What breed is this?

[olliefolyfe]

Hi there! I am new to this forum (this is my first post, yay!) I am meeting with a lady off of craigslist on Tuesday to adopt a rabbit and I am unsure as to what her breed is. She sent me a photo that I will post in hopes of finding out! She is 6 months old.

 

[Samara]

Either a mini lop or a Holland lop, depending on how big she is. Congrats!

 

[olliefolyfe]

Thank you! I'm very excited. I'm going to name her Ollie

 

[KittyKatMe]

:welcome1. Your bunny is defenitly a black Mini Lop, as Hollands are more blocky and wide.

 

[agnesthelion]

Cute! I was gonna say mini Lop too.

Congrats on Ollie!

 

[olliefolyfe]

Thank you for the responses! How big are mini lops when fully grown? Or is she already fully grown? I'm extremely stoked to have her, I've wanted a rabbit for the longest time. Even though I wanted one really badly as a child, I think it's good that I've waited until now because now I have my own apartment and she'll have plenty of room to run around and I'm 100 percent sure I have enough time to spend with her!

 

[woahlookitsme]

hollands have a max weight of 4 lbs and mini lops have a max weight of 6 1/2 lbs

 

[olliefolyfe]

She looks like she may already weigh too much to be a Holland Lop but maybe that photo is deceptive. I'm also curious as to if I could allow her and my teddy bear hamster to interact. I would think not considering the size difference, but I just thought I'd check!

Here's a picture of my hamster, Baxter

 

[MiniLopHop]

They are both super cute! I have heard of people letting small rodents interact with rabbits, but it would have to be under close supervision so no one gets hurt. I would be cautious.

Ollie is such a beautiful color. If she is not already spayed you might want to think about it to prevent reproductive cancers.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

:yeahthat:

 

[olliefolyfe]

Thank you! I am planning on being extremely cautious. I wouldn't want Baxter to bite Ollie or Ollie to kick Baxter and potentially do a lot of harm.

She really is isn't she! I have come to the conclusion that getting her spayed is not an option but a necessity based on what I have read. I just got a new job so I should be able to save up for the surgery pretty fast. I also found a website for a local rabbit shelter in my area that is able to potentially discount the cost of surgery based on your financial standing. I'm going to fill out the application and hopefully I could meet the requirements because it would be very helpful at this time!