Curiosities about rabbits

When we open the doors of our home to a new rabbit or guinea pig, the typical cage sold in the pet shop always comes to mind, but are there other options? What is the best and the worst option? In this article we will find out.

Rabbits are sociable animals by nature, when they live in the wild they form groups with a complex social structure and develop different social behaviours but, despite the fact that these relationships provide physical and mental well-being for the rabbits, we cannot forget that they are territorial animals and that, in order to give them a companion, we must follow certain guidelines, what are they?

We all know how important it is to have our animals identified and, depending on the species of pet or autonomous community, this is obligatory. But, what kind of identifications are there for pets? What can we do if this identification is damaged? Which animals can we identify and which cannot? We will find out in the following article.

The ‘Dwarf Lop’ (also called the ‘Dwarf Belier’) is one of the best known pet rabbit breeds and, at the same time, confused with mongrels that are either overweight or have strange characteristics.  Particularly popular in the UK, this breed is noted for its calm and extremely peaceful nature, and we will get to know it better in the following article.

The Himalayan or ‘Great Russian’ Rabbit, despite its name, has no direct connection with the Himalayan region or Russia. Its name is derived from its appearance, which resembles that of some animals native to that area. 

What is the vienna gene? The vienna gene is one of the most capricious, loved and hated colour genes in the world of fancy rabbit breeding; it can spoil an entire colour line or give it amazing and very attractive patterns for the public, but what is it and how common is it? In this article we will learn about it. 

The "Lionhead" breed is one of the best known breeds by hearsay and is defined as "a short haired rabbit with long hair on its head"; in reality, this is one of the rarest breeds and, in Spain today, there are absolutely no breeders who breed it, all the "Lionheads" that we can find in shops or shelters being mongrels known as "mixed fur".  In this article, we will find out what real Lionheads look like.

The Teddy Dwerg and the Angora rabbit are often confused if you don't have the right knowledge about fancy rabbit breeding, especially if you put a Teddy Dwerg and an Angora Dwerg (dwarf) next to each other.  How do they look alike and how do they differ? We can find out in this article.