Help!!!!I have a new rabbit called fudge and i am not 100% of the breed he is. He looks like a french lop. Have a look and tell me what you think. cheers From the topic: Comments Post a comment in this discussion: 30 Jul 2009 10:38 Hi Jaime.....there are several breeds of Lop eared rabbits available and below is a brief description of each for you to read through. English Lop. The English lop is the original lop eared rabbit and has been called the "King of the Fancy." This breed has the longest ears of any rabbit and the ears drag the ground. Typically, the ears are measured from tip to tip and should be at least 21 inches or more. The English lop weighs at least nine pounds. From the original English lop, all other lops were developed. French Lop. Around 1850, the first French lop was developed when the English lop was crossed with European giant breeds by a Frenchman named Condenier. The French lop has shorter ears that extend 1 ½ inches or more past the jaw. The French lop tends to weigh more than the English lop, around 12 pounds (5.5 kg). German Lop. The German lop was developed from the French lop by crossing with other breeds. The ears are similar to the French lop but the rabbit is an overall smaller size, weighing around seven pounds (3.2 kg). Meissner Lop. The least known lop eared rabbit may be the Meissner lop. Developed from crossing lops with silvered breed in the late 1920s in Germany, this breed typically weighs around six to eight pounds. Dwarf Lop. The dwarf lop is one of the most popular pets, second only to the Netherland dwarf. This breed was first developed in Holland in the 1950s from the French lop. Weighing around four pounds (2kg), the dwarf lop is not the smallest lop. From the dwarf lop, the cashmere lop and miniature lop were developed. Miniature Lop. Despite the name, the miniature lop is not the smallest lop either. Weighing around four to six pounds, the miniature lop was developed from the dwarf lop in the early 1990s in Holland. Cashmere Lop. In the early 1980s, a longhaired variety of dwarf lop was developed in the United States and was originally shunned by breeders. By the mid 1980s, the hair coat of future breeds became silkier and the breed was eventually recognized as the Cashmere lop. From here, the giant cashmere lop was developed and has yet to be officially recognized. Holland Lop. The Holland lop has the distinction of being the smallest of all lop eared rabbits. Weighing under four pounds, the Holland lop has ears that do not fall to the ground and should not extend more than one inch below the jaw line. And going by the picture that you´ve included of Fudge (who look´s lovely by the way)..I´d say he was more like a Dwarf Lop as his ears do not reach right down to the floor like in a French Lop........I hope that help´s. |