The rex mutation, derived in france in the 19th century, is recessive and causes the hair to protrude outwards from the body, instead of lying flat, and the guard hairs to be shortened to the length of the undercoat the small size, plush coat and friendly personalities of mini rex. The american rabbit breeders association established a working standard for black and chocolate silver marten in 1927, and the blue and sable in 1933. Mini rex information on mini rex breed, bunnies, breeders, colors, size and life span. Really, you can find them in whatever color you can imagine. Adult rabbits 6 months and over at this point you want to limit your rabbit s feed to avoid them becoming overweight. Features history, list of officers and directors, show results, photos, articles, and message forum. Price and other details may vary based on size and color. They are out of mini rex and netherland dwarf does. I feed my rabbits mana pro available in 50lb bags and they do quite well on it. Below is a table of the various common colors of rabbits and their genetics to help you determine what color your rabbit is. It is a compilation of the various mini rex colors, as their special coat structure makes the different varieties appear different than their normal coated cousins. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The mini rex rabbit is basically a smaller version of the rex rabbit. We first started with mini rex 12 years ago when our younger son rioux wanted a rabbit.
We breed a variety of beautiful colours here at beautiful mini rex all colours that we love ourselves. Color is to be as even as possible over the entire body, including the belly. This is where you will find pretty much every shaded variety possible. The most popular of the show and pet rabbit breeds because of its velveteen fur in myriad colors. The breeds which accept the color as part of their standard will be listed in the standard breeds column. Mini rex color guide wildriver rabbitry mini rex rabbit, rex.
They have a compact body type and a rex coat rather than normal fur. Mini rex rabbits are a small, compact breed that has a very plush undercoat and extremely soft, velvety feeling fur, which comes in a wide variety of colors. We can help you find a great pet insurance deal for you, all in two shakes of a dogs tail. Trapper mini t rex easy set mouse snap trap 6 traps bell1044.
Shop for the perfect mini rex rabbit gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts. Some colors, especially ones like siamese sable and smoke pearl, can go through stages where they apear to be different colors. The silver marten breed came first, and then was used to introduce the color as a variety in a number of other breeds such as the netherland dwarf, mini rex, and mini satin. They are intelligent, social, playful, and affectionate. Mini rex is a breed of domestic rabbit that was created in 1984 in florida by the late monna berryhill of texas. This group is for those that have beautiful unshowable rabbits with rare or unique coloring or. Its not on her parial list of nonshowable colors, is it. Obviously though, some variations are rare than others. They are well proportioned, looking just like a regular bunny, only smaller. I feed mine a little over a 12 cup, along with hay. Bob herschbach discovered the mini lop breed at a german national rabbit show in essen, germany in 1972, where it was known as a klein widder. Mini rex tend to take the number one position in arba records for registrations, grand champions, and bis winnings.
He did the research and decided he liked the mini rex breed. Any missing toe nails can lead to disqualification of the rabbit. Color crossing rules for mini rex rabbits a joint venture by patty kovell of cottonwood farms and jamie obrien of kokopelli acre. The dseries affects how densely packed the pigments are in the hairs. Black mini rex broken black mini rex tri colors red min rex other colors, chocolate, blue. They are the small cousins of the rex rabbit after being crossed with a dwarf type rabbit. The standard rex has a beautiful velvety fur that is popular in the fur trade not something i recommend or support, this is merely a note for accuracy. They are sweet, easy going and docile making them a perfect first bunny breed for children. Lisa lippman answers viewer questions about rabbits. Basically, mini rex rabbit colors are extremely varied. The rex rabbit is a docile breed that is best housed indoors in a hutch with plenty of room. See more ideas about mini rex rabbit, rex rabbit and cute bunny.
However, this rabbits point color is on the brown faded side for a black tort. The mini rex rabbit is a popular breed for families looking for a firsttime pet for their children. So each locus has at least two alleles forms when we are discussing mutations. See more ideas about mini rex rabbit, rabbit and cute bunny. Mini rex rabbit stock illustrations 11 mini rex rabbit. Of course you also need to provide unlimited water and hay.
