Ear control

[hopntailrabbitry]

Ok,

two of my Holland Lops they seem like they have decent standards. Butwhen they were 2 months old there ears were perfectly down,now they arekinda up a little. And when I put there ears down it will stay down.



Can this be ear control or they need to grow into them a bit?

And if it is ear control how can I prevent it even though I can't?

And I'll take pics too.



Thanks

 

[naturestee]

I have no idea but I love helicopter ears! We need pics!

 

[hopntailrabbitry]

Actually they have "airplane" ears meaning they need to grow into them.



But yes I gotta take pics.

 

[katt]

ear control can be based on many things, themost common is a tight crown. . .this is when the boney mass betweenthe ears (called the crown) isn't wide enough. . . they may grow out ofit as they develope with age, but some don't.

some people try to work a rabbits ears down. . . i have even heard ofpeople tapping quarters to the ears to weight them down. . . but thepoint is that a rabbit is genetically how a rabbit is.

the only way to eliminate a tight crown is to breed it out. . .basically by finding a rabbit that has a really nice crown, breeding itto yours and keeping the babies with a nice crown. . .

 

[hopntailrabbitry]

Yea, hopefully they will grow out of it,and they probably will they are only 4 months old and they still have time to develop.