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It can be hard to tell with bunnies who are still so young (and so freaking adorable!), but I think you can safely scrap “Netherland dwarf” from your list. Nethies have a very round head shape with extremely short triangular ears which are high up on the head. ND’s weigh up to 1,2 kg (adult weight) They typically look like this: http://www.huisdiereninfo.nl/uploads/huisdieren/KLEURDWERG2_1.jpg
Even if they’re not full dwarfs they will retain these characteristics, although their body or ears may be slightly larger. Our Breintje isn’t a full-blooded Nethie either, but he still has the distinctive head and ear shape. His body is larger than the breed standard for full blooded ND’s, he weighs approx. 1,3 kg. His ears are longer too, show standards have to be < 5 cm, and his ears are 6. He's still rocking those cute looks and the rambunctious personality of an ND though
I hope you’ll find out which breed Mushu is when he ages a bit. Hopefully you didn’t buy him specifically because you were looking for a Nethie? Pet stores and breeders will often get it wrong and call every small rabbit an ND.
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Posted By Ellie from The Netherlands on 5/09/2018 6:56 PM
It can be hard to tell with bunnies who are still so young (and so freaking adorable!), but I think you can safely scrap “Netherland dwarf” from your list. Nethies have a very round head shape with extremely short triangular ears which are high up on the head. ND’s weigh up to 1,2 kg (adult weight) They typically look like this: http://www.huisdiereninfo.nl/uploads/huisdieren/KLEURDWERG2_1.jpgEven if they’re not full dwarfs they will retain these characteristics, although their body or ears may be slightly larger. Our Breintje isn’t a full-blooded Nethie either, but he still has the distinctive head and ear shape. His body is larger than the breed standard for full blooded ND’s, he weighs approx. 1,3 kg. His ears are longer too, show standards have to be < 5 cm, and his ears are 6. He's still rocking those cute looks and the rambunctious personality of an ND though
I hope you’ll find out which breed Mushu is when he ages a bit. Hopefully you didn’t buy him specifically because you were looking for a Nethie? Pet stores and breeders will often get it wrong and call every small rabbit an ND.
Thank you so much! This was really helpful. I love him either way, honestly, so I don’t mind what breed he ends up being. Thankfully I didn’t get him in hopes of him being a Nethie – I just fell in love with him upon meeting him. I’ll wait until he gets bigger and then try my search again!
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You ams welcomes Toki
Sadly that’s true Wick, Nethies are a very popular breed and not many people are aware of the distinctions between rabbit breeds. This counts for both buyers and sellers. Sometimes when I’m searching for information on Nethies I find websites with completely the wrong pictures. A 2 kg + bunny with 8 cm ears and a pointy snoot being called an ND…
I always hope that those sellers make honest mistakes when selling a small bun as a Nethie, but sadly there are people who mislead others on purpose. -
Yay, I finally had the little devil calmed down this afternoon ^_^ He became rather snuggly when I sat on the couch with a cup of tea, so I managed to snap some pics explaining the characteristics of Nethies and Nethie mixes. In case other people are looking up this thread or having the same questions.
Thank you! Do you have an idea of what his breed is?
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