tenzin Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Heres a picture of our Thomas , he's a pleasure to own and great company . Does anyone know what breed he is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgley Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 looks like a dwarf lop to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 what a cutie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenzin Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share Posted October 20, 2007 Not sure what breed he is , but he's definatly not a dwarf, he's a big rabbit the pictuure makes him look small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgley Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Dawarf lops are quite big really. But if he's really big, he could be a French lop, but they are huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenzin Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 Oh i see Guess he could be a mixture , i asked the breeder and she didn't know what breeds the mum and dad were He's a lovely rabbit anyway , just be nice to know .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriabunny Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Looks like a dwarf lop. Despite the name, they can grow very large (there is a smaller version, the mini lop). They normally weigh about 5 lbs but can occasionally be bigger - get him on the scales! The next size up is the French lop but they are truly huge - around 25 lbs when fully grown, and measuring half a metre or more from nose to tail! Visit www.rossrabbits.co.uk for more info on lops, including breed sizes and characteristics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenzin Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 Thankyou Victoria and smudgley for you're help , sounds like he's a Dwarf lop then Really loving rabbit and loves hanging out the the hens and dogs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicki9 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 He definitely looks like a dwarf lop. They do grow quite big, contrary to what certain pet shops may tell you. We were sold a dwarf lop and told it would get no bigger, so a starter cage would be fine. Luckily we had done our homework and had a giant enclosure anyway, as it doubled in size! It makes me cross to think that people still mis-sell in this way. Dwarf lops are lovely, cuddly and friendly on the whole - yours looks beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenzin Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Thankyou , in the photo he's only 5 months and has grown a fair bit since , amazing to think he's a dwarf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicki9 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 another gorgeous photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 He's a lovely boy Tenzin. My two mini-lop girls send him nose wiggles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy-Mama Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Awww, he looks lovely. He looks like my dwarf lop (in my aviator he is only 9 or 10 weeks old) I'm amazed by how much he has grown as I was told he wouldn't get much bigger, but i don't mind as he is lovely too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 i have a dwarf lop and she is tiny hmm maybe she was just the runt of the litter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirkwood Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 he is very handsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyaholic Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Aww he's such a cutie! He looks like he could be a similar size to my bunny Tallulah and the breeder reckoned shes a mini lop - but shes huge compared to my netherland dwarf Delilah...so I'm not so sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickles Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 you can get medium lops as well. ive always referred to ours as a mini lop, but when i had a visit from somone with loads of rabbit experience, she said he is too big to be a dwarf and was a medium lop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I understand that some mini lops have a recessive dwarfing gene - our two certainly do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
