they can only go 1/4 inch below their chins, Mini Lops ears touch the table, French Lops will fold over on the table, and English Lops ears are at least 2 feet long.

It's not that hard to tell the difference when you use that as a reference.

This rabbit also looks like it weighs maybe 5 lbs at most. Most Mini Lops, especially anything that would wind up at a pet store are going to be at least 6 lbs. I do have a doe that is registered at 4.12 lbs, but that is very unusual for Mini's to be so small. It is more likely to be a BUB Holland, that has gone to the 4+ Lbs line....

Melinda

 

[BrittanyandFruFru]

I am unsure what he weighs right now, but when I first got him his ears didn't flop at all. this was a recent thing.

 

[Jaded]

Holland Lop.

 

[BrittanyandFruFru]

Thanks for all the input,now I just have to figure out if hes a Holland Lop, or a Mini Lop.

 

[lelanatty]

Wait and see how big he gets, then we'll know for sure.
I vote Holland Lop