They are small rabbits, weighing up to 4 12 pounds. Mini rex feed amounts backyardherds goats, horses, sheep. Mini rex rabbit color chart this chart is awesome for seeing how different breeds stack up sizewise. Mini rex rabbit is a small size, plush coat bunny theyve the friendliest personalities of mini rex rabbits making them 1 of the most popular rabbit breeds in the united states. As the rex became hugely popular in europe, a texasbased breeder monna berryhill crossed it with netherland dwarfs to create a miniature version of the standard rex and named it.
However, this rabbit s point color is on the brown faded side for a black tort. Facts about mini rex rabbits that will melt your heart. We have got 4 mini rex fawnapricot colour rabbits ready to go. We attend rabbit shows on a regular basis and continue to breed for quality. Mini rex bunnies are dwarf rabbits, so they are small, but their diminutive size only adds to the cuteness of the breed. The mini rex makes a great indoor bunny as they are quick learners, easy to litter box train and are naturally curious. Mini rex rabbits book for care, housing, keeping, diet, training and health.
How to care for a rex rabbit food, housing, entertainment. Click on an any picture to read the color description. These first mini lops were originated from the german big lop and the small chinchilla. Ringers mini rex is offering topnotch mini rex show prospects and breeding stock in black, broken, castor, and otter. Mini rex rabbits have a short velvety fur like no other, luscious and soft like the velveteen rabbit, maturing around 34 lbs. This page shows all the mini rex bunnies that we have for sale at the moment, baby rabbits can be reserved with a non refundable deposit before they leave for their new homes between 8. Very nice bluefawn tri color buck, my sons first, he is producing some phenomenal babies and is a foundation sire for his tri color herd, r, 1 leg, 1 bis. Bew, castor, chinchilla, chocolate, himalayan, lilac, lynx, opal, otter, red, seal, sable point, tort, tricolor, and white rew.
Mini rex have superb velvet coats, loved and admired by many, which is what makes this breed stand out from all others, along side this breeds fantastic playful and friendly nature, they really are a breed like no other. Although the different breeds allow different colors to be shown, the genetics are the same all across the board. Facts about mini rex rabbits that will melt your heart pet. Minirex are considered a small breed of rabbit and do have a dwarfing gene to keep them small. Mini rex rabbit breed information, health care facts, diet. All of our mini rex are fully pedigreed from excellent stock. The body style of a rex is more meaty, while mini rex are more compact. Mom is a bi color mini rex, dad is a mocha colored rex. Litters winnings sale policy for sale favorite and helpful links pages contact us blog bts t92. Look at what you see that makes you thinks a color is a certain one, and keep track if you are right. Mini rex bunny rabbits, and a mini rex cross lop grand bend 15032020 velveteen rexs mini bunny rabbits, all very snugglely extremely soft like velvet, great starter bunnies, for new bunny owners so relaxed and tame, love sitting in ones arms, getting pets. In some cases, agouti colors can show harlequin pattern.
They have a heavier personality as well they rule as far as they are concernedbut they are quite adorable. Black, blue, broken, castor, chinchilla, chocolate, himalayan, lilac, opal, otter, red, silver marten. Mini rex color guide this site is to be used by experienced breeders, and beginners alike. This has been a brief introduction to the rex rabbit. The velvety texture is plush and thick on the rabbit s body. Facts about mini rex rabbits the rex family comprises rabbits weighing between 8 to 10 pounds with their trademark velvety coats.
Whether youve got a cute kitten or a faithful hound, we know how important your pets are to you and your family. Host mike meets butters, a mini rex rabbit, and dr. The intermediate orange colored ring band should take up 50% of the hair shaft and the slate blue undercolor the other 50%. Caring for mini rex rabbits is a responsibility not to be taken lightly. Rex rabbits come in two main types, mini rex, and the standard rex. In 1986, berryhill introduced the mini rex rabbit, and the american rabbit breeders association arba recognized it as a new breed of rabbit. To start with, mini rex are much, much smaller than rex. Tri color is a combination of blackorange, chocolateorange, bluefawn and lilacfawn with white.
