Mini Rex Rabbit

Mini-Rex (Castor coloration)

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   A sweet, cuddly nature along with a plush velvety coat make the Mini Rex a favorite pet bunny!

   The Mini Rex is an adorable medium sized bunny that makes a wonderful companion.

   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!

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

Background:
   The Mini Rex is accepted as a new breed in Great Britain and the United States. This breed was first recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association in 1988.
   Monna R. Berryhill, who is from Texas, first bred them and has shared the following information with us:

Description:
   The Mini Rex grows to 3.5-4.5 lbs. They are well-muscled with good shoulder and hip widths. Their ears stand straight and erect.
   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:
   The only varieties allowed for showing Mini Rex rabbits 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.

Comments from people who have kept this pet:

My family and I raise mini rex. They are a great breed of rabbit. They have good personalities and are very, very soft. Most of ours are calm and relaxed. That's partly because they are handled on a regular basis. They are like potato chips ~~~ You can't have just one!

I have 4 mini rex's. One of them is named Skittles, and she licks me all of the time! I have another one named DQ and she is PREGANT. The kits are going to be Lilac!

Hi I'm Angel, a 4 week old mini rex and I'm very spoiled by my loving owner, Mellony. I cant tell if I'm black or a mixed color; or female or male. I hope I'm female! Angel

Hello, I'm Apple, the rabbit ;-). I'm a Minirex from Thailand. I like to eat apples, climb like a cat, stand up on my tip-toes, and I even like to swim! Check me out: apple-the-rabbit.hi5.com Thanks! Apple

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!

I have a red mini rex called Louie who I fell in love with the moment I set eyes on him. He is one of the friendliest rabbits I've ever had but he doesn't like being cuddled very much, though he is quite happy to jump up onto my bed and lay down with me. He is very cheeky and I would recommend any rabbit lover to get a mini rex :-D

Last December I fostered 3 mini rex brothers, never thinking they would become part of the family. They were neutered after 4 months old and they just turned 1 year old this past October. Jack is lavender, Ben and Tim are black. Fresh greens are fed daily...never pellets. Timothy hay always and alfalfa chews as treats. For their birthday I made cakes: rice cakes with a banana/blueberry mash spread. If Tim had his choice, he would only eat carrots and pears. But to keep a full variety and healthy diet, I mix and dice various fruits and greens daily. I really enjoy making edible chew toys and keeping their hutch and runner comfy and cozy. I love them very much...And to think I consider myself a cat person.....

This year my bunny got very sick and we didnt know why. We thought she might have lead poisoning from an old chair she chewed, thank goodness she didn't. we took her to a vet and found out we were feeding her the wrong food. Just incase you dont know, you are supposed to feed rabbits timithy hay, not pellets as they are just treats. Some symptoms of a bad diet are: small rabbit dropping, not urinating, loss of hair, no appitite, not very active, and licking furniture. She got sick in July but didnt show symptoms until September. Now my bunny is great and healthy once again. She is now almost one and i am very glad that she is ok. I didnt write this to be a show off and tell you i know every thing, i wrote it for your bunnies health. So if you are a first time mini rex owner treat them like horses.

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