Well it's official! I'm a proud bunny momma! I just brought home a beautiful tri mini rex buck. I haven't picked out his name yet, please feel free to throw suggestions at me! I took a few pictures but they're not very good. He was much more interested in munching on some hay than posing for my amusement.

I don't know how to post a picture in a thread, but I created a sub-album in my gallery called 'bunnies' if anyone wants to check it out and see him. I'd love to hear what you all think about him. He wasn't show quality, or the breeder would have kept him, but he's certainly pet quality.

Congratulations! I hope you enjoy him. He's a cutie

Thank you! I sure thought he was a handsome boy. I was surprised at how easy it was to tell his gender. I picked him up and leaned him back, he was very chill about the whole thing. I didn't have to even press down, his testicles had dropped, so he's definitely a buck.

I picked up some more timothy hay from the pet store, so now I have two small bags of it. I'm hoping that's enough for at least a week or two. If not I'll have to get a large bale of hay next time to reduce costs. Well, I was really planning on getting a bale of hay next time anyway. I bought a 25 lb bag of pellets and a mineral salt lick as well. I stuffed some of his hay into an empty toilet paper roll for him to play with.

So far he's seemed content to hop around his cage a bit, sniffing everything, munching on hay, and occasionally digging at his bedding.

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A couple more pictures.

Congratulations! He is adorable!

Very cute rabbit! Congratulations!

I don't know why, but the name Bosco comes to mind. It was a chocolate syrup added to milk, back in the Dark Ages of the 1950's.

He reminds me of a cinnamon roll, so I went ahead and named him Kizzy, which is Hebrew for cinnamon.

Kizzy is such a cute name, too! I think it fits him. It sounds like "kissy", too, so may you have many bunny kisses in your future!

What a lovely little bun! Now, I am not an expert, but his fur does not look "rex" to me. A friend of mine breeds mini rex's and they have very short, very plush fur where you cannot see the individual hairs....are you sure he is Mini Rex?

That's what I was told he was. His fur is VERY soft. Softer than any other bunny I've ever felt. What does he look like to you? Maybe he's a rex cross? I'm not an expert on identifying breeds, I was told he was a rex, and that's all I know. Either way, he's adorable and sweet and I love him already.

he looks a dutch mix.
a very cute one too

I looked it up and it does look like he could be a tortoise dutch mix.

Well, whatever he is, he sure is a cute one! Such a sweet looking face...

What a cutie-pie! Congrats on your new sweetie!

Kizzy is a cute name! I was thinking he looked like a Beau or Roque...

I agree with the dutch mix. The mini rex I have seen had more of a plush, almost velvety feel...

Very cute!