In fact, castor mini rex rabbits owned by lou and anne lassen won open best in show at arba conventions two years in a row 1994 and 1995. Rabbits new mini rex rabbit and netherland dwarf rabbit litters. We specialize in show quality lionheads, holland lops, netherland dwarfs and mini rex in beautiful colors. The ideal red rex should have as little shading as possible, giving the appearance of being solid or self color. Kss rabbitry color crossing rules for mini rex rabbits. Not all of the pictures are mine but many have been donated by some very helpful breeders. Just from the color we can see, we know it carries aa, or solid self coloration at the a locus, bb or chocolate at the b locus, and dd or dilute at the d locus, which dilutes the chocolate to lilac. The mini rex belongs to the same family, being named so for its petite size. These two breeds came originally in agouti and white colors. A judge may choose to fault this rabbit for this reason. You can get gray or very red variants of this colour. Even if we already have a certain color, we can always use more examples. The mini rex, known for its smooth, fluffy coat and easygoing temperament, is a smaller variety of the rex rabbit that was first discovered in france in the 1900s. Im going to get a mini rex from a breeder, do you have any tips on how to care for it like what cage i need, where to keep.
The mini rex is one of the more recent breeds of rabbit and originates from the rex rabbit. Most of the rabbits on here are mini rex but i may have a couple rex as well. Dont miss the next article in this series so what does this mean to my breeding program. Mini rex rabbits bunnies for sale toys in the garden.
Mini rex rabbits available for sale in pennsylvania from top breeders and individuals. It includes information about arba, breeding and showing, and making cages etc. Lomar lions rabbitry bunny breeder in colorado home. We are a small 32 hole rabbitry in eastern north carolina, and specialize in pure bred mini rex rabbits. They are one of the most popular breeds of rabbits for showing and for pet ownership. The breed is a direct result of the crossing of a black dwarf rex buck imported from holland in 1984 by mary louise cowan of maine with an undersized lynx rex doe. Beautiful pencil portraits of pets and scenic photography turned into fun gifts for animal lovers everywhere. Color is to be a rich, red buff, deep in tone, but without smudge. They are charming to look at and charming to have around too. Breeding smartly and with purpose is what this page is about helping you know ahead of time what you can expect, so your litters will contain the rabbit colors you expect them to contain. Mini rex rabbits are a favorite among adults and children because of their velvety soft fur. The rabbit pictured here is a self lilac mini rex rabbit.
The rex mutation, derived in france in the 19th century, is recessive and causes the hair to protrude outwards from the body, instead of lying flat, and the guard hairs to be shortened to the length of the undercoat. Mini rex rabbits have velvety fur and are very popular pets as well as show bunnies. Finally, beware of mini rex breeders who have pursued an overly flat face shape in the name of cuteness this is a leading cause of respiratory disease. This page is still a work in progress, and we will be continually adding more colors as we get them. Rabbits new mini rex rabbit and netherland dwarf rabbit. Fawn is not recognized and therefore, not showable. Bunny island rabbitry is a small, arbaregistered rabbitry located in colorado springs, colorado, and owned by the jordan family.
A mini rex has a smaller skeletal size, a differently proportioned face, curly whiskers and very very short but fine fur. The intermediate orange colored ring band should take up 50% of the hair shaft and. It lacks ring color and a clean fawn will lack blue or dove gray in the surface color. Again, this is due to the rabbit carrying a harlequintricolor gene recessively. Dense is dominant to dilute, so a dilutecolored rabbit will never carry for dense.
