Lionhead Help!

[kherrmann3]

I believe this was a baby lionhead. It was too young to be away from its mama, in my opinion. It could have been another type of bun, but it was labeled as a "double-maned lionhead" where I saw it. Cute little bugger.

 

[murph72]

Thanks Sweetie.

Kelly, I'd say that it is a young DM and that you're seeing it before it's mane has fully developed. I have some little ones now that are around 7 weeks. They look similar to this. What you tend to get with a LH is that they grow all of their hair out to make them look like a bit of a fuzzball. Then they will start shedding out the areas that will remain short. The mane and skirt on a DM will then continue to grow some. With some LHs they will continue growing for the next couple of years. I swear Chewy's hair grows longer every time he molts out. I'm sure there's something there in the genetics of that rabbit that is causing it as I don't see it with all my rabbits.

 

[paul2641]

I really want to breed lionheads when I'm older there such a wonderful breed! I love, All the lionhead pictures that have been shown!

 

[avabun]

Here is another example of what I am looking for...
emo bun from cute overload.com

http://cuteoverload.com/2009/06/18/nobody-understands-emo-bun/

is emo bun a single mane?



if you haven't already seen this, you must!!!
it is the funniest and yet most precious thing i have ever seen

 

[TinysMom]

Yep - single mane that will probably stay that way.

 

[Sweetie]

murph72 wrote:

Thanks Sweetie.

Kelly, I'd say that it is a young DM and that you're seeing it before it's mane has fully developed. I have some little ones now that are around 7 weeks. They look similar to this. What you tend to get with a LH is that they grow all of their hair out to make them look like a bit of a fuzzball. Then they will start shedding out the areas that will remain short. The mane and skirt on a DM will then continue to grow some. With some LHs they will continue growing for the next couple of years. I swear Chewy's hair grows longer every time he molts out. I'm sure there's something there in the genetics of that rabbit that is causing it as I don't see it with all my rabbits.

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