The Miniature Lop Rabbits

2007-03-29T20:00:00.000-07:00

The Miniature Lop Rabbits are lop eared small rabbits. He is the smallest of the Lop eared breeds. He is short and broad and he weights about 3 ½ lbs. His coat is dense and available in many colors. There are also miniature Lop Rabbits with cashmere fur called Miniature Cashmere Lop. His lop ears carried close to the cheeks. The head is bold and well developed like the Miniature Lop Rabbits.

The oldest of the lop eared breed is the English Lop. He and the French Lop are the heaviest Lop eared rabbits.
The English Lop has the longest loped ears.
The Miniature Lop Rabbit is similar to the French Lob, but its mere 5-pound weight makes it significantly smaller.

The Holland Lop is a dwarf breed.
Al the Miniature lop Rabbit breeds come in different color varieties.

There are four different kinds of fur, or coats, on rabbits.

Angora
The fur stands away from the Miniature Lop Rabbits body, giving it a very fuzzy, hair appearance.

Satin
It has fine, somewhat translucent hair shafts that make it look silky and shiny. Satin coats are about the same length as standard fur coats, but are distinguishable by their luster.

Standard
A standard Miniature Lop rabbits fur is the coat that most people imagine when they think about rabbits. It comes in two layers, an overcoat and undercoat.

Miniature Lop rabbits also come in different colors and patterns, each with its own unique beauty.

When choosing a Lop breed, keep your needs and lifestyle in mind. If you live in a small space and don’t have room for a large cage, you may want consider miniature Lop rabbits. If your time is limited, you will definitely want to stay away from the wooly miniature Lop rabbits, as they require frequent grooming. If you have older children who plan to handle and maybe even show their rabbits, you will want to get a miniature Lop rabbit that they can easily lift.

Miniature Lop rabbits make wonderful house pets because they are cute, clean, quiet, affectionate, and full of personality.
They like to have things to crawl under, climb on, and hop around. They enjoy digging, chewing, and sometimes even picking things up in their teeth and throwing them. Toys and activities help keep a miniature Lop rabbits mind and body in shape-and watching a rabbit play is fun for humans, too.

Miniature Lop Rabbits

2007-03-29T16:21:00.000-07:00

This is my site about Miniature Lop Rabbits, Holland Lop Rabbits, all Lop eared rabbits.

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2007-03-01T12:06:00.000-08:00

He almost is a miniature lop rabbit isn't he ;-)))