What kind of bunbun do I have?

[Marl£y]

I have a bunny (Marley) that I got a few weeks ago and I just wanted to know what breed he is. If the picture isn’t good enough I can do another but he does have a broken trail of black spots down his back and one tiny one on his head.

[lashkay]

Welcome! Marley is a very pretty bun. I think the breed is Hotot if I’m not mistaken. Congratulations. I too, love to talk bunnies, I think you’ll like it here! Don’t hesitate to bring all your bunny questions…everyone here is wonderful and very helpful.

[Monkeybun]

Hotots dont usually have the spots on the back, so its likely he is a crossbreed. But a cutie one thats for sure!!

[jerseygirl]

Welcome to Binky Bunny! I think the breed is called Pretty. Am I allowed to call a boy bunny pretty? In seriousness though, he looks to have the form of english spot without the butterfly marking on the nose but many rabbits (not of that breed) can be marked that way. He could be a mix of anything though really. I’ve seen pics of kits completely different to the parents looks but dead ringers for another breed.

[Marl£y]

K, thanks so much!

[Elrohwen]

I’m with Jersey that many rabbits can have that spotting pattern, so he could really be a mix of almost anything. How old is he? He looks pretty young. As he matures it might be easier to use his body type and size to guess what breeds he might be a mix of.

He sure is a cutie though!

[RabbitPam]

He looks just like Samantha, and she hasn’t got the butterfly mark on her nose but otherwise seems to be just like an English Spot. It seems to be a kind of mixed breed that’s become more popular lately, at least in the US. I don’t know what they’re mixed with, if anything, but since it’s not the classic show markings they are not being kept by breeders. So turning up in shelters and small pet shops.

Anyway, I went through the same thing you did trying to figure it out, but the deciding factor for me was when she reached full growth. Her body shape was definitely English Spot. It’s sort of lean, and has a high arched back with the tummy kind of elevated off the ground when standing on all 4s. Tends to be larger in the back legs that gives that shape. He’s a beauty, but then I would think so! LOL

[RabbitPam]

Here she is. (This is Samantha Bunnykins.) See what I mean?

[bunnymum16]

my bunny Chance is just like yours and rabbitpam’s but her head seems to be too small compared to her body.she’s still a cutie though it just looks weird to look at sometimes.

[MirBear]

Dwarf Hotot X English Spot. is what i’m thinking.

[Beka27]

He is very cute! Many of us don’t know for a fact what our bunnies are… and even “purebred” rabbits may have different lineages. Rabbit breeding is nowhere near as controlled and regulated as dog breeding. Also, responsible, reputable breeders do not sell bunnies to pet shops, so if that’s where he’s from, he really could be anything.

As he gets older, body size and shape may help to narrow it down, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s doesn’t matter. What matters is that he’s beautiful and he’s yours!

[LoveChaCha]

BUNNIES are all pretty

[Marl£y]

I didnt know that the breeding was that different, but with bunnies becoming more popular pets I can understand that. The only reason I wanted to know is because I’m a curious creature.

Maybe when he’s older (I dunno how old, I got him at a small local pet store about 2 weeks ago.) it’ll be easier to tell but I’m pretty sure that from the responses that I’ve gotten he’s a little bunny mutt, and that’s fine with me. hehe.

Thank you everyone so much for trying to help me, I honestly didnt think I would get that many replies.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

That looks EXACTLY like my cousins bun…I guessed Hotot mixed with english spot -but really you just never know! CUTE!

[jennyrabbit]

reminds me very much of Jenny who we guess to be an English Spot X(maybe with hotot), just a guess though as Jenny is a shleter rabbit

[Elrohwen]

I’m going to go against the grain and say no hotot. The dwarf hotot basically has nethie features with the eye bands, but this bunny doesn’t have any nethie body or head traits like you would see on a hotot. I think the markings are just a coincidence.

As for english spot, I believe it’s actually quite a rare breed in the US (not sure where you’re from Marley), so it’s not likely that most spotted rabbits in the US are of English Spot origin. I think Sammy is the most ES looking bun I’ve seen since she actually has the body shape – without that specific shape, it’s probably just a spotting pattern from another breed that carries it. Spotting is a dominant gene, so it’s very common.

[Monkeybun]

Smudge has those markings, and she is a Polish The Broken pattern, as it is called, is quite common in alot of breeds.

[MirBear]

i’ve always wanted and english spot.

[MirBear]

i’ve always wanted and english spot.

[MayaConsuelo]

Wow he’s so cute! The markings around his eyes are great, but the last picture you loaded shows him with another spot below his eye which to me looks like a gangster “teardrop” tattoo… So adorable, I just love the spotted bunnies.
I was curious as to my bun’s breed when I adopted him too, they really all look the same to me (except for lops/non-lops obvioiusly.) I don’t understand why anyone would breed rabbits to look a particular way… who cares about the details since they’re all so cute!

[MayaConsuelo]

Oh sorry I just realized that was someone else’s bun with the gangster teardrop tattoo… too cute. Your buns really do look similar, I don’t know much about breeds but they look like the same mix to me! They’re the cutest!

[jerseygirl]

Posted By Elrohwen on 09/09/2010 08:40 AM
As for english spot, I believe it’s actually quite a rare breed in the US

Good to know that. I think they’re a real fanciers breed in  Europe also. Would you say Dutches are super common in the US Elrohwen?  

[Elrohwen]

Jersey, yes, dutches are very common here. I see dutches in pet stores and shelters a lot.

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