missyscove
Christina - Moderator
We just adopted Mr. Timothy HoppyToes from theshelter. Any ideas what he might be? The paperssaid dwarf, but he came in as a stray, so no one reallyknows. He's a little smaller than my 4.1 lb dutch if thathelps.
What Breed is Timmy?
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pamnock
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Maybe a Holland Lop x Dwarf mix? The smutty orange color is sometimes seen in the Holland Lops.
Pam
Pam
Snuggys Mom
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I think he'd be known as the "Cute as Heck" breed! 
He's adorable. Look at him on his back legs. Cuteness overload!
Sorry I can't help with the breed. Pam or another breeder will be along to help, I'm sure.
He's adorable. Look at him on his back legs. Cuteness overload!
Sorry I can't help with the breed. Pam or another breeder will be along to help, I'm sure.
I can't help with anything re. his breed either,but just wanted to say that he's in the very top percentile of thecuteness scale. Great pics, too - please post more.
he also looks like he's got a *lot* of personality.
Does he mind the hardwood floor?
he also looks like he's got a *lot* of personality.
Does he mind the hardwood floor?
missyscove
Christina - Moderator
I definately know how cute he is, he doestoo! Neither rabbit seems to mind the floors, just love torun anywhere. He just loves to be loved, and hay.He has basically just managed to tip his food dish a few times andignore the italian parsley, well, actually he bit some of it in half,lol, but didn't eat it.
bbgrl20
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Aww, he looks like my Keoki!! Just adorable
naturestee
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Snuggys Mom wrote:
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I think he'd be known as the "Cute as Heck" breed!
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missyscove
Christina - Moderator
Could anyone tell me what his color would be called?
Here's another picture of him...
Here's another picture of him...
Mini Rex mager
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Well I am no expert at all but I think he is a Rex cross. ut he is very cute
mambo101
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Look a lot like my mini satin Danté.
JAK Rabbitry
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Looks dwarf-mini rex ish.
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missyscove
Christina - Moderator
I haven't really felt rex fur, but from thedescription, I don't think he has it. His fur basically feelsjust like my dutch's fur.
here's Timmy and Fiona for a bit of a size comparison.
here's Timmy and Fiona for a bit of a size comparison.
pamnock
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missyscove wrote:
What color do you see underneath when you blow into his fur?Is it slate colored or off-white? He looks like he might be a"sooty" fawn. Chestnut would have a slate blue undercolor.
He could be a cross of any number of small breeds. I haveseen Mini Rex x Mini Satin crosses that looked similar as well as lopor Dutch crosses.
Pam
What color do you see underneath when you blow into his fur?Is it slate colored or off-white? He looks like he might be a"sooty" fawn. Chestnut would have a slate blue undercolor.
He could be a cross of any number of small breeds. I haveseen Mini Rex x Mini Satin crosses that looked similar as well as lopor Dutch crosses.
Pam
missyscove
Christina - Moderator
His fur is white or off white underneath, thecolor of his tummy. White at the roots, then tan, then greyon the tips.
JAK Rabbitry
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Thats' a beautiful Dutchie.
<3 Dutches.
No, I didn't think he had rex fur, but his overall shape is minirexish. I believe rex fur is a recessive thing, so he might be acarrier of it. A neat experiment would be ot breed him to a mini rexand see if htey throw any rex-furred babies. Then you'll have a betteridea of his lineage. even if he doesn't htrow rex-furred babies...
You might find some other breed-specific reciessive traits that pop up in the babies.
-JAK
<3 Dutches.
No, I didn't think he had rex fur, but his overall shape is minirexish. I believe rex fur is a recessive thing, so he might be acarrier of it. A neat experiment would be ot breed him to a mini rexand see if htey throw any rex-furred babies. Then you'll have a betteridea of his lineage. even if he doesn't htrow rex-furred babies...
You might find some other breed-specific reciessive traits that pop up in the babies.
-JAK
missyscove
Christina - Moderator
JAK Rabbitry wrote:
Of course since he's a rescue and he's neutered, that certainlyisn't a possibility. Looking at all the rabbits in myshelter, I honestly can't condone breeding for any reason other thanbettering an already existing breed.
pamnock
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missyscove wrote:
Fawn
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JAK Rabbitry
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Aw, thats ok.
I've always been fascianted with Genetics, I've been studying thegenetic patterns in my herd as far as fur type and color go, its reallyvery interesting. I ended up developing some kind of mutant fur colorgene. Its like chinchilla...but with red ticking in stead of black withbeige and steel grey and all these funky colors all on one strand offur. I'm going ot see If I can single it out and get it on a dutch. Ormaybe even a breed by itself.
-JAK
I've always been fascianted with Genetics, I've been studying thegenetic patterns in my herd as far as fur type and color go, its reallyvery interesting. I ended up developing some kind of mutant fur colorgene. Its like chinchilla...but with red ticking in stead of black withbeige and steel grey and all these funky colors all on one strand offur. I'm going ot see If I can single it out and get it on a dutch. Ormaybe even a breed by itself.
-JAK
missyscove
Christina - Moderator
pamnock wrote:
Thanks so much pamnock. At least we know something about him for sure now.
Timmy sends his thanks.
Thanks so much pamnock. At least we know something about him for sure now.
Timmy sends his thanks.
Starlight Rabbitry
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He he he....Is that a white nose I see in the picture? How cute!!!
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