GeorgiaGirl322
Active Member
Hello everyone,
I was in a different forum and was talking about all of my rabbits. I had mentioned that I had a "Hairless English Lop." Immediately, someone suggested I post just about her. She is almost 8 months old to date and still has no hair, except the occasional "patches" here and there. I have a picture of her when she was a new born and also another one of when she was about 12 weeks old. I have a current pic too, but do not have it with me at the moment. I imagine that the hairless gene kicked in from too much line breeding since she came from my beeders stock that she has had for over 30 plus years. When she was born, she was in a litter of 9, including her. We lost 3 out of that litter and just knew she would be the next to go... (survival of the fittest) but ironically enough, all throughout the nesting process, her brothers and sisters kept her warm. My concern was when I went to seperate the litter, would she be able to survive without the warmth and love of her siblings....??? The answer is yes!:highfive: Shedid survive. Her 5 remaining brothers and sisters have since been "kicked" outside...
but she remains in doors. She cannot tolerate the extreme cold, not the extreme heat. She loves it inside and I don't really think she knows that she is "Not normal"... of course, we don't tell her any different...LOL!! :roflmao:It is funny though because my husband says she looks like splinter off of the teenage ninja mutan turtles.... either way, she is a mess, my mess, she belongs to me, and I love her. We will never be able to breed her, but we will love her while we have her here with us. It is one of those one million in one things that happens. You never know. Her momma, who is Storm (which I do have a pic of also) will be bred again in the spring. Hopefully, she will not produce another "pinky" but if she does, we will love it the same way we do Pinky now!! Anyway, feel free to leave a comment or ask questions.
I had actually called my breeder and told her about Pinky the day she was born and she said she has NEVER had a hairless bun born... I guess I am just the chosen one!! :happyrabbit:
I was in a different forum and was talking about all of my rabbits. I had mentioned that I had a "Hairless English Lop." Immediately, someone suggested I post just about her. She is almost 8 months old to date and still has no hair, except the occasional "patches" here and there. I have a picture of her when she was a new born and also another one of when she was about 12 weeks old. I have a current pic too, but do not have it with me at the moment. I imagine that the hairless gene kicked in from too much line breeding since she came from my beeders stock that she has had for over 30 plus years. When she was born, she was in a litter of 9, including her. We lost 3 out of that litter and just knew she would be the next to go... (survival of the fittest) but ironically enough, all throughout the nesting process, her brothers and sisters kept her warm. My concern was when I went to seperate the litter, would she be able to survive without the warmth and love of her siblings....??? The answer is yes!:highfive: Shedid survive. Her 5 remaining brothers and sisters have since been "kicked" outside...
but she remains in doors. She cannot tolerate the extreme cold, not the extreme heat. She loves it inside and I don't really think she knows that she is "Not normal"... of course, we don't tell her any different...LOL!! :roflmao:It is funny though because my husband says she looks like splinter off of the teenage ninja mutan turtles.... either way, she is a mess, my mess, she belongs to me, and I love her. We will never be able to breed her, but we will love her while we have her here with us. It is one of those one million in one things that happens. You never know. Her momma, who is Storm (which I do have a pic of also) will be bred again in the spring. Hopefully, she will not produce another "pinky" but if she does, we will love it the same way we do Pinky now!! Anyway, feel free to leave a comment or ask questions. I had actually called my breeder and told her about Pinky the day she was born and she said she has NEVER had a hairless bun born... I guess I am just the chosen one!! :happyrabbit:
