Lop-eared rabbits?

Sorry for asking even more questions I'd really like to get netherland dwarf rabbits, I really like their personalities and I'd like a smaller rabbit. I was talking to my friend about netherland dwarfs and she suggested I could get a mini lop, which from what she said, also sound like a good type of rabbit for me, but I thought I heard somewhere that rabbits that have lop ears can have problems with their ears? I don't know if that's right?

Dont apologise for asking questions hun, we are always happy to help and other new owners will be able to use the answers too.

I have a nethie and he is the cutest!! He is also very very cheeky!! ha ha His personality is definitely not in proportion to his size.

I dont know about health problems but I do know that buns communicate with their ears, and lops are unable to do that. But they are still full of personality and cuteness.

I also dont know how big they grow. Nethies are diddy!

Lop rabbits can sometimes be more predisposed to having dental problems because the breeding has broadened out their skulls compared with wild rabbits.

Nethies are little and would be a good choice. However, they are extremely clever (which is lovely) and you need to be on your toes with them because they are devils.

NickieM wrote:Lop rabbits can sometimes be more predisposed to having dental problems because the breeding has broadened out their skulls compared with wild rabbits.

Nethies are little and would be a good choice. However, they are extremely clever (which is lovely) and you need to be on your toes with them because they are devils.

Yes - nethies dont miss a trick and will try their very best to outwit you! Most of the time they will succeed!

Hi

I have a lop (Josephine) and a giant (Bruce).

Josephine i believe a mini lop but we are never 100% of her size. She's only 1.3 kilos, so is quite small, although not as small as a nethie.

The main problem is from a human perspective - Josephine takes a lot longer to understand, her body language is much more subtle than other rabbits. I didn't realise how hard she was to read until I got bruce, who is so easy to read (because he can move his ears so freely). It's easy to assume Josephine is in a **** with me, when sometimes she is just tired or taking a nap. After a while you get used to it but it can be very frustrating for new rabbit owners.

In terms of health Josephine is a dental bunny but not severe at all. The vet told me that smaller rabbits tend to have more dental problems because of their skull size. Josephine only needs treatment every 1-2 years though, so she is pretty mild for a dental bunny. Her ears don't give her trouble and she cleans them often enough.

Like Katie said, the size of the bunny doesn't indicate their personality. Josephine is a right princess, if i do anything that displeases her (including cleaning her bedroom - it's part of the house, i can't let it stay messy like that all the time!) i get a nip on the bum. Also, if she doesn't want to go to bed, by god she is not going to bed and I have to catch her - not an easy task. But she is very kind and loving sometimes as well. In contrast, Bruce my giant is really laid back and easy going. I think ultimately the personality is up to the bun.

I hope this has helped!

I have 2 lops, one of which is a dental. He is really friendly and a sweetie. The other is from a cruelty case so taking a bit longer to come round. My little nethie has me is stitches he lives with 5 other big rabbits but his size is never a problem. If he can't get to the bowl at teatime he climbs up onto one of the ledges and dives into the dish to make sure he gets his fair share All gorgeous buns, tough call!!

I have 5 mini lops, 2 lion lops, 1 angora cross and 1 nethie. I would recommend a mini lop they are fun, laid back but more lively than large lops and easy to care for in or outside. I did have 3 nethies, 2 of which did have agressive behaviour. 1 which is a sweetie but in my opinion there is more chance of agression from a nethie than a mini lop.

Thank you How is best to stop aggressive behaviour? I'd really like a nice rabbit who wouldn't want to attack me when I go to feed him

From what I've epxerienced, lops are pretty mellow and laid back, which is nice for a first bun in my opinion.
I've had Kenzo who was extemly social and playful, and Chewy who's more wild. but both of them are really calm and they never bite, although Chewy does growl alot.
I kept a nethie for 2 months and he was a real devil, super cute, but way too cheeky, you couldn't leave him alone 10 seconds.

[b]Trust Ruffin to be different she is a helicopter lop or she was not so mutch now though best of both worlds. How big is average for a Lion Head they allways seem to be small and cheeky

My beautiful Gloria was a lop - although I hesitate to say mini! We used to call her the fat flump but she just looked big because Wolfie is quite a small rabbit.

She weighed in at about 3.5 kg and was quite timid but incredibly nosy. She was also very very fond of eating. She wasn't a fan of being touched too much and had this way of 'sighing' when you were trying to catch her in the hutch.

alicia wrote:Thank you How is best to stop aggressive behaviour? I'd really like a nice rabbit who wouldn't want to attack me when I go to feed him

Sometimes if they aren't neutered they can be a bit more feisty, if this is the case then before they get spayed/castrated just be more wary of their living space etc. Thistle was fine before castration but Luna was a massive grump before her spay and it's taken her a few months to calm down. Just never think your bun hates you and be patient with them if they get a bit grumpy . They don't mean it...well sometimes