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Basic Rabbit Care
What do rabbit require daily? Fresh Water Fresh Food A Small Handful of Hay Clean-Out Their Litter Box (if the have a solid-floored cage) What Do Rabbits Require Weekly? Thoroughly Clean Waterer (or bowl) Thoroughly Clean Feeder (or bowl) Thoroughly Clean Litter Box (if they have one) Dump Any Old Bedding and Replace It With Fresh Bedding Brush Short-haired Bunnies like the Holland Lop Once a Week What Care Do Rabbits Require Monthly? Clip Their Nails Completely Scrub Down Their Cage |
More Information About Rabbits
Weight
Holland Lops are the smallest of the lop eared rabbit breed, weighing 3-5 pounds when fully grown. Males are almost always smaller and lighter than females when fully grown. Males typically weigh 2-4 pounds where as females weigh 4-5 pounds when fully matured. This is not always the case though because one of my females weighs about 3 pounds. Colors Holland Lops come in many different shades and colors. The most common colors are orange, fawn, black, white chocolate and blue. They also come in a mixture of colors such as; Tort-Brown, Calico, Tri, and many other color mixtures. Finally, Holland Lops can come in "broken" which is white with color patches. |
Eye Color
Holland Lops can have Brown, Hazel, Marble, Blue, or Ruby eyes. The first picture is of a Marble Eyed lop, the second picture is of a Brown Eyed lop, and the third is of a blue eyed lop.
Holland Lops can have Brown, Hazel, Marble, Blue, or Ruby eyes. The first picture is of a Marble Eyed lop, the second picture is of a Brown Eyed lop, and the third is of a blue eyed lop.
The Vienna Gene
The Vienna Gene... and how to create Blue-Eyed-Whites (BEWs)
The Vienna Gene is a recessive gene that when, bred in different combinations, can create BEWs which are Solid-White lops with blue eyes. There are two different types of Vienna gene carries. The Vienna Marked (VM)(Vv) and the Vienna Carriers (VC)(Vv), both are are carriers of the recessive Vienna gene (Vv). The Vienna Marked (VM)(Vv) have different markings which show that they are carries of the Vienna gene. The Vienna Carries (VC)(Vv) carry the Vienna gene, but don't have any marking to show it. Vienna Marked (VM) and Vienna Carriers (VC) are the same thing... (Vv). The only difference is whether you can tell if they are carries by their markings or eyes, or not. Here are some of the combinations which create BEWs.
Colored Rabbit (VV) + (VM) or (VC)= 50% of the babies will be Vienna gene carries, 50% will be non-carriers.
Colored Rabbit (VV) + BEW (vv)= All babies will be (Vv) the will be Vienna gene carries, but there will be no BEWs.
(VM) or (VC) + (VM) or (VC)= 50% of the babies will be Vienna gene carries, 25% will be BEW, and 25% will be non-carriers.
BEW (vv) + (VM) or (VC)= 50% will be BEWs, and the other will be Vienna Carriers (VC)(Vv).
BEW (vv) + BEW (vv)= 100% BEWs!
You can tell if your rabbit is a Vienna Marked (VM)(Vv) by looking for different markings such as a solid lop with white spots, patches, or stripes, white toenails, or blue, marbled, or hazel eyes etc. Vienna Marked rabbits are not showable.
The Vienna Gene is a recessive gene that when, bred in different combinations, can create BEWs which are Solid-White lops with blue eyes. There are two different types of Vienna gene carries. The Vienna Marked (VM)(Vv) and the Vienna Carriers (VC)(Vv), both are are carriers of the recessive Vienna gene (Vv). The Vienna Marked (VM)(Vv) have different markings which show that they are carries of the Vienna gene. The Vienna Carries (VC)(Vv) carry the Vienna gene, but don't have any marking to show it. Vienna Marked (VM) and Vienna Carriers (VC) are the same thing... (Vv). The only difference is whether you can tell if they are carries by their markings or eyes, or not. Here are some of the combinations which create BEWs.
Colored Rabbit (VV) + (VM) or (VC)= 50% of the babies will be Vienna gene carries, 50% will be non-carriers.
Colored Rabbit (VV) + BEW (vv)= All babies will be (Vv) the will be Vienna gene carries, but there will be no BEWs.
(VM) or (VC) + (VM) or (VC)= 50% of the babies will be Vienna gene carries, 25% will be BEW, and 25% will be non-carriers.
BEW (vv) + (VM) or (VC)= 50% will be BEWs, and the other will be Vienna Carriers (VC)(Vv).
BEW (vv) + BEW (vv)= 100% BEWs!
You can tell if your rabbit is a Vienna Marked (VM)(Vv) by looking for different markings such as a solid lop with white spots, patches, or stripes, white toenails, or blue, marbled, or hazel eyes etc. Vienna Marked rabbits are not showable.