Rabbit Breeds

Rabbits have several decades accustomed to his role as a pet. While it is true that in other countries like the U.S. or England, are old acquaintances, the figures in Spain are still growing. Many people today enjoy the sympathy of one of these small mammals, decided to buy a rabbit for their ease of care and its small size.

There are people who can not afford to have a dog because they can not get to take responsibility for the street or simply because they have no place to keep it. The rabbit does not present any problems in this respect: only need an appropriate cage.

Caring for a rabbit is a grateful task, since a number of food and health care to prevent disease, we will have the opportunity to interact with an animal that once we demonstrate its intelligence and docility. If we have enough time to get used to our instructions, soon you'll notice signs of affection for his part, leaving aside shyness and becoming very sociable.

American


Amfuzzylop small


Colors, sizes ... and ears

Within the list of official races, rabbits can find very different from each other. The main features which serve as distinguishing features are, firstly, on the weight of the animal. The famous dwarf rabbits can reach a kilo and even in some gram propasarlo while the larger fish, such as the Flemish or the Checkered, among others, which may exceed 6 kilos. It is essential that the rabbit, according to their size, have a cage with dimensions sufficient to move unhindered.

Dwarfhotot


Englop small


On the other hand, we have the appearance of the coat color. Rabbits are commercially available white, black, blue, brown, mottled, etc.. The color varieties are classified into three types: agouti, broken or solid. It is also important to know that there are specific breeds that have a unique color or standard. Similarly, there are copies with eyes of bright colors like blue or ruby ​​red.

These are the 45 breeds recognized by ARBA:



The classification of dwarf rabbit

Rabbits called 'dwarf' still ahead in terms of number of sales, other larger breeds. The reason has to go for dwarf rabbits living in their small size, highly valued by those who do not want animals that occupy much space. A rabbit is considered a dwarf from 800 grams in weight. This classification would be out of rabbits over 1,350 kilos.

Netherland dwarf


Polish small


This prolific little variety, so it is recommended to those who will buy a rabbit for breeding, to be decided by heavier varieties. However, it is perfectly possible to reproduce, but are likely to have fewer children than any larger variety. The three dwarf rabbit breeds are Polish, Hotot Dwarf, Netherland Dwarf.

Satin


Silver fox


Originally from England, the Polish dwarf rabbit is an animal known for being very friendly almost since it reaches its new home. The Polish people who have are pleased with the ease of adaptation of this sociable pet. Basically, we can find the Polish in four colors: white, black, chocolate and blue. As for whites, noting that they can have blue eyes blue and ruby ​​red.

Standard chinchilla


Tan


As the friendly Dwarf Hotot, the first thing that attracts attention is the circle of different color to the coat that surrounds the eye. This detail gives the Dwarf Hotot total exclusivity in terms of colors, since we can only buy white base color with black circle on this characteristic. Finally, name the Netherland Dwarf rabbits as a dwarf varieties available in the agouti, smooth shading. This rabbit is almost equal to the Polish, with the difference of having a more rounded head.