Two Questions

[SOOOSKA]

Hi, I was just wondeing if female rabbits tendto be bigger than males? The reason I ask this is our Jackieis bigger than her brother/boyfriend Wilbur, they are from the samelitter.

Second question do wild rabbits turn white in winter. We havea couple in our back yard, my goodness they are growing fast, maybeit's the carrots i'm feeding them.

Someone told me that they do turn white in the winter so they can hide in the snow.

Thanks for your replies and I do look forward to them.

Soooska:apollo:

 

Most wildRabbits do trun whitein winter , especially in placeswhere there is a lot of snowand tends to be cold , theyget really pretty and are hardto tell the difference in hte snow( hard to see ) .

 

[pamnock]

Hi, Iwas just wondering if female rabbits tend to be bigger thanmales? The reason I ask this is our Jackie is bigger than herbrother/boyfriend Wilbur, they are from the same litter.They are generally larger -- this is why the standard ARBA weightsare often higher for does.

Second question do wild rabbits turn white in winter. We havea couple in our back yard, my goodness they are growing fast, maybeit's the carrots i'm feeding them. Depends onthe species. Snowshoe hares turn white in the winter forcamouflage -- cottontails do not change color.