Is my rabbit full Flemish Giant?!

[Carliebutton]

Hi guys, newbie here! I have had my new baby for about a week now, I named her Delilah. She definitely has the personality of a Flemy but I read online that she could be a mix with New Zealand because they look a lot alike. I was wondering if anyone could give me an opinion?! Thank you!!

 

[FreezeNkody]

Cute for sure! Looks like my boy!

 

[Carliebutton]

Awe so cute and they totally look alike! It kind of worries me she is going to turn out to be a boy. That's what happened with my first "girl". I sexed her and she has the slit, so I am pretty sure she's a she. Lol. Is yours a full Flemy?!

 

[FreezeNkody]

I was told he is, parents were on the smaller side about 15-19 lbs. he does have some weird coloring.

 

[PaGal]

Carliebutton...Your bun does look like a flemmie although I am having difficulty due to the large pic size.

FreezeNcody... your bun does have an unusual color but also the fur seems smoother and shinier than any flemmie I have seen. He's very cute though. The parents or grandparents etc may have had a mix somewhere in the line. The color could possibly be from breeding two colors that are not correct for breeding together.

 

[Carliebutton]

Are these any better?! I'm sorry! Haha. Thank you!

 

[RobinLaska]

Adorable - mine are full flemmies.. and they are "blonde" or "fawn" colored. I'd say they're very similar in shape to yours.. mine are just 9 weeks old yesterday.

 

[RobinLaska]

Is she eating like a growing giant? lol Mine seem to be insatiable eaters. Like growing is super hard work and they need MOAR FUEL!

 

[RabbitGirl101]

I was told he is, parents were on the smaller side about 15-19 lbs. he does have some weird coloring.

To me he almost looks like a satin/flemish cross because of the sheen of the coat. The sheen is only found in the satin breeds. Maybe its just me or the pictures lolXD

 

[Carliebutton]

@robinlaska your babies are so adorable. I really love that color. Grey is another one of my favorites. Here are a couple other pictures. I read In the recommendations that it's better to get straight on pictures. She is quite the crazy lady so it was rather hard to get her to sit still. Haha. And yes! She eats like a piggy. I haven't gotten to weigh her yet so I just give her a half a cup of pellets and the half a cup of veggies and lettuce since I estimate around 5-7 lbs.

 

[Carliebutton]

@rabbitgirl101 I thought he looked satin too!

 

[RabbitGirl101]

Hi guys, newbie here! I have had my new baby for about a week now, I named her Delilah. She definitely has the personality of a Flemy but I read online that she could be a mix with New Zealand because they look a lot alike. I was wondering if anyone could give me an opinion?! Thank you!!

I personally think that you really can't tell unless he was pedigreed. A pedigree is a document of the ancestors and it goes 3-4 generations back. He could be mostly Flemish with 1 grandsire being new zealand. Which would make him a f2 (or is it f3) Its really hard to tell. It looks like a Flemish but it really is quite hard to tell without a pedigree or hearsay. With some breeds it's easy to assume what they are (ex. lionhead, mini rex, holland lop.) but once they get bigger it can be harder to tell.

 

[Carliebutton]

@rabbitgirl101 i wish I could figure out how to get a pedigree, I don't think it's possible because I bought her at a pet store you know? I seriously saw her and left and thought about her all day. I went back and bought her because I wouldn't have been able to live with myself lol. She was in a tiny cage and she was just going nuts every time I went up to the cage. They told me she was a male, so shows how much they know /:

 

[Carliebutton]

This is my other baby, Tater Tot. he's tiny compared to her. Any opinions on him? I was told Himalayan/albino/dwarf.

 

[RabbitGirl101]

@rabbitgirl101 i wish I could figure out how to get a pedigree, I don't think it's possible because I bought her at a pet store you know? I seriously saw her and left and thought about her all day. I went back and bought her because I wouldn't have been able to live with myself lol. She was in a tiny cage and she was just going nuts every time I went up to the cage. They told me she was a male, so shows how much they know /:

Yeah, I know the feeling lol, whenever I see a rabbit I want I'm just like ok, thats it, time to contact them lol

If shes from a pet shop, I would think that she is a mix of multiple different breeds, most breeders who breed for pedigree's don't sell to petshops, Seeing more of a body profile on her makes me think she has flemish in her but her ears and head don't look like a flemishes. Flemish giants usually have long heads with large ears. Here is an adult one.

I feel like she has something like Florida white

or even New zealand

but I think it would be hard to tell since a lot of the parents of pet shop rabbits are mixes.

She is really cute though!!
Aww tater tot is adorable I love his little nose

 

[FreezeNkody]

He could be. He's his parents looked full bred flemmies.

 

[Carliebutton]

Thank you so much for all the information rabbit girl101! You're awesome. I'm totally thinking the New Zealand because she's a bit more round than the other one you posted (can't think of the name just know it had white in it lol) and thank you! I love him. He's so much different than her too, it's crazy.

 

[PaGal]

Yes, those pics were easier. I am no expert but your bun looks Flemish to me. I didn't see anything that would make me think it is a mixed rabbit. How old is your bun?

 

[Carliebutton]

@pagal I am not sure. I have yet to take her to the vet yet, but judging by weight and the regular weights for flemish and estimating her around 5-7 pounds I am looking at around 3 months. But I could be wrong.

 

[RobinLaska]

This is my other baby, Tater Tot. he's tiny compared to her. Any opinions on him? I was told Himalayan/albino/dwarf.

Look at that face! I just wanna boop that little nose.