Mini Rex

The Rex breeds were borne out of a mutation in French rabbits in the late 19th century and have been pretty endlessly popular since then.

Mini Rex are dwarfs. They generally won't ever get bigger than 4 1/2 lb. unless otherwise noted. This means they need less space, food, etc.

They have guard hairs the height of their undercoat, which makes them look a bit like they're made of blown glass. To touch the fur is to stroke a length of velvet.

The colors they can be shown in are as follows: black, blue (dark blue-gray), broken (white-spotted), castor (like a wild bunny but more reddish), chinchilla (like the animal of the same name), chocolate (deep brown), Himalayan (a pink-eyed white bunny with either black or blue nose, ears, and feet), lilac (pale dove gray), lynx (agouti like castor, but they are fawn topped with lilac), opal (agouti like castor, but with dark blue-gray ticking), otter (black, blue, chocolate, or lilac with notable creamy-tan bellies and eye rings), red (dark orange), sable point (much like a Siamese cat), seal (like a Himalayan, but only in black with a mocha brown body), silver marten (same as otter, but with silvery-white markings), tortoise (a red rabbit with black shading on its nose, ears and feet), tricolor (a broken rabbit with either black and red spotting, blue and fawn spotting, chocolate and red spotting, or lilac and fawn spotting), and ruby-eyed white (REW), and blue-eyed white (BEW).

I currently breed for castor, opal, black, and blue. Often I will have broken; half-BEWs, known as Viennas or Vienna-carriers; or broken Vienna. Most of these will be sold as pets unless a breeder wants them for their BEW program. Most brokens will be blanket or booted. The Viennas may have things such as white markings on their faces, small white spots elsewhere, or blue eyes. Vienna brokens tend to have colored rings around their eyes and perhaps some spots of colors on their pelts. Viennas and broken Viennas normally cannot be shown, but will make just as good pets.

They tend to be active, friendly bunnies, and fairly easy to handle. They are not suggested for young children because of their size.