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[PoultryPower]

I have a little fuzzy lop. I she used to get really bad mats when she was younger (so bad that she would have bald spots) but now she is much more manageable. I was told that a good fuzzy lop doesn't need to be groomed that much, about once a week. If your buying from a ARBA show I think you could find a good quality fuzzy. I love mine, she is the most friendly lop I have. Plus she is super cute, she looks like a little golden retriever. Plus, I find that they are hard to come buy, I personally don't have many breeders where I live. I think you wouldn't have too hard of a time finding homes for them if you decide to breed them.
As for the other breeds, I have been told polish can be mean and they're so small, I personally don't want anything that delicate. I haven't dealt with English spots, but I would think maybe they would be harder to re-home just because they aren't very "special" looking. Besides their unique spots, they have a rather "wild", typical body type, in my opinion. I think English Spots are more for the experienced rabbit owner who can appreciate the way they look.
This is all just my opinion, what you chose is up to you. I live in California and the people out here are looking for something cute, unique, and rare, that's why I chose the Lionhead as my main breed.

I'm looking into the Dwarf Hotot as my next breed. Does anyone own this breed or know if they have a big problems?

 

[shadow rabbit10]

Why would you bring them indoors? Or do you just mean in the event they have a litter in winter? I've always kept my rabbits outdoors all year round. Never had a problem, just made sure to have to plenty of hay in the hutches and water that isn't frozen. (I usually keep one inside one outside and switch them out when they freeze.) I love anything lop! The fuzzy lops are super cute, but you're right they require some grooming. 

I have to bring my Fuzzy Lop and my New Zealand inside my house in a travel cage for the day when the summer temperatures reach around 90ish. It is too hot for them and they will overheat. We attatched fans to their cages in the summer, but some days they are not enough. If the temps gets to 97ish, I bring all my rabbits in for the day. I have no problems in the winter, but I do have to keep extra water bottles around, for they do freeze. My Fuzzy isn't that bad to groom, except when she gets dirty in her vent area. It gets all irratated and is a huge mess.

 

[shadow rabbit10]

[COLOR=800080]I have a little fuzzy lop. I she used to get really bad mats when she was younger (so bad that she would have bald spots) but now she is much more manageable. I was told that a good fuzzy lop doesn't need to be groomed that much, about once a week. If your buying from a ARBA show I think you could find a good quality fuzzy. I love mine, she is the most friendly lop I have. Plus she is super cute, she looks like a little golden retriever. Plus, I find that they are hard to come buy, I personally don't have many breeders where I live. I think you wouldn't have too hard of a time finding homes for them if you decide to breed them. [/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]As for the other breeds, I have been told polish can be mean and they're so small, I personally don't want anything that delicate. I haven't dealt with English spots, but I would think maybe they would be harder to re-home just because they aren't very "special" looking. Besides their unique spots, they have a rather "wild", typical body type, in my opinion. I think English Spots are more for the experienced rabbit owner who can appreciate the way they look.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]This is all just my opinion, what you chose is up to you. I live in California and the people out here are looking for something cute, unique, and rare, that's why I chose the Lionhead as my main breed.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=800080]I'm looking into the Dwarf Hotot as my next breed. Does anyone own this breed or know if they have a big problems?[/COLOR]

I already have all three of the breeds I listed. What I wanted is a breeding buck/doe for one of the ones I have. My Polish as well as my friends' Polish are all good tempered and mine is very hardy. Sure, he is a bit jumpy and nips sometimes (he's usually just playing. He is very playful), but he is calm on my lap and is very weather tolerant, even in the winter. However, they are known to be hard to breed. My Fuzzy Lop doe is very good quality as I bought her from an ARBA Judge. She is not that hard to maintain. If I did breed the Fuzzy Lop, I already have a list of people who would want one. Fuzzy Lops are common in ARBA, but uncommon in 4-H. As for the English Spots, my doe is very entertaining. Yes, they are for the more experienced owner, which is why I decided to wait to get one until I had experience. I think they are very special. They have a unique body type (Full arc) and very intricate markings. They are very difficult to show. They are a hyper breed, and some have been known to be nippy, but mine is very calm when you're holding her, and if you be the boss of them, they won't bite you. They are very smart and interesting. They are my favorite breed.

 

[Lynzi777]

I have to bring my Fuzzy Lop and my New Zealand inside my house in a travel cage for the day when the summer temperatures reach around 90ish. It is too hot for them and they will overheat. We attatched fans to their cages in the summer, but some days they are not enough. If the temps gets to 97ish, I bring all my rabbits in for the day. I have no problems in the winter, but I do have to keep extra water bottles around, for they do freeze. My Fuzzy isn't that bad to groom, except when she gets dirty in her vent area. It gets all irratated and is a huge mess.

Didn't even think hot weather - oops! LOL It did get HOT this summer, I stuck ice packets inside the cage and frozen water bottles for them to lay on and cool off. I don't have anything to bring mine inside in, so I have to do what I have to do to keep them cool/warm.

 

[Lynzi777]

Picked out a cute little chinchilla holland lop from a litter tonight. He's 4 weeks old. Sooo cute! Not sure how good it would be to breed him with my black tort or harlequin, but if I decide not to breed him to those does, the woman I'm getting him from will more than likely be borrowing him, I could always borrow another one of her bucks to breed with mine.

 

[shadow rabbit10]

I don't recall ever seeing chinchilla. Is it a project color? I love the chinchilla coloring on all rabbits!

 

[Lynzi777]

Nope, they've been around. They're a part of the Agouti group. I'll post a pic tomorrow.

 

[RHRanch]

I have to bring my Fuzzy Lop and my New Zealand inside my house in a travel cage for the day when the summer temperatures reach around 90ish. It is too hot for them and they will overheat. We attatched fans to their cages in the summer, but some days they are not enough. If the temps gets to 97ish, I bring all my rabbits in for the day. I have no problems in the winter, but I do have to keep extra water bottles around, for they do freeze. My Fuzzy isn't that bad to groom, except when she gets dirty in her vent area. It gets all irratated and is a huge mess.

I had to bring in all of my rabbits recently when it got too hot - it got up to 106 or so!!!!! Thank goodness I have travel cages for them all.

 

[Lynzi777]

Here is a picture I found online of a chinchilla holland lop.

 

[PoultryPower]

Wow, very cute, looks like my chinchilla Mini Lop.
The lady I got my Lionheads from tried to sell me a chinchilla Lionhead pair.
I didn't have enough room at the time, but I'm thinking about contacting her and asking her if she still has them.
How big is your new guy?
My little bunnies are 4 weeks old today and they are still very small.
I couldn't imagine giving them away at this age, but I think Holland Lops grow faster.

Here they are, there first day out of the kindling cage