Rabbit info #1 Rex

jane 11/14/21

REX

’the king of rabbits’

REX RABBIT HISTORY

In 1919 the first Rex coated rabbit was discovered by Desire Caillon in Louché-Pringé . Along with the the abnormal coat the rabbits had deformed limbs as well Mr. Caillon sent the rabbit along with others to the towns market. This is when the town priest saw the rabbit and despite the hideous fiscal condition he saw potentiometer for this abnormal fur. He obtained two more Rex furred rabbits and began a breeding program. By 1924 he had over 150 Rex furred rabbits and by 1927, rabbits with rex coats could be found in , Belgium, Switzerland, Holland, England, and finally, the USA. People fell in love with this new fur type. Clubs began adding a “rexed” variety to many breeds, including Beverens, Chinchillas, Flemish, Havana, even New Zealands. The breed was first shown in 1924 but I cannot sufficient information on when it was recognized by ARBA.

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SHOW STANDARDS.

VARIETIES

The recognized colors are Amber, Black, Blue, Californian, Castor, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Lilac, Lynx, Opal, Otