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- 11/21/2018 at 2:08 AM
  AndiNMorphe
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  Me and my boyfriend recently got a bunny. The lady we got it from was extremely vague on the breed. She simply told us it would stay tiny (I assume she means he’s a dwarf). We asked around and were told he’s a Netherland, but he seems too big to me for him to be a ND. Can anyone please help ID?
- 11/21/2018 at 10:28 AM
  LBJ10
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  I fixed your picture.
  
  He looks like a Nethie mix or a false dwarf to me.
- 11/21/2018 at 6:18 PM
  AndiNMorphe
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  Ah, okay. Thank you so much. Yeah, he looked a bit off to be a normal nethie. His ears are a tad big and he’s a bit long. It was killing me to know do I could keep him at a healthy weight.
- 11/22/2018 at 12:35 AM
  LBJ10
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  Many false dwarfs are somewhere between 3 and 4lbs, but it depends. I believe ideal weight for a true dwarf Nethie is no more than 2.5lbs. So hopefully that gives you an idea. If he is a mix though, it will be hard to guess how much he is “supposed” to weigh. That’s why I don’t go by weight, I go by feel. A rabbit that is at an ideal weight will have some substance between their ribs, but you will still be able to lightly feel the ribs themselves.
  
  ETA: They tend to be a bit leaner when they are young, they don’t fill out completely until around 9 months to a year.
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