Rabbit breed guides
For everything you need to know about your pet rabbit.
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Find out more about your rabbit
Are you the proud owner of a cuddly pet bunny? Or maybe you’re looking for the perfect companion for you and your family? Either way, our helpful guides on individual rabbit breeds are full of useful information on all their quirks and personalities.
Holland Lops
Energetic, playful and sometimes skittish, these mini lop-eared rabbits are fantastic family pets that can happily snuggle up in your palms.
Lionheads
Fluffy and fun-sized, the Lionhead rabbit has a docile and friendly nature.
Lops
Instantly recognisable thanks to their signature floppy ears, Lop rabbits are super cute, snuggly bunnies.
Mini Lops
With big round eyes and a button nose, the Mini Lop is one of the most popular rabbit breeds.
Netherland Dwarfs
Nervous, lively and intelligent. They are one of the smallest of all rabbit breeds, with a compact body, large head, flat face, short ears and large eyes.
New Zealands
A docile, calm and intelligent breed with dense, soft fur and upright ears.
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Dutch rabbit
The Dutch rabbit is the quintessential, classic rabbit. Think short fur, tall and upright ears, with an unmistakable white and black or brown fur pattern. While they’re small, they’re not quite as tiny as a dwarf rabbit.
Angora rabbit
The Angora rabbit is known for two things: being exceptionally large at five-and-a-half-to-12 pounds, and possessing a wonderfully woolly coat you can lose yourself in. It’s one of the oldest domesticated rabbit breeds.
Sussex rabbit
Sussex rabbits are cream, golden, brown-coloured teddy bear-like breeds often compared to the rabbit version of a Labrador. They’re an outgoing, friendly, medium-sized breed.
Rex rabbit
The velvety-furred Rex rabbit is a medium-sized hopper, in that classic, round, rabbit shape. Grooming a Rex is easy, thanks to their unique and short coat. There are many types of Rex rabbit.
English Lop
The English lop is an early, domestic breed with the droopiest ears of all.
American Lop
The American lop, also known as the American Fuzzy Lop, is a woolly, long-eared rabbit, like a Holland lop but much fluffier.
Velveteen Lop
hese lop bunnies are short-haired, long-eared, and incredibly sleek. They’re a cross between the English lop and the Rex rabbit.
More handy rabbit guides
Rabbits can make geat family pets. To help you get along famously, we’ve created a series of guides on everything from keeping rabbits inside to rabbit wellbeing.
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