Thriantas

[5dognightfarm]

My family and I got Thriantas when they first started getting popular and we were the first ones in the state with them. They were beautiful rabbits, but they had very nasty attitudes and it was nearly impossible to get a litter from them.

I'd love to get them again someday, are they still like this though?

 

[Jack]

Um, I have some that require 'proper' handling, I had a spooked buck open my finger to the bone, he would be dead, but he is my first grandchampion.... so..
I have to say, it depends, I have a line that is ***** cats, and the other side, well, the males can be great, but the does are all snappish, but this is also the line that GC is out of.

I would say that they can be VERY temperamental, but my babies all seem to be pretty nice, so it might have a bit to do with raising also.

That said, there is a lot of 'these are the sweatiest, most loving rabbits, with wonderful **PERSONALITIES** you will ever find'
which is, um, good marketing, and even true, but if one of my does is out and needs to go potty, you will end up bloody....
the buck either run away, or refuse to move from being cuddled.

 

[SatinsRule]

That sounds an awful lot like some Tans I've run into along the way.

 

[DevonW]

From what I've seen there are a lot of really friendly Thriantas on the East Coast of the USA and in Ontario. The ones I've seen from the West Coast are rather temperamental.

 

[PulpFaction]

I have one temperamental Thrianta, but he's actually the easiest to handle outside of his cage. Just a bit territorial inside. The rest of them are varying degrees of friendly or laid back. For the most part, a very inquisitive, intelligent and bold rabbit. I think these character traits can easily turn into problems if not handled and trained correctly. I know the rabbit I mention above as being territorial was raised as a pet for over a year before I got him, and I think he picked up some bad habits.

I really enjoy them. I've never had a skittish, timid or truly "wild" one, no matter how little they've been handled.

 

[Jack]

I agree with Rachel, a lot has to do with handling, but I would say as a whole, that this breed isn't like some that are close to living teddy bears.

 

[5dognightfarm]

Well it sounds like they're getting better lol. We had one super nice buck, one shy buck but he wasn't evil, and two very very territorial does. One was alright when we'd get her out of the cage, but you couldn't usually get either of them out.

Has anyone had conception problems with them?

 

[Jack]

yeah, but that's kinda goes with finding your foundation stock from second hand pets and rescues

 

[5dognightfarm]

All of ours came from Glen Carr.

 

[Jack]

oh, well can't do much better, he is the one who brought (mostly) the breed to the US.

 

[5dognightfarm]

Could them being line bred have something to do with conception problems? They weren't extremely close, but we didn't buy more than one or two from outside lines after our original four from Glen.

 

[Jack]

um line shouldn't, but if you have a mean line (and it seems like some are) it could be really reinforced, that said, my nicest rabbit right now was a singleton that was fostered to a polish... I need to post the pics, it's just cute, anywho, it lets me do things that other thriantas don't like.

 

[PulpFaction]

If your original stock had faults such as poor fertility and bad temperaments, it definitely won't get any better if you line breed on those rabbits!

Bill Mairs in Canada has imported a lot of new stock, I think he might even have been one of the first to import stock from the Netherlands. Most of my lines are now at least half based on his imports, I like them a lot.<br /><br />__________ Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:54 pm __________<br /><br />If your original stock had faults such as poor fertility and bad temperaments, it definitely won't get any better if you line breed on those rabbits!

Bill Mairs in Canada has imported a lot of new stock, I think he might even have been one of the first to import stock from the Netherlands. Most of my lines are now at least half based on his imports, I like them a lot.

 

[Beach Bunny]

I haven't met a mean Thrianta..well except for a doe that is about to have kits but i would be cranky if i were her.I have however seen some that don't look "right" and thats why i hope to be breeding them soon.It seems that they have lost the spark of interest here.Lately it is lionheads all over?

 

[PulpFaction]

Update! I have two absolutely insane does that are OUT of my breeding program no matter how nice they look. Their littermate sister is a kitten, though, and their mum is sweet as can be. Go figure! LOL

 

[Jack]

they are just horny...
keep them bare foot and pregnant and they are mello as grumpy kitten hyped on catnip
But, at least you don't need the gloves to open their cage door, and if you put your hand their wire, they just nip, and don't take your finger off (or try their best to)