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| NeuBunny | Apr 16 2014, 07:41 AM Post #16 |
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It isn't just size - each breed has a different temperament with a LOT of individual variation. My daughter's Jersey woolies (a tiny 3 pound bunny) are absolutely sweet and laid back -- I have yet to meet a JW that isn't (though does still sometimes get hormonal). I've heard good things about Netherlands too -- Netherlands plus French angoras are the 'base breeds' from which JWs were developed. A lot of JW breeders still mix Netherlands into their stock. My son has minirexes (~5 pounds). Most of the ones we've bought as adults have been very standoffish/skittish/aggressive. But all the ones we got young or raised ourselves from kits have been very sweet. So I think the early daily handling makes a huge difference for them. They also show definite preferences for certain people (my son's sweet showmanship doe who he can handle any which way is no where near that calm for me). Britannia petites on the other hand -- I've run into a lot of them among our 4H kids and at shows and find them pretty much all high strung and nervous. Within the large rabbits -- I find New Zealands very nervous, quick to bite and standoffish at best - maybe because they are usually raised for meat and so not handled (or selected for temperament). Haven't handled the other meat breeds as much, but from the little I've seen, the same is true. Now, they may also be just fine if they've been raised and handled early -- most of my neighbor girl's silver foxes are great. Angoras tend to be the other extreme - very docile (with definite exceptions, my Victor was a pain). No one wants to spend hours grooming an aggressive rabbit, so angora breeders select hard for temperament. lol - and surprisingly color can make a difference too -- red-eyed white rabbits in any breed often have vision problems which can make them more nervous until they get used to you. |
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