Rabbit Thread

[KikiDeAnime]

It would still be a cross, but it would look even more like a Mini rex. Still would not be a quality mini rex, lops have different bodies/heads/and ears than a MR

Thank you for answering my questions
Very much appreciated!

 

[AltonaAcres]

Sure! You could definitely sell her babies as pets.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Now I'm curious about something else.
What about breeding her with a Lop?

 

[AltonaAcres]

The babies would still be crosses, this time the offspring would have more lop-like features. They would still be non-show-quality. Some people breed Rex's to english Lops to produce velveteen lops, a plush furred, lop eared rabbit.

 

[Skye'sDucks]

You both breed adorable rabbits!
My older brother plans on breeding Silver Fox rabbits for meat later on when he's able to. I honestly don't like the idea of rabbits being meat but won't disrespect someone for their decision or what they do, if that makes any sense

Honestly, for me, I have nothing against anyone raising any animal for meat. For me, personally, I don't know if I could ever do it simply because I'm a big animal lover and I might get too attached to them... Perhaps one day I will explore that route, I certainly know having a farm is my dream. And I found out I don't feel so bad anymore eating duck eggs, so maybe I'll change.

 

[Jaybird045]

Hi my name is jaycie and I have 5 rabbits . 1.big meat rabbit a male age 9 years name hopper , a polish male, age 2 name smokey a male , a Netherland dwarf age 5 name felix male and a polish female named sassy age 2. all intacted and the polish are mates . I live in Louisiana.

 

[Jaybird045]

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Kiki, I can answer this pretty accurately actually!
The rex fur works as a simple recessive. Which means that your bunny carries one copy of it. A mini rex carries two copies cause you need both copies for it to show.

So, not the actual genotype, but your rabbit is Rr, and a rex rabbit is rr.
So your rabbit and the other rabbit would each pass down one. The rex would always give an r, while your doe will pass down either R or r. So half the kits will be rr and half will be Rr.

So your litters would be half rex fur and half regular.

And then your rabbit is broken colored. Which is a simple dominant, so the opposite of simple recessive. A BB or a Bb will make the white patches will show up, but bb they won't.
So if you bred your rabbit to a solid colored rabbit (bb) your kits will be half bb (solid) or half Bb (broken). If you breed to a broken rabbit it'd come out as 1/4 (bb) solid, 1/2 (Bb) broken, and 1/4 (BB) broken (aka charlie or high white, which tend to have very little color). If you bred to a charlie (BB) you'd get half charlie (BB), and half normal broken (Bb).

And then the color will vary dramatically depending on what you bred it to. But yours is a red so it's probably an agouti color so many of the babies will come come out as chestnut or brown, the same color as my corn eating bunnies in my photos. Chestnut is about the most dominant of the agouti colors.

So most of them will be generically mottled brown. Half will have rex fur. And probably around half will be solid and half with white patches.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Kiki, I can answer this pretty accurately actually!
The rex fur works as a simple recessive. Which means that your bunny carries one copy of it. A mini rex carries two copies cause you need both copies for it to show.

So, not the actual genotype, but your rabbit is Rr, and a rex rabbit is rr.
So your rabbit and the other rabbit would each pass down one. The rex would always give an r, while your doe will pass down either R or r. So half the kits will be rr and half will be Rr.

So your litters would be half rex fur and half regular.

And then your rabbit is broken colored. Which is a simple dominant, so the opposite of simple recessive. A BB or a Bb will make the white patches will show up, but bb they won't.
So if you bred your rabbit to a solid colored rabbit (bb) your kits will be half bb (solid) or half Bb (broken). If you breed to a broken rabbit it'd come out as 1/4 (bb) solid, 1/2 (Bb) broken, and 1/4 (BB) broken (aka charlie or high white, which tend to have very little color). If you bred to a charlie (BB) you'd get half charlie (BB), and half normal broken (Bb).

And then the color will vary dramatically depending on what you bred it to. But yours is a red so it's probably an agouti color so many of the babies will come come out as chestnut or brown, the same color as my corn eating bunnies in my photos. Chestnut is about the most dominant of the agouti colors.

So most of them will be generically mottled brown. Half will have rex fur. And probably around half will be solid and half with white patches.

Wow!
Thank you so much for telling me this

I'm not even sure yet if I would breed her at all but what color would you suggest I breed her to?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Depends on your goal. I always suggest breeding with a goal in mind.

If you were going for rabbits for pets, for example, I would suggest going for a solid colored rabbit because charlie rabbits (BB) have some minor health issues sometimes (reduced digestive tract).

I would try to match the color if possible. A red would be best, but a harlequin or tricolored (harlequin with broken) rabbit would be good too and should result in tri or red kits instead of a lot of browns.

And I'd pick a lop or a mini rex so that you can get one of those traits so that you can get one of those in your kits for the babies being more appealing pets.