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Mini Rex RabbitFamily: Leporidae
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I think anybody who wants a rabbit should get a Mini Rex or a Netherland Dwarf. Mini rex's have very soft fur it feels like velvet...NO JOKE! Although most... (more) Mandy A sweet, cuddly nature along with a plush velvety coat makes the Mini Rex a favorite pet bunny!Mini Rex Rabbits Contents Outwardly the Mini Rex rabbit looks like a miniature version of the larger Rex Rabbit. Sporting graceful proportions and that nice plush "Rex fur", this is a very good looking rabbit. It has become one of the most popular and readily available pet rabbits and is good with children. The Mini Rex is an adorable medium sized rabbit that makes a wonderful companion. Generally friendly and moderately active, they will enjoy playing or just relaxing and being petted. Because of its relatively small size it is easy to handle, as well as easy to house and feed. For more information about Rabbis and their care see:
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"I am the developer of the Mini Rex rabbit... **Monna R Berryhill, Developer of the Mini Rex rabbit* |
Castor colored Mini Rex rabbit Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough
The main feature of Rex rabbits is their very beautiful and very soft fur. It feels just like velvet when you pet it. This is because the longest guard hairs have been bred away and the secondary guard hairs have been reduced to the same length as the undercoat hairs.
Color differences: Though there are lots of different colors of Mini Rex, they have to be particular colors if they are going to be show bunnies rather than pets. But those that are pets are every bit as cuddly and soft.
The Mini Rex varieties allowed for showing are: Black, Blue, Castor, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Himalayan, Lilac, Lynx, Opal, Red, Seal, Tortoise Broken color (any recognized color and white with the exception of Himalayan) and Red-eyed White.
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Hi, I think anybody who wants a rabbit should get a Mini Rex or a Netherland Dwarf. Mini rex's have very soft fur it feels like velvet...NO JOKE! Although most smaller breeds tend to bite mor and be hyper. They best thing is that their small. I recommend that if you get a bunny you should show it in 4H. Great Experience!!
2010-05-30 | ||
Click For Replies (4) I have a mini rex I am going to show her at the fair but she still is a little shy of people have any info for me?... Hi this vid or information is incredible! I can take care of my mini rex rabbit now thank you so much! Your faith liz... Hi what is 4h I would like to know cause I have a rex rabbit. I just got it the other day and I'm so happy it's super cute I would love to know what it eats and stuff.... Hey what fair do you show at? I show at chemung county maybe I know you?... | ||
I just got an adorable mini rex bunny she's really small and likes to jump, recommended bunny to get she eats every thing and in 1 day already tamed and taught a trick.
2010-07-15 | ||
To all those people who are talking about breeding rabbits or already do breed rabbits... By breeding rabbits you are adding to the huge amount of unwanted rabbits in this world, for every rabbit baby that you let your rabbit have or buy from a pet shop or breeder, a rabbit dies in a shelter. And believe me, pure breds do end up in shelters. I adopted a mini rex from a shelter just a few weeks ago that has had quite a few rexes go through it. Many rabbits are given up to shelters every day, and so many of them are poor sweet babies given up because they got hormonal which desexing would fix or the novelty of a rabbit grew old or some ignorant person let their rabbits breed when they couldn't find homes for all the babies. Not one of the rabbits in shelters is much over a year old, with so many more years to live. My boy is only 11 months. Do the world of rabbits a favour, desex and adopt. The shelter I got my baby boy from desexes and vaccinates and only charges a $40 adoption fee, so you save alot of money when adopting
2010-04-06 | ||
Click For Replies (4) Yes shannon I agree with you about shelters. I also have a mini rex her name is oreo. ... I had 3 mini-rex for over 6 months... all they did was fight almost every day... so I ate them.... I just adopted a pure breed mini rex from the humane society a week ago that is only 5 months old. Please check at local animal shelters before going to a pet store or breeder for any new pet, not just bunnies. Shelter pets aren't all emotionally disturbed or destructive, all they need is a little love. ... I am a rabbit breeder in ARBA American Rabbit Breeder Association and have rescue rabbits. Just because I am a rabbit breeder dose not mean my rabbits are all gonna be in shelters. How do you think they got your mini rex. By breeders. I have 2 rescue rabbits and 4 to breed, show and sell, 3 to show and more to come. If you would like to know most pure breeds are show rabbit like mine are. I have every single rabbit I own out every day and held. They get only the finest food. Even my pet rabbit get really good food like my show rabbits. I have 1 rescue rabbit that I show. The other one passed away on her ninth birthday last week I got her when she was 3. Rabbits aren't unwanted. Have you seen all the people on this web site talking about their rabbits. By the way any baby rabbit people want. If you really want to rescue a rabbit get one that is old that nobody wants. All my rescues I got when they were two to three years old. Before you go blaming breeder get the real facts because I took your commit offensively.... | ||
I got a mini rex rabbit on my birthday I was so happy it's so tiny and super cute I love it......when I hold him he is so calm, he loves being with me, well at least I think cause he always calm lol, but he doesn't really like it when other people touch him...
