by Laurie Stroupe Where do Fuzzy Hollands Come From? Years ago, the broken pattern gene was introduced into the Holland Lop gene pool. The gene was successfully introduced, but the fur length was also shortened to flyback as a result. To fix that problem, the wool gene (L l) was introduced into the Holland Lop … Read more
Holland Lops are the best rabbits in the world, of course! But I suppose you want me to support my conclusion with some information. Oh, okay. First of all, Holland Lops are the smallest of the lop-eared rabbits, smaller than lops and even mini lops. And that alone makes them the cutest, at least in … Read more
by Laurie Stroupe The Sweet Smell of Success When you are into rabbits, the sweet smell of success is likely to be covered with the acrid smell of urine and manure. What can we do to reduce rabbit odor? (Certainly my rabbits don’t smell bad and I’m sure that yours don’t either. We’ll be talking … Read more
In-barn Record Keeping My magnet system helps me keep track of who’s bred and who’s for sale, which cages are clean and which need to be cleaned, and how much to feed each rabbit (or group of rabbits, in the case of the youngsters). The magnet system is flexible. Yours could tell you who’s on … Read more
Click to jump to a topic! Baby Fur Fur Problems Rabbit Fur Loss Normal Molting Unintentional Molting Forcing a Molt Conditioning Fur for Show Basic Rabbit Grooming Help! My Rabbits Won’t Stop Molting! In general, show rabbit fur is better in spring and fall and in a bit worse condition in high summer and … Read more
Kathy Schwartz points out first of all, that different bunnies have different quality fur. At its best, one Mini Rex’s fur may knock your socks off while another’s is just okay. Genetics plays a large role here. Using a bunny’s natural, genetically influenced fur condition as one of your culling factors will help to improve … Read more
Click to jump to a topic! Baby Fur Fur Problems Rabbit Fur Loss Normal Molting Unintentional Molting Forcing a Molt Conditioning Fur for Show Basic Rabbit Grooming Normal Molting Can Take On Different Patterns I’ve already mentioned that juniors molt out their baby fur. That’s just one of the normal molts that will go on … Read more
Click to jump to a topic! Baby Fur Fur Problems Rabbit Fur Loss Normal Molting Unintentional Molting Forcing a Molt Conditioning Fur for Show Basic Rabbit Grooming Health Conditions and Concerns There are myriad problems that can crop up with Holland fur. Fur mites can cause patches of fur to become missing at the rabbit … Read more
Click to jump to a topic! Baby Fur Fur Problems Rabbit Fur Loss Normal Molting Unintentional Molting Forcing a Molt Conditioning Fur for Show Basic Rabbit Grooming Young rabbits have baby fur until sometime around three to four months of age. Then they molt out their baby fur and grow their adult coat. Most … Read more