Cinnamon rabbit?

[Bridget118]

I think I may have a cinnamon rabbit. I was told she was a new zeland meat mutt. But her body and coloring look cinnamon to me. I guess my question is do cinnamons have a grey or blue belly or are they white?

 

[SableSteel]

Cinnamons have a gray belly. A lot of rabbits can come in that color pattern though (called tortoise). Color-wise, its only one gene away from New Zealand's red. Unless you bought her as a cinnamon it is highly unlikely she is one; Cinnamons are a rare breed.

 

[Bridget118]

Genetically what is the difference between a cinnamon and a new zeland red? <br /><br /> __________ Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:34 pm __________ <br /><br /> Dont new zeland reds have a white belly and less rufus?

 

[Zass]

In terms of simple color genes a new zealand red is A_ B_ C_ D_ ee with a lot of rufus and the recessive at wideband to color the belly red. A red belly is desired.

Any tort of any breed is aa B_C_ D_ ee. Cinnamon rabbits are tort and have a lot of rufus as well.

Most breeders who tell you they are giving you a mixed breed, truly are giving you a mixed breed. There simply is no reward in claiming a rabbit is a mutt if it isn't.

Sometimes sneaky people will claim a rabbit is purebred because of it's looks, when it really isn't. That's why pedigrees are so important when it comes to breeding show stock.


Genetically, a meat mutt with the exact same tort coloring as a cinnamon would very likely also be carrying a lot of undesirable recessive genes that would be detrimental to the cinnamon breed's gene pool.

 

[Bridget118]

This is alot of very good information Zass! Thank you very much.

 

[SableSteel]

Genetically Tortoise (the color that cinnamons are) has the self gene while Reds don't. Red new zealands have a lighter belly and lack the dark shading. Pure new zealand reds should have reddish bellies and pretty high rufus but reds/oranges in other breeds or poor quality ones can have white bellies and/or less rufus.