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Author: Dean Erickson
Read up on rabbit breeds before you choose the best
rabbit for you and your family.
Rabbits are popular pets. Children especially find them adorable.
Of course, our culture sees rabbits as both pets and as food.
Rabbits are raised for their meat and wild rabbits are hunted
for sport. But despite the pet or prey paradox rabbits are
always popular pet choices. They are naturally seen as cute,
and are aloof, almost cat-like in their character. As pets
rabbits are usually kept in a cage but some owners do allow
the go free in their enclosed residence.
There are several different types of rabbit breeds. The breed
of domestic rabbit we tend to have as a pet is the European
breed of rabbit. There are breeds of large rabbits, breeds
of dwarf rabbits and middle-sized breeds. particularly popular
breeds are the Angora rabbit breed and the Rex rabbit breed.
There are two easy ways to think about breeds of pet rabbits.
1. According to rabbit breed size.
Rabbits come in these breed sizes: giant, large, medium,
small and dwarf. Some breeds are available in one or more
sizes. Typical giant breeds include the Flemish Giant, the
Giant Angora and the Giant Chinchilla. The Giant Angora, for
example, weighs around 10 pounds and over, while the Dwarf
Hotot weighs up to two-and-a-half pounds. The Angora breed,
an ancient breed originating in Turkey and known for its exquisite
coat, also comes in a large and medium-sized breed, called
the French
Angora and the English Angora, respectively.
2. According to rabbit breed grooming requirements.
Rabbits have different grooming demands depending on their
coats. The longer the coat the more time you'll have to commit
to grooming your pet. Obviously the Angora rabbit breed is
the most difficult to take care of. Giant Angoras, for example,
have very long fur and really should be brushed every day.
The Rex rabbit breed has also been bred for its velvety coat,
but is not as high demand as the Angora. The Mini Rex breed
has a plush coat, but it is short so it is relatively easy
to care for.
American Chinchillas are also easy to care for. Their coat
is short and really only needs a weekly grooming.
To learn more about rabbit breeds use an Internet search
engine to bring up websites dedicated to information about
rabbit breeds. There you'll also find pictures of rabbit breeds
and lots of information on all the different breeds of rabbit.
Websites such as Petpeoplesplace.com offer detailed descriptions
of each breed, such as size, physical attributes and personality,
as well as tips on grooming.
About the author:
Dean Erickson. Journalist, and web site builder Dean Erickson
lives in Texas. He is the owner and co-editor of rabbit-breeds.info
on which you will find a longer, more detailed version of
this article. |
