Rabbits!

[User395221]

Untreaded wood like limbs from a tree or sapling or untreated lumber?

branches from trees. My bunnies love rosemary. Otherwise, hay, which is their main diet.

 

[Bunnylady]

I am glad your daughter loves her new pet, and I am glad to hear that you were favorably impressed by the breeder.

I am not sure what breed(s) your rabbit is, but of one thing I am sure; it is not an English Spot. The pictures you posted don't show much in the way of conformation, so I can't really speak to that, but I can see that the coat does not have the right texture or length for an English Spot. As for the spotting pattern . . . honestly, I am not even sure that a rabbit that was only part English Spot could produce a pattern like that. However, there are a bunch of breeds that can come in the broken pattern (New Zealand, Satin, Rex, Holland Lop, just to name a few) in which a pattern like that would be normal and perfectly acceptable. That it has one or more of those breeds in it is clear, and whoever told you it is an English Spot was wrong.

But, if it is a sweet bunny and well loved, that's way more important than the breed, right?

 

[RoboDuck]

Exactly. I had never heard of an English Spot until today. Asking her breed was an afterthought. When I looked up the breed and read the breed standards I figured he was a charlie at best. I saw the color around the eyes and the quasi butterfly shape around the nose but the patterns down the back as they describe was non existent.

But she loves him regardless of his pedigree. Thanks for any input and advice.

 

[Bunnylady]

This is an English Spot Charlie; a rabbit that has two copies of the gene that causes the broken pattern. Typical of Charlies, it has very little color, and way too much white.

Your rabbit has a blanket pattern much like this broken black New Zealand:


I'm not really keen on any kind of "treat" that is sold at a pet store; a lot of what they sell is aimed more at appealing to the owner than providing anything the rabbit actually needs. Frankly, at this point, the rabbit has a lot of stress just getting settled in to a new home; grass hay, pellets, and water are really all it should be getting for the next couple of weeks.

 

[RoboDuck]

Thank you. We want what is best for him. She has named him Snickers. I am hoping he will take to litter box training.

 

[TherryChicken]

Thank you. We want what is best for him. She has named him Snickers. I am hoping he will take to litter box training.

W.e breed it is, you have a broken tort

 

[FluffyWyandot]

i love any tort, doesnt matter what colors, they're all so CUTE

 

[RoboDuck]

He is pretty. And my daughter carries him around like a baby. He was started very well by the breeder....even if they were wrong about the breed.lol

 

[FluffyWyandot]

yeah, its hard not to cuddle a bunny, so i can relate to your daughter XD

 

[drumstick diva]

I think Snickers is a great name. Hope your daughter will do well with him(?)