2010-05-17 | ||
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Rabbits make wonderful loving pets. I raise mini rex rabbits. I show and do 4-h and fairs. Our bunnies all have names and are family raised. Mini rexes are beautiful, soft bunnies. Loads of personality and all our are litter box trained, even in their cages they have litter pans. Some learn overnight. Good quality pellets and clean dry hay are essential. Fresh water and if they have to be outdoors, keep them out of the sun and drafts. Give them frozen water jugs for them to lay against in the hot weather, heat will kill your rabbit if it gets hot. ALWAYS freeze empty milk jugs to keep on hand so you can rotate them when they thaw. Give them safe things to chew on. Rabbits love toys too; boxes, ramps, tunnels, stumps, etc. Always make sure your cage is preditor proof. Mini rexes can live a good long life if cared for properly.
2009-03-16 | ||
Click For Replies (2) I just got my first mini rex and he is gorgous. He has been nuetered I would like to show him but I don't know anything about it. I believe he is considered chinchilla color. Can you tell me the basics? I would appreciate it very much. thank you kathy tucker... Great advice about the frozen water jugs. It should be included in all rabbit care info because a short time in the sun is all it takes for heatstroke. ... | ||
I've had mine for quite a long time now. He's called Jasper, he's 3 this November 08 and he's castor brown. My experience with him has been lovely and I recommend all you guys out there on getting one. They feel like velvet and I sometimes watch eastenders with him on my lap :D haha. He sometimes bites my clothes when I'm not looking, but overall he's a generally relaxed bunny. We keep him indoors because he's not neutered and we feel it's healthier for him because he's out of the damp. You may need to get them a new chew toy every say, 6 months, because they do love chewing which is good for their teeth. Their eye lashes can get quite long and so can their claws so always keep nail cutters handy ;). I love Jasper and I always will. They like to have little holes to go in like their burrows in the wild. They're a bit like dogs because they have the same affection. Anyway .. hope you get one :p
2008-11-10 | ||
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Hello I was wondering if I was allowed to show my Black Otter Mini Rex? It doesn't show at the top of the Color Differences.
2010-06-29 | ||
Click For Replies (1) I don't know if it isn't listed as one of the colors than probably not.... | ||
I have a question. I am buying a minirex as a show rabbit, what do I do?
2008-08-13 | ||
Click For Replies (1) When you go to a rabbitry ask for a bunny that is show quality...... | ||
Hi, I have a mini rex. Just curious how they do with humidity and heat? Summer is here. Would appreciate any advice you have.
2010-06-21 | ||
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Wow thanks for all the info, it was truly great. Let me tell you, I'm 11 years old and I really want a bunny. I wrote a 70 page notebook of nothing but what to do for a bunny I love them oh so much, and well my parents said most likely no! But I have faith and I promised that I'll pay for most of that stuff. But anyways I want to get it at the state fair coming up in April 9-13th 2008. I can't wait, I hope my parents say yes. I love them but I love animals. Why start when I'm old when I can start when I'm young and well you know, have a fresh start. But well I don't know, I hope they say yes. I just dont think that they understand what I need for my sake. Well anyways, I really thank you guys out there for listening, I appreciate it! = p ha ha, Hannah Kirscbaum!
2008-03-25 | ||
Click For Replies (2) Haha, I am 14 and at the beginning of 8th grade (I am in 9th grade now). I researched a rabbit for 2 years. I kept asking, and asking. Now I just got a mini rex and he is SO cute! I wrote my parents a very long essay and I told them why I want one, how I will take care of him/her, and also, I pulled the shelter card. I told them by getting me a rabbit off of craigslist.com or a shelter, they would be saving a life. That really brought it home! Haha, it still took a while after that, but I am glad I finally got one. My advice? Get one from your local shelter, or one off of craigslist. Those ones need homes. Rabbits get dumped off in a corner and killed because the owners "got tired of it". By getting one at a fair, you buy one from a breeder. When you buy from a breeder, you give that breeder reason to make more bunnies. And that just contributes to the overpopulation problem with bunnies.... Thank you for the information I'm 10 and I can take care of a male rabbit mini rex all by myself you're amazing!... | ||
Hi. Thanks for leting me know about mini rex rabbits. I am soon geting some and could not decide which breed to get and some one said mini rexs were good rabbits. So I looked them up found this great website and have decided to get 2 female mini rex rabbits.
2009-07-19 | ||
thank you for informing me about rabbits!
2007-02-10 | ||
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