Blue Otter

[Sox726]

I have a Blue Otter Jr. Doe, she's very consistent in her coat color, has what appears all the marking needed, I'm she has cream color down the back of her front legs and the side of her back legs but her toenail color doesn't seem very dark I'm wondering if this will DQ her in the shows and since she is only 2 months 27 days and has her nails clipped once wlll they get darker with age?


I have a picture under Sox726, I can't seem to post a picture on here.

 

[pamnock]

Can you post a link to the photo?

 

[Sox726]

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/gallery_view.php Here is the picture of my rabbit.

 

[LindseyG]

here i'll help you out

 

[CCWelch]

Can you get photos of what you think her DQ's are?

 

[Sox726]

I will try and get photo's, the only thing I think that will DQ her are her tonails, they are not dark. So I don't know if photo's will help or not. Do rabbits toenails get darker as they mature?

 

[Sox726]

Thanks Lindsey!

 

[pamnock]

The toenails may darken as the rabbit ages. White/mismatched toenails are a DQ. Light toenails are a fault.

 

[HappyFarmBunnies]

I was actually always told that toenails get lighter with age, and it's not a problem you can expect to be fixed with age. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Sox726]

Thank you, I wouldn't call them white, just light.

 

[pamnock]

HappyFarmBunnies wrote:

I was actually always told that toenails get lighter with age, and it's not a problem you can expect to be fixed with age. Maybe I'm wrong.

Young rabbits toenails are often very light (especially dilutes) because the toenails are so thin. As the toenails thicken up and pigment increases, they darken. However, true white toenails will stay white.