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Jersey Wooly Rabbit

Dwarf Angora Rabbit Family: Leporidae

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   The Jersey Wooly Rabbit has become extremely popular, not only as a show animal, but as an exceptional pet!

   A very small bunny, an adult Jersey Wooly Rabbit will only weigh up to about three pounds. This little rabbit is noted for being extremely gentle. They are sweet and docile, as well as smart.

   The Jersey Wooly Rabbit likes people and affection. It enjoys companionship and being petted and handled.They are calm, quiet rabbits that are pretty easy to care for. All these great qualities make an ideal pet for children and adults alike.

   Though its long fur makes it a bit more work than a short haired bunny, the Jersey Wooly enjoys being brushed. It only needs brushing about once a month as an adult. It will need just a bit more than that when it is young, until it looses its baby coat.

   Known as the Jersey Wooly Rabbit in the United States, this rabbit is also known as the Dwarf Angora Rabbit in Australia and Europe. It was developed by Bonnie Seeley of New Jersey (USA) in the 1970's.

• Jersey Wooly Rabbit - In the United States, it became recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association (A.R.B.A.) in 1988, as the Jersey Wooly Rabbit.
• Dwarf Angora Rabbit - In Australia (and Europe), this rabbit is recognized as the Dwarf Angora Rabbit,and it received recognition by the Australian Show Rabbit Council in 1997.

For more information about Rabbits and their care see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Rabbit

Description:
   They are a small compact little rabbit, only weighing up to about three pounds. They have short ears and a wonderful thick long wool coat that is notable for being very easy to take care of, especially after the rabbit reaches about six months. The adult coat has more guard hair than undercoat, so is not prone to matting.

Color differences:
   The Jersey Wooly Rabbits or Dwarf Angora Rabbits come in a variety of colors and patterns including agouti (wild rabbit), self (one color all over), and shaded patterns. Other nice colors include black, blue, chocolate, smoke pearl, blue tort, chestnut, pointed white, siamese sable, and black otter.

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We have a rabbit that is 4 years old and he is light brown with dark brown ears. We bought him at a pet shop. We do not know what type of rabbit he is. He is very very agreesive, he attacks me when I come into the room. I have to bring a towel to shoo him away and he bites and jumps at the towel and believe it or not makes growling noises too. He was spayed when he was about a year old. He weighs about 3lbs. I say he looks like a lion when he sits because of the hair around his neck, but when I look at the pictures for the jersey wooly he looks simuliar to that as well. His name is becker (hence the tv show because of his crankiness). Carrie 2009-06-02
These are definitely not jersey woolies, at the most maybe a mix...they are most likely purebred or mixed breed lionheads. Lionheads do not have to have extremely long or thick manes as stated in previous comments, as their mane tends to fall out once they are a certain age (depends on the individual rabbit). This is a genetic and American breeders have not yet "fixed" it. Mane length and thickness can differ from lionhead to lionhead and is largely affected by its ancestry and whether it is a double mane gene or single mane gene bun. Some lionheads appear to have almost no mane at all even though they may carry the gene. Even though all these rabbits are really cute (and both lionheads and jersey woolies are both great breeds!) these are definitely not jersey woolies unless they've been shaved down or something. Colette 2009-05-06
Oops, I didn't look close enough and actually only Nikki, especially being European bred, doesn't appear to be a Jersey Wooly (the others could definitely be!) Colette 2009-05-06
Nikki is so cute, I wish I had a nikki. Irene 2009-02-12
I raise Jersey Woolies, English Angoras, and French Angoras. Jersey Woolies are not dwarf angoras! The two breeds are similar, however, they are two completly different breeds. EDITOR'S NOTE: This appears to be a difference in the naming of this rabbit breed. In the United States this breed is recognized by the ARBA as the Jersey Wooly. In Australia (and Europe) this same rabbit is recognized as the Dwarf Angora Rabbit by the Australian Show Rabbit Council. There is no rabbit breed recognized as the Dwarf Angora in the United States. Janie Bauman 2008-10-30
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I might be getting two jersey woolies. I love this breed and I LOVE this website so much. Olivia 2009-06-11

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