10 Large Rabbit Breeds

Kids love rabbits they fascinate and entertain them plus they are a good way to teach your child how to take care of a pet. They come in many shapes, sizes, breeds and colour this article looks at some of the large rabbit breeds. Larger rabbits are bit more robust and resilient to have around kids, although all animals should be handled with extreme care and it is important to teach your kids how to so they nor the rabbit gets hurt. A large rabbit breed is anywhere from 9 to 12 pounds.

10 LARGE RABBIT BREEDS

Belgian Hare

Weight: Up to 9 lbs.
These rabbits or rather hares have a lovely lean race sleek body type and are usually a love chestnut brown. Their fur is quite coarse but still silky and they have long straight up tubular ears. They are not too keen on being handled and may kick and buck to get away which may lead to the getting hurt. A lot of owners of this breed report that they are quite prone to bone fracture brought on by their need to get free of being held. They are quite an old established breed having their roots in Belgium from around the 18th century and were first shown in America in 1877. They do have a sweet nature but are also very nervous and hyperactive at times. Read More…

American Sable

Weight: Up to 10 lbs.
These rabbits were established in the early 20th century and are derived from the crossing of several rabbit breeds with the Chinchilla rabbit. They have a commercial sized body with a wedge-shaped head and long upright ears. They have fine, dense fur that comes in one colour and that is a sepia body with a black face, ears, leg and feet as well as the tops of their tail. Their fur is very thick, and they tend to shed a lot. They have a sweet, playful and active nature and are ideal for a pet for singles, elderly, families with children, apartment building and can be both indoor and outdoor rabbits.  Read More…

English Lop

Weight: Up to 12 lbs.
These bunnies have long droop ears which always makes them look like they are sad. But they are really cute, energetic, lovable and active and very curious rabbits. The English Lop is much the same as the American Fuzzy lop and the French Lop rabbits. Their exact origins are not known except that they made an appearance in England in the mid-1800s and soon thereafter were shipped to America. In centuries past breeders would wax and stretch the Lops ears to make them look longer for shows and breeding purposes. These cruel practices have since been outlawed thank goodness and there are strict rulings as the length of their ears for showing purposes to prevent owners from resorting to such tactics. Read More…

Beveren

Weight: Up to 12 lbs.
Beveren rabbits are well known for their tasty versatile rabbit meat. But these beautiful rabbits are really intelligent, sweet, docile and love attention. In 1918 they were very popular with the fur trade because of the beautiful fur coat that is soft, dense, glossy and short. They come in three beautiful colour varieties such as solid blue, solid black and blue-eyed white (BEW). They do require a bit more space as they are quite a large rabbit and they are ideal pets for elderly, singles and families with kids. They have cute round faces and long upright ears with a long mandolin shaped body.  Read More…

Silver Marten

Weight: Up to 9 lbs.
The Silver Marten was developed when breeders were trying to improve on the Chinchilla rabbit breed and introduced black and tan breeds to the rabbit’s mix. This created a strange mix of black and silver rabbits that breeders found rather interesting and decided to develop. The black and chocolate varieties of the breed were established in 1927 and the beautiful blue-coloured Silver Marten Rabbits were established in 1933. They are active, sweet, playful and ever so gentle to a point of being timid. They are good companion pets for the elderly, singles and families with older kids. Read More…

Rex

Weight: Up to 10 lbs.
Rex Rabbits make great pets for families with children, the elderly, first-time rabbit owners and singles. They were developed in France in 1919 in a village called Louche-Prince. They are the result of breeders selectively breeding from litters of wild grey rabbits that exhibited the most beautiful lush fur. They were shown for the first time in Paris in 1924 after which it was introduced into America. They have a unique gene in their fur which gives it a velvety texture. They have a medium sized commercial shaped body and long erect ears. The Rex is docile, friendly and loves to be petted.  Read More…

Palomino

Weight: Up to 10 lbs.
This breed was the result of the crossing of several commercial type rabbits in order to make what the breeder, Mark Young, called the Twenties. With the help of a few other breeders, the tawnies were developed into the Palomino. They are docile, sweet, friendly and ever so maternal and make an excellent pet for elderly, singles and families with children. They have coarse, short fur that does not require much grooming and they do shed quite a bit. They come in two colours which are lynx and the golden colour. They have a commercial type body with a small wedge-shaped face and small upright ears.  Read More…

Harlequin

Weight: Up to 9 lbs.
These unique rabbits have short soft fur that is thick and does not require much maintenance. They have unique patterns on their fur that makes it look like a jester and there are two different types of Harlequin rabbit the Magpie which is usually white and has either chocolate, lilac, blue or black markings on them. Then there is the Japanese Harlequin rabbit that is mainly orange with either blue, chocolate, black or lilac markings on them. They are great pets as they love to be playful, are alert and very affectionate and inquisitive. They make great first-time rabbits, great companion pets for the elderly and families with children. Read More…

Champagne D’Argent

Weight: Up to 12 lbs.
These beautiful rabbits were once prized for both their beautiful pelts. An ancient breed of rabbit dating back to 1631 they have a soft glossy coat and a bluish white body. They are placid, laid back and lovable and their coats are easy to manage as their coats are not too long, they do not require too much maintenance. They make great pets for the elderly, families with kids, they can be both indoor and outdoor rabbits. They were also used for their delicious meat that went with most dishes that require rabbit. Read More…

Cinnamon

Weight: Up to 11 lbs.
These large cinnamon coloured rabbits were developed accidentally in 1962 by a young brother and sister during Easter Time in Missoula, Montana. They crossbred their Chinchilla female with a New Zealand male rabbit. They have beautifully soft, plush, dense rollback fur and their excellent nature makes them easy to manage and great as pets. They are docile, inquisitive, playful and lovable creatures that are suited as companion pets for the elderly, families with kids, singles and do well both indoors and outdoors.  Read More…