What Breed is This Rabbit?

[Bandits Bunny Farm]

A lady called me the other day, asking if I could take this rabbit that she could no longer care for. We picked her up today, and I have absolutely NO clue what breed this rabbit is. I think she is Chestnut Agouti colored. But can you help me figure out the breed of the rabbit?

 

[akane]

When you mix rabbits you quickly get to the same basic body type so it's hard to say. The quick rise from the shoulders and the moderate ears means it's *probably* not a mix with a giant breed. It could just be someone mixing NZ colors. Whites are often agouti underneath so if you mix to black or red you have a good chance of chestnuts. If it's a rather small rabbit dutch are very common in pet stores here and you'll lose the dutch pattern as soon as you cross to something else. Same with anything that has a special coat like rex and satin.

 

[Bandits Bunny Farm]

She is a little bigger than a standard rex.

 

[Dood]

From her bone structure i think she is a California cross or Satin cross but she could be any breed or cross breed of rabbit - does it matter or are you just curious?

 

[Zass]

Looks like a meat-mutt to me

 

[Bandits Bunny Farm]

Well. I'd like to know because I'm going to try to sell her for like $15 coz shes not pedigreed, but I'd like to tell any buyers what breed she is. But I could just tell them either I dont know or a mix. I thought satin but her fur isnt shiny like a Satin, Thriantas are only in Red I think, I was thinking Brittania Petite, but I dont know much about that breed, I was thinking maybe NZ, but idk

 

[Zass]

Well. I'd like to know because I'm going to try to sell her for like $15 coz shes not pedigreed, but I'd like to tell any buyers what breed she is. But I could just tell them either I dont know or a mix. I thought satin but her fur isnt shiny like a Satin, Thriantas are only in Red I think, I was thinking Brittania Petite, but I dont know much about that breed, I was thinking maybe NZ, but idk

It's best to sell a purebred as a purebred, and a mutt as a mutt.

That one's a mutt
You can still ask $15 for her though. It's what I ask for my mixes.

 

[Bandits Bunny Farm]

Thank you. i dont want to go cheaper than that, because i think the more someone is willing to pay for the rabbit the more likely theyll take care of her <br /><br /> __________ Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:25 pm __________ <br /><br /> And that's why I'm asking you rabbit experts on opinion on what breed she is, because i dont want to shortchange someone by telling them its a purebred when in actuality shes not. thats the main reason i pedigree my rabbits, its proof that they are purebred

 

[Marinea]

Unless I absolutely KNEW for certain that a rabbit was purebred, as in I bred it or got it directly from a breeder, I wouldn't even guess. There's really no way to know for sure.

Although...now I wonder. The DNA testing that can be done for dogs...is there anything like that for rabbits? That would be the only way I would feel safe calling a rabbit I did not breed myself a purebred.

And I think asking $15 for that bun is fine. It would sell here for that.

 

[Dood]

The DNA testing that can be done for dogs

.... is NOT accurate - several people have submitted samples from purebred dogs and have gotten some hilarious results

http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=23206

 

[akane]

The dog testing has been proven to not be useful to the general public yet. They have made some progress comparing various wild and domestic canidae but telling the breed within the domestic species is not a finished product. Maybe in another 10-20 years. Rabbits would likely be impossible. Hardly anything is truly pure. It would be like trying to test a goldendoodle to be a goldendoodle but it's not a specific anything. It's a mix of 2 things that were once a mix of other things.

The generations are shortened when dealing with rabbits and there is no one keeping track of the pedigree of each rabbit. You can throw whatever you want in there and when the results come out looking like the breed you want you can show it as that and make your own purebred pedigree after breeding it's offspring for 3-4 generations. That could be done in as little as 3 years. So in about 3 years we can take a mixed rabbit and make a pure rabbit by the papers. It's not an uncommon situation with rarer breed rabbits. I had creme d'argent that were NZ just off the pedigree. I plan to do it myself but I want to take the breed back to it's original roots. Breeds are often "saved" using common breeds which may not match as well as people hope. Or sometimes the people are just a bit lazy and don't want to breed a more major trait back out from using the original breed it was created from instead of a breed that has a variety of minor differences the judges will often overlook. There are also all sorts of new breeds being worked on. While it may seem slow to the people working on the COD you can't declare a new dog or horse breed anywhere near as fast as rabbits. You can call your foals and puppies whatever you want but to get an officially recognized breed will take a very long time. Unless you take some type of stock that has been isolated for 100s of years already you will not see your breed become recognized in your lifetime. Probably not in your grandchildren's lifetime.

 

[Marinea]

Wow...there goes my desire to have my rescue Sassy tested. I had no idea those tests had issues. Thanks for that (sad) info.

Based on that, I would definitely not advertise that bun as a purebred.

 

[skysthelimit]

She is a little bigger than a standard rex.

I was thinking Brittania Petite, but I dont know much about that breed, I was thinking maybe NZ, but idk

If she's small enough to be a Brittania Petite (2 1/2lbs) then she is no where near the size of a Rex (7 1/2- 10 1/2lb), or an NZ.

 

[Dood]

You could try a line like ... "Chestnut coloured rescued rabbit for $15. She is on the large side and could be a mixture of Californian and possibly Satin, your guess is as good as mine Very sweet and looking for a forever home."

 

[skysthelimit]

Or just put very sweet rabbit, loves to cuddle, xlbs. Even with a breed reference, how much she weighs is more important. When I see an ad, and I know the breed, I still ask for the weight of the rabbit.

 

[Bandits Bunny Farm]

She is a little bigger than a standard rex.

I was thinking Brittania Petite, but I dont know much about that breed, I was thinking maybe NZ, but idk

If she's small enough to be a Brittania Petite (2 1/2lbs) then she is no where near the size of a Rex (7 1/2- 10 1/2lb), or an NZ.

Seeeeee? I know NOTHING about Brittania Petite :lol: :rotfl:

I just put her up as mix breed lol... I just found out (I asked her previous owner) that she's almost 3yo.... THE LADY HAD OWNED HER FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW SHE WAS A GIRL

 

[skysthelimit]

I have a story for that, but it will have to wait till I'm back in the house.

 

[mothergoosemagic]

I just found out (I asked her previous owner) that she's almost 3yo.... THE LADY HAD OWNED HER FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW SHE WAS A GIRL

She looks a LOT like my Agouti NZ buck. Of course, that's what I was told he was when I adopted him.

As for previous owners, several years back we adopted a sweet cuddle muffin named Princess. Only when lifting "her" out of her cage for transport, it was quite evident we were dealing with a Prince instead. :lol:

 

[Bandits Bunny Farm]

Well, it doesnt matter anymore.... she is in freezer camp. She was aggressive because pervious owner didnt socialize her well, so I wasnt going to sell her as a pet at risk of my rep, so I gave her to a friend to butcher on Wednesday, he did that night. He said she was huge