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- 03/01/2016 at 7:22 PM
  lunavenus
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  So I’m going to get two holland lops this friday but was curious if you can pre-determine how big they’re going to grow by looking at the size of their ears? Also, are all holland lops dwarfs? or do some come out as false dwarfs?? Thanks!
- 03/01/2016 at 9:10 PM
  Mikey
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  According to this page ( http://rabbitbreeders.us/holland-lop-rabbits ) and many others on google, it looks like all Holland Lops are minis/dwarfs. They shouldnt be about 4lbs or less. I dont think you can tell any rabbits size based off their ears; our Mini Rex has big ears for his breed, but hes also a bit smaller than most bucks his breed
- 03/02/2016 at 5:32 PM
  LBJ10
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  Ears have little to do with body size and more with breed. Hollands are a dwarf breed. They carry the dwarfism gene. So, yes, there are false dwarfs. You can usually tell by the shape of their head. A true dwarf will have a smooshed nose and block head. A false dwarf will still have a similar head shape, but not as block-like and the nose slightly pointier (not as pointy as other rabbit breeds though, like a Rex). When they grow up, they will often exceed the 4lb limit. But they won’t be HUGE because the breed is still a small breed.
- 03/02/2016 at 5:34 PM
  LBJ10
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  This site has a nice picture of a true dwarf and false dwarf side-by-side. Notice there isn’t much difference in ear length. Their head shape is different though and I think you can see that pretty well in the picture.
  http://www.thenaturetrail.com/rabbit-genetics/dwarf-gene-dw-falsedwarfs-peanuts/
- 03/02/2016 at 5:48 PM
  Mimsy
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  I read that whole article. It seems rather irresponsible to even try breeding dwarfs. poor little peanuts.
- 03/02/2016 at 7:25 PM
  lunavenus
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  Oh okay, I looked at the article earlier but I was just curious. I’ll love my bunnies unconditionally wether they are true or false dwarfs
  I just needed to know to make sure the cage i made them won’t be too small and I won’t be so shocked in the future if they grow slightly bigger than I anticipated.
- 03/02/2016 at 9:11 PM
  LBJ10
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  Well, bigger is always better so it certainly wouldn’t hurt to make it bigger. But like I said, a false dwarf will be bigger but they are not large bunnies by any means.
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