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I would say he looks like a blue Japanese harlequin. Cute little guy!
Just for the fun of it, here's a picture of a couple of buns from a current litter, at 3 weeks old (ignore the date, I didn't notice that it was on at the time, and it's obviously wrong!) :
As for feeding, we don't have a TSC within an hour's drive from here, so I have no idea what they'd carry. I have always fed Purina Rabbit Chow, and have never had any problems with it. As to hay, I don't think I'd feed alfalfa to a Mini Rex, of any age. The Rabbit Chow is alfalfa based, and I think it has enough protein (I suppose you could go with a show formula, which I think is 2% higher, if you wanted to). Mini Rex have amazing appetites, they definitely need to be limit fed as adults. I usually feed Coastal Burmuda hay (1) because it's local, so cheap and of good quality; and (2) I'm feeding it mostly for the fiber and "chew time," so I prefer something rather low-calorie.
I would say he looks like a blue Japanese harlequin. Cute little guy!
Just for the fun of it, here's a picture of a couple of buns from a current litter, at 3 weeks old (ignore the date, I didn't notice that it was on at the time, and it's obviously wrong!) :
As for feeding, we don't have a TSC within an hour's drive from here, so I have no idea what they'd carry. I have always fed Purina Rabbit Chow, and have never had any problems with it. As to hay, I don't think I'd feed alfalfa to a Mini Rex, of any age. The Rabbit Chow is alfalfa based, and I think it has enough protein (I suppose you could go with a show formula, which I think is 2% higher, if you wanted to). Mini Rex have amazing appetites, they definitely need to be limit fed as adults. I usually feed Coastal Burmuda hay (1) because it's local, so cheap and of good quality; and (2) I'm feeding it mostly for the fiber and "chew time," so I prefer something rather low-calorie.
