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FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A What breed is my little prince?

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    • Jordsteins_mom
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        I rescued my prince Jordstein at 5 weeks old in April from an abusive, multi pet home. There were also little kids who ended up squeezing his brother to death. long story short, I saved him and now he is my little prince! I want to know as much as possible about his breed to ensure I take care of him properly.  

        I heard he might be an english spot, but he does not have the distinctive racer back spot. 


      • LBJ10
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          Look at those widdle ears!!! How much does he weigh? He looks like a Nethie or Nethie mix from your profile picture.


        • jerseygirl
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            Welcome Jordsteins-mom. Looking forward to seeing pics of your little one. Thank you for rescuing him!

            There seems to be an issue with your image files. I checked to attachments, the files uploaded but the Insert Image icon is not showing. You need to click on that to have the images appear in your post.
            The problem is possible the file names as they are long. Try saving the photos under another name and avoid using any symbols in it. Re-upload and insert pics. HTH
            Feel free to PM me if you are still having issues.


          • Jordsteins_mom
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              Thank you jerseygirl, I edited it now and it is processing (I think?) lol I am not good at anything technical haha


            • Jordsteins_mom
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                LBJ10, i am actually not sure how much he weighs, but my profile pic was him when he was about 6 weeks old. He will have his first check up in January where I will also have him neutered.


              • RabbitPam
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                  If he looks lika a nethie, my guess is he is a mix with an English Spot. When he is older his posture of an arched back will show the ES mix even without the back stripe.


                • Azerane
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                    Nethie or polish mix would be my guess. Definitely not English spot if you ask me, just broken markings. They are quite a large breed and people often mistake any rabbit with similar markings as an E Spot, the broken markings have been introduced into many breeds now however.


                  • jerseygirl
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                      Oh man, what a cutie! The dwarf in him and pattern around his eyes make them look big.

                      He’s colour looks like he would be a chestnut agouti if he was a full colour. I’d even guess at him being classed as a “Charlie”. Those buns are about 95% white, 5% colour. Typically they have markings on the nose that look like a moustache, hence the name Charlie (after Charile Chaplin). But they don’t always have the nose marking.
                      Breed wise, I agree possible nethie, polish cross or nethie cross with something else. English Spot breed has a very arched body like a hare and are one of the “Fancy” breeds and not very common in the pet market. A lot of rabbits get labelled English spot because of their coat pattern. Rabbit breeds and rabbit colours can be super confusing because there is a lot of cross-over of the terminology used.


                    • jerseygirl
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                        The first half of this page explains a bit about the coat patterns. 

                        Brokens, Solids, Charlies


                      • Jordsteins_mom
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                          jerseygirl, thank you for the info! it was very helpful! He is about 10 months old, do you think he’s done growing? I have been told he might get to be pretty big but I also hear that he might be a dwarf.


                        • Jordsteins_mom
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                            Also, what makes a “charlie” undesirable? (I read the article noted above) I don’t understand lol His pattern is very cute.


                          • Azerane
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                              Charlies are undesirable because they can’t be used for showing. They can be beneficial in a breeding program, but as most have less than a certain percentage of colour, they don’t qualify for showing with other broken rabbits. I think very few charlies have enough colour to be shown.


                            • Jordsteins_mom
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                                oh ok, thank you!
                                I didn’t realize there were rabbit shows! That sounds really fun! I would say he has a 99 percent chance of being a charlie, would the vet be able to tell me what breed he is?


                              • jerseygirl
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                                  Yeah, that language is really in regards to showing as they are so specific about breed standards, colours and patterns.


                                • jerseygirl
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                                    The vet would probably have to guess, like us.
                                    As for showing, it kinda scares me how over the top it can be. There are less strict shows and some fun sides to it though.


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                                      Posted By Jordsteins_mom on 12/06/2016 8:54 PM

                                      jerseygirl, thank you for the info! it was very helpful! He is about 10 months old, do you think he’s done growing? I have been told he might get to be pretty big but I also hear that he might be a dwarf.

                                      If he is a dwarf, he would be close to getting to his adult weight I would say. The dwarf breeds grow and mature quicker. 


                                    • Jordsteins_mom
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                                        jerseygirl,
                                        my aunt was a dog breeder and went to shows with her boxers, I remember how stressed she would get right before a show! I never thought what rabbits would be the best looking for show standards though, because they are all so cute! haha

                                        I guess only time will tell me if he has dwarf in him or not haha

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