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[SilkiesForEver]

How does one tattoo a rabbit's ear? I know there is some type of device to do it, but can a regular, ordinary rabbit owner do it? Also, does the rabbit have to be pedigreed, and does the tattoo have to be certain letters/numbers? Thanks!

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Silkies, you buy a rabbit tattoo kit online or from a farm store. There are two types, pen type and clamp type. I own and prefer the pen type, but many people swear by the clamp type. Each has pros and cons.

Anyone can tattoo their rabbit's ears with a little practice. I believe only alpha numeric symbols are OK if you wanna take em to a show table, anything else DQs them. It should be in their left ear. Any rabbit can be tattooed and these tattoos are used to denote rabbits on a pedigree. Rabbits who are not pedigreed, but have tattoos, can be used in a rabbit pedigree.

Basically a rabbit pedigree shows the pedigreed rabbit and three generations of parentage (parents, grandp's and GGPs), and all the rabbits listed on the pedigree have to be tattooed with alpha numeric symbols in their left ear, list breed, and their adult weight. That's why they have the tattoos.

Rabbits can also be tattooed in their right ear by an ARBA judge if they get registered with the ARBA. Tattoos in the right ear not done by an ARBA judge for registering DQ them too I think. Registration tattoo numbers can also be listed on a pedigree but don't have to be.

 

[ChirpChickens]

Everyone please look at my Mini Rex that needs a home! Jackson, ca!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/853394/mini-rex-rabbit-needs-home-northern-cali

 

[Lynzi777]

Everyone please look at my Mini Rex that needs a home! Jackson, ca! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/853394/mini-rex-rabbit-needs-home-northern-cali

Pretty sure this isn't a mini rex rabbit.

 

[ChirpChickens]

Pretty sure this isn't a mini rex rabbit.

ikr! actually, she is! she's tiny

 

[Lynzi777]

ikr! actually, she is! she's tiny

I'm saying so because of the fur not her size. Do you have another pic? Looks too long of a coat to be a mini rex...

 

[ChirpChickens]

just between her ears is where all her long fur is

 

[Lynzi777]

just between her ears is where all her long fur is

Definitely not a mini rex then. You may not want to list her as so if you have her listed that way for sale. A mini Rex's fur is short and has a plush/velvet-like feel to it.

 

[ChirpChickens]

it is super short she just has tht random tuft

 

[Lynzi777]

This is a mini rex rabbit I found online. It has similar color to yours so you can see the difference in their coats: