If you are looking for a cute, small sized, placid pet, then don’t look any further than the Dwarf Angora Rabbit. While little is known about the cute over fluffy breed of rabbit, it honestly does make a beautiful interesting little pet, for all. The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit, bred for its long, soft hair. The Angora is one of the oldest types of domestic rabbit, originating in Ankara, Turkey, along with the Angora cat and Angora goat. The rabbits were popular pets with French royalty in the mid 1700s, and spread to other parts of Europe by the end of the century.
Appearance:
The dwarf angora rabbit is a smaller sized pet that only weighs around 1.5kg, the majority of the weight taken up in it’s big fluffy coat. They come in a range of different colours including patterns, due to there genetic makeup. These colours and patterns include one full over colour and shaded patterns. The wool/fur which grows to between 5 and 7cms in length is dense and contains slightly more guard hair than undercoat. This results in a type of wool which isn’t prone to matting.
Diet:
The Dwarf Angora rabbit’s diet should be large unlimited amounts of fresh hay, fresh fruit and vegetables, a well-balanced dry rabbit mix and plenty of clean water. Rabbits in general have quite delicate stomachs so when feeding fresh fruits and vegetables make sure they are added to the diet one vegetable at a time and eliminate specific varieties if they cause diarrhea.
Temperament:
The Dwarf Angora is known for their calm personality, quiet disposition, easy care and small size. The Dwarf Angora loves being handled which makes it a good house pet. The Dwarf Angora rabbits can become trained to learn their name and are more intelligent, than guinea pigs and hamsters. They can be trained to go to the toilet in one specific area, which makes cleaning up after them and having them inside the house much easier.
Maintenance:
Although the dwarf angora rabbit has a long, thick, wool type coat, it doesn’t need as much attention as you would think. Their wool isn’t prone to matting but a good brush once a week with a slicker brush always does the job. Trimming or shaving the fur in the summer months will do the dwarf Angora rabbit good, but only by a professional should this be attempted.
Housing:
For the Dwarf Angora rabbit the floor of the hutch or cage must be wire. The cage would have a wire base with a wire lid fixed to the base. There should be a tray under the wire floor to catch the urine and droppings. The reason for this is that the Angora rabbit can become very dirty and the fur will become matted if it is kept in an ordinary hutch. As their feet have excess hair on them they do not feel the wire floor. All rabbits must have an adequate exercise area, whether it is an outside run or an enclosed area in the house.
Overall:
- Breed: Dwarf Angora Rabbit
- Maintenance: Medium
- Temperament: Friendly, Playful & Placid.
- Cost: Around $75.00 a dwarf angora rabbit
- Recommended for: All, from young to elderly.
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It doesn't even look real! What a sweetheart :D