Shes not used for breeding i am just holding her at my rabbitry for a little girl, so shes not used for anything but a pet. Its actually not uncommon for breeders to mistake a fawn for a lynx. This rabbit was derived from the standard rex breed. We have horse, dog, cat, bird, donkey, and even a bear section. My wife and i have been raising rabbits since 2009. The mini rex s coat comes in black, white, blue, chocolate, lilac, amber, red, sable, seal, castor, lynx, opal, chinchilla, california, and many of these colors and others in broken or otter patterns. Black, blue, bew, castor, chinchilla, chocolate, himalayan, lilac, lynx, opal, otter, red, seal, sable point, tort, tricolor, and. The rex body style is designed to be a meat breed, and the.
Rex rabbits are easy to take care of once you understand their health, nutritional, exercise, and housing needs. The mini rex rabbit is one of the breeds recognized by the american rabbit breeders association arba. Breeding to opal will cause the castor offspring to carry too much black on the surface color, and be very gray around the lower hind quarters. Learn about their colors, size, and nutritional needs by reading on. The rex comes with a plush, almost velvet fur weighing in at an average of eight to nine pounds which makes this breed ideal for meat, fur, and show. We are located in longmont colorado just 20 minutes north of denver. Rare and exotic rabbit colors public group facebook. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. However, they are still as friendly and gentle as their larger cousins. Dense d colors are darker, and dilute dd colors are lighter. I will deal with each type separately so as to avoid confusion. Every since then, the mini rex has been a favourite pet of rabbit lovers everywhere. I recommend that adult mini rex be fed 12 cup of plain pellets per day. The recessive gene that causes this variation in fur causes the hairstrands to stand straight up, rather than lying flat against the body, as other breeds fur does.
I wanted to share with you our latest rabbit litters. They come in several solid, shaded and agouti colors including black and have a variety called broken color which is any recognized color plus white. Looking for a magpie mini rex buck prefer breeding age. Our colors include but are not limited to sable point, smoke pearl, siamese sable, blue, lilac, chocolate, tortoise, and tri colors. Minirex rabbit the minirex rabbit is also known as the velveteen rabbit due to the texture of its fur. An ideal tort should have nice distinct dark point color showing a nice contrast to the body color. This guide pertains to the rest of the lopped breeds. They also come in a wonderful array of beautiful color and patterns that are accepted by the american rabbit breeders association. Coturnix quail color genetics quails and tails rabbitry. Search results for rex rabbits for sale in california browse for sale listings in california the golden state state capital sacramento. Like other small mammals, the mini rex rabbit can be susceptible to colds and viral. To get the rabbit coat colors youre breeding for, it is very useful to be at least somewhat familiar with rabbit coat color genetics. Rex rabbits have 15 recognized varieties angelfire. The mini rex may have very short or even no whiskers.
The mini rex is judged 45 points on body, 6 for head, 5 for ears, 35 for fur, 15 for color and 5 for. Mini rex rabbits are often livelier than their larger counterparts. This may seem like a dumb question, but how much do you feed your mini rex. The mini rex rabbit is a popular rabbit breed for families looking for a. Multiple different colors and ages jr and senior registered, papered, and tattooed these are random pictures i can send you pictures app on request. A fawn is a non extension version of an opal or a lynx.
After years of experimenting with color and breeding, we have some of the buckeye states finest blue, black, hemi and rubyeyed white. Very nice bluefawn tri color buck, my sons first, he is producing some phenomenal babies and is a foundation sire for his tri color herd, r, 1 leg, 1 bis, 5924 1 bob, 1 bov. In all the other information pages, i took the time to translate them into pages that would be compatible with our site colors. Mar 15, 2010 breeds have different colors that are allowed for show. If any pair of rabbits produce dilute offspring, both parents must carry or be dilute. The mini rex rabbits are slowly becoming one of the most popular pet choices for. Is a mini rex rabbit the right pet rabbit breed for you. Black otter rex rabbits require the same care as all other rex rabbits, which in turn is not dissimilar to the care of other short haired rabbits. This rabbit is a fawn, not a lynx even though the 2 colors look similar. What are the main difference between a mini rex and a regular. Everything about the mini rex rabbit care, lifespan and. Ritzybay handmade rex rabbit fur bunny keychain with ritzybay giftbox. Black otter rex rabbits is this bunny right for you.
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