code on rabbits ear

[crystall.xxi]

so my rabbit victoria has this sort of code thing on the inside of her ear. it says PL5, and it was there ever since i got her which was 5 years ago. but i’ve always been curious as to what that is. it was written in black. does anyone have an idea to what it means?

[Wick & Fable]

Do you remember where you got her? Sounds like a breeder tagging method!

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[crystall.xxi]

i remember i got her at a pet shop, and fyi i know i shouldve gotten a bunny at a shelter, but i didnt know any better.

[LittlePuffyTail]

From my knowledge, which is very quite limited about this, but each breeder has their own unique way of tagging their bunnies.

[Wick & Fable]

Knowing better is always a good thing. No shade thrown at all — Wick came from a breeder too

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[crystall.xxi]

ok! so now im pretty sure she was tagged by a breeder, but thx for helping me understand

[Rookie]

could have been tagged by a breeder or she could have been tagged as a meat bunny but was rescued or bought by the petshop and ended up there

[joea64]

I think my own Panda began her life at a breeder’s. Once we establish a close enough bond that she’ll let me handle her, I’ll have to check her ears and see if she has one of those marks. Her boy Fernando was probably born at the shelter before he was rescued with his mother and littermates, so he won’t have such a mark, I don’t think.

[Mikey]

Yep, meat rabbits and pet rabbit breeders will often tag their rabbits. The tags are there so the breeder/meat seller can keep track.

My Blue has a code in his ear as well. He was part of a “fail” litter someone was breeding; they wanted to breed the perfect mini rex rabbit for shows and none of the babies were good enough to them. I wouldnt have my Bluey any other way, though

[joea64]

Posted By Mikey on 8/23/2017 8:24 AM

Yep, meat rabbits and pet rabbit breeders will often tag their rabbits. The tags are there so the breeder/meat seller can keep track.

My Blue has a code in his ear as well. He was part of a “fail” litter someone was breeding; they wanted to breed the perfect mini rex rabbit for shows and none of the babies were good enough to them. I wouldnt have my Bluey any other way, though

My own guess is that Panda was sold as a “pet-quality” bunny from a show breeder. I’m almost sure that she’s purebred Polish because she exhibits virtually all the hallmarks, except for one thing; her pretty little velvet-black ears don’t meet from tip to base, the way “show-quality” Polish buns do.  

[Mikey]

Posted By joea64 on 8/23/2017 9:02 AM

Posted By Mikey on 8/23/2017 8:24 AM

Yep, meat rabbits and pet rabbit breeders will often tag their rabbits. The tags are there so the breeder/meat seller can keep track.

My Blue has a code in his ear as well. He was part of a “fail” litter someone was breeding; they wanted to breed the perfect mini rex rabbit for shows and none of the babies were good enough to them. I wouldnt have my Bluey any other way, though

My own guess is that Panda was sold as a “pet-quality” bunny from a show breeder. I’m almost sure that she’s purebred Polish because she exhibits virtually all the hallmarks, except for one thing; her pretty little velvet-black ears don’t meet from tip to base, the way “show-quality” Polish buns do.  

The pet store we got our bunnies from get their animals from breeders and have all of the breeders information saved in case medical problems arise or questions need to be asked. Through this, we learned about Blue and his siblings who were bred to be shows but didnt match requirements. Hes naturally thicker fat and muscle wise (although medium/small sized) than stereotypical show mini rexs, his fur texture and length is perfect, his fur color is all gray….. but with a few very small white spots by his butt  I read that this is considered a less than successful fur pattern as hes not technically solid and hes not technically spotted. His ears are also a bit bigger than a normal mini rex too. His siblings were all similar in ear size and each had less than desirable for show type fur patterns. 

Edit: Out of curiosity, I googled mini rex show rabbit ear size. Google says around four inches is the best. Blue’s ears are a between six and seven inches!  He wouldnt let me measure well (hes so ticklish from shedding right now), but I did have a good giggle trying. His ears always grab people’s attention, and more attention means more pets! It is worth it 

[MeketatenBun]

Rabbits are also tattooed in their ears for shows! My first bunny, Nefertari was a show rabbit for 4-H. It’s how the judges can properly tell them apart, as well as making sure you get your rabbit back. A lot of people who either breed rabbits or have done it for a while will do a series of numbers and letters, but Nefertari was my beloved pet, so she simply got her nickname “NEFI” tattooed in her ear.

[joea64]

Posted By MeketatenBun on 8/23/2017 1:52 PM

Rabbits are also tattooed in their ears for shows! My first bunny, Nefertari was a show rabbit for 4-H. It’s how the judges can properly tell them apart, as well as making sure you get your rabbit back. A lot of people who either breed rabbits or have done it for a while will do a series of numbers and letters, but Nefertari was my beloved pet, so she simply got her nickname “NEFI” tattooed in her ear.

That makes me want to ask; does anyone here tattoo, microchip or other mark their rabbits for ID purposes or similar such as Mikey described with making medical-record tracking easier?

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Posted By joea64 on 8/23/2017 2:01 PM

Posted By MeketatenBun on 8/23/2017 1:52 PM

Rabbits are also tattooed in their ears for shows! My first bunny, Nefertari was a show rabbit for 4-H. It’s how the judges can properly tell them apart, as well as making sure you get your rabbit back. A lot of people who either breed rabbits or have done it for a while will do a series of numbers and letters, but Nefertari was my beloved pet, so she simply got her nickname “NEFI” tattooed in her ear.

That makes me want to ask; does anyone here tattoo, microchip or other mark their rabbits for ID purposes or similar such as Mikey described with making medical-record tracking easier?

My bunnies are microchipped but I’m not sure if it’s common practice. I’m in the uk and I believe it has just become compulsory for all dogs to be microchipped here. Both my rabbits were from pets at home (a U.K. pet store chain) and they micro chip all their rabbits. I’m not sure wether this is because micro chipping is something that is catching on with all animals, since it’s the law for dogs or wether it’s because pets at home have a bad reputation in the eyes of some people that their microchipping is some kind of tokenistic gesture to make it seem like they are more responsible pet sellers. As far as the microchipping goes, I feel it’s good that it’s done but I’ve always wondered how useful it would actually be. For one, I can’t see my rabbits getting lost(touch wood that doesn’t happen) and secondly I always wonder how long they would actually last being out there on there own. But I guess it’s nice knowing there is the possibility they can be found and identified if that was ever to happen.

[kirstyol]

They often microchip buns when they neuter them here in the UK too – I declined since I’m on the third floor so its unlikely if either of my buns were to get out they would live to tell the tale (hence why I have two front doors always only one open at a time just in case even when they are in their pen) however if I lived on the ground floor I would have done it – you never know if your bun could be found. My step mother works for the SSPCA, she doesn’t deal with pets she deals with wild animals that are injured and stuff like that, cats that are found that don’t belong to the person that found them that sort of thing rather than people not looking after their own pets – she gets loads of rabbits, obviously pets that have escaped and survived but they are rarely chipped unfortunately and therefore almost never find their way back home.

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