thumpingBerry
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In a litter of mixed longhair and shorter hair babies, at what age can you tell whether or not they will be longhairs?
Mom #1 is an English Angora, English Lop mix, or so I was told. She has softish fur that may be a little over an inch, but definitely a shorthair type.
Mom #2 is a Fuzzy Lop.
Dad is a lionhead lop, which came from the same pet store as a fuzzy lionhead lop and believed to be in the same shipment (although the fuzzy lionhead lop was originally purchased from someone else). In other words, he may carry longhair (that is, assuming the long hair is genetically the same across the longhair breeds).
Both moms had babies on 6/22. [I guess I should say these litters probably should not have been bred, but they were. "Rabbit baby fever" struck and the deeds were done.
Mom #1 had 8 surviving babies, mom #2 had two surviving babies.
Mom #1 definitely has some lionhead babies, but no definite longhairs.
Mom #2 has a really fuzzy looking baby which is pictured (picture was taken a couple of days ago). His sister doesn't have as long as fur. These babies are a bit smaller than the other litter.
I guess my questions are 1) does the pictured baby look like a longhair? and 2) should I be able to determine longhair versus shorthair at this time? I know "time will tell" ... but just wanting to get opinions/experience on this.
Mom #1 is an English Angora, English Lop mix, or so I was told. She has softish fur that may be a little over an inch, but definitely a shorthair type.
Mom #2 is a Fuzzy Lop.
Dad is a lionhead lop, which came from the same pet store as a fuzzy lionhead lop and believed to be in the same shipment (although the fuzzy lionhead lop was originally purchased from someone else). In other words, he may carry longhair (that is, assuming the long hair is genetically the same across the longhair breeds).
Both moms had babies on 6/22. [I guess I should say these litters probably should not have been bred, but they were. "Rabbit baby fever" struck and the deeds were done.
Mom #1 had 8 surviving babies, mom #2 had two surviving babies.
Mom #1 definitely has some lionhead babies, but no definite longhairs.
Mom #2 has a really fuzzy looking baby which is pictured (picture was taken a couple of days ago). His sister doesn't have as long as fur. These babies are a bit smaller than the other litter.
I guess my questions are 1) does the pictured baby look like a longhair? and 2) should I be able to determine longhair versus shorthair at this time? I know "time will tell" ... but just wanting to get opinions/experience on this.
