Can fur coloration change?

[jedichef222]

I noticed a new darker spot on Nutmeg's back the other day. It's not dramatically darker than her fur in some other places, it just struck me since I hadn't noticed it before. She's a chocolate agouti, almost 4 months old. The buns were shedding a bit a couple weeks ago. I sortof pushed back the fur but couldn't see anything else unusual.

Can mini rex fur change color slightly like this as they develop? Is this most likely just a birthmark-type coloration or could there be another reason?

 

[Jenson]

Sometimes my Standard Rex look darker/lighter in places as they moult, usually around the areas they are shedding most heavily. The colour can change slightly with age, but that's usually in much older rabbits. I did have an English cross baby that was born black though, then started going brown around 4 months. He ended up looking like a black that had had brown paint brushed over him!

 

[jedichef222]

Thanks, Jenson :brown-bunny

 

[TK Bunnies]

My first bun (Teacup) is a mini rex also. She is an opal in coloration. I've never had her chang to a different color, but she does get lighter in the summer as she sheeds.

 

[Starlight Rabbitry]

Mini Rex and Rex tend to change color when they molt. The darker fur is shorter than the molting fur. It should lighten up as the molt finishes.

Sharon

 

[melanie]

My Mini Lop doe Ramona - sadly no longer around - was a smoke grey in the winter with almost black markings on her ears and nose. Then in the spring she would start changing colour and in the summer she would be a sable colour but still with the same markings on her nose etc... It never ceased to amaze me.

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

My magic bunny, Mocha. He is dark chocolate tipped in the winter/when he sheds but turns a Mocha colour in the summer.

 

[jedichef222]

Thanks, everyone! That makes sense that it's because of the shedding.

:brown-bunny