Color Help

[windyhill]

My daughter just had to have a bunny and since we already had everything for one, we gave in and got her a baby bunny.

Were told its a netherland dwarf, but not sure. I breed mice, so Im very interested in colors.

What color is this? We were told [font=""]Tortoise Shell, but [/font]I thought it was chocolate at first, but now, its ears are an light chocolate/orange color and it has a chocolate/orange strip on its side. Not sure if its from the sun or not.

The breed or color isnt a big deal, but Im just curious



This pic is a bt old, so you cant see the light spots on it. I will get a new pic soon.

 

[ZRabbits]

Definitely a Tort. The Gray is considered blue. Blue is a diluted color of Black. As well as Chocolate is a diluted color. So I believe you have a Chocloate Tort. And as bunnies mature,they will sometimes get lighter or darker when they molt for the first time. Pretty Bunny.

K

 

[windyhill]

Thanks
Im still leanring rabbit terms. Its just hard since Im so used to mice terms,lol.

 

[windyhill]

I didnt know if the sun faded the coloring or not.

 

[woahlookitsme]

Its hard to tell what color for me. She is molting as it looks like there is dead hair more on her back. Chocolates get a rusty or copper color on them when they are molting or sunfaded.

I'm going to guess a Lilac or bad chocolate. I can see where tort might come in but they really are supposed to have more orange even mixed breed bunnies. I would also guess netherland dwarf mix for the breed.

Oh and mice have a LOT of colors! Similar colors in bunnies but with different names. I wanted to get some tan mice to go with my tan bunnies but i have no clue how to find some.

 

[woahlookitsme]

I just found this color id website and theres a lilac that looks just like your bunny!

http://www.riddlesbunnybarn.com/colorchart.htm

I think keep us posted as she gets older and it will become easier to tell when she grows out of that baby coat

EDIT: Another thing is lilac is a dilute of chocolate.

 

[windyhill]

Thanks!
Ill take an updated picture and post it.

She is alot less stressed now then she was when I brought her home. Her coat looks healthier now.
She has a greyish undercoat if that helps any.

In mice chamgpange is the dilute of chocolate and lilac is the dilute of black,lol.

 

[windyhill]

Heres a pic from this morning: (makes her look a bit darker then what she really is)

Belly Shot:

 

[woahlookitsme]

Oh wow lol. I'm going to be safe and say not a lilac. Does the rest of her body look like her belly or more like her head with the orange/chocolate?

If she molts out her head I'm thinking chocolate. She is definitely different lol but cute!

 

[windyhill]

Thanks
Her body is closer color wise then her head.

 

[windyhill]

Heres the best pic I can get on my phone:

 

[candykittten]

Looks like a Nederland Dwarf mix to me! The back leg looks weirdly small in that first pic :s

 

[woahlookitsme]

now that the picture is bigger it looks like she might molt into a chocolate. I just thought of the name Reese's for her LOL

so cute

 

[ZRabbits]

Definitely looking towards Chocolate Tort. It's amazing how young bunnies coats change. They do. I was told that you really won't know the true color until at least 5 months old. They loose their baby fur and gain their adult fur.

My Dobby changed twice until he reached his adult coloring.

What a sweetie!

K

 

[windyhill]

Thanks
I think her leg just looks weird before she was in a box (I took that pic on the way home,lol) and was in a weird angel.

I cant wait until she is older and stops changing colors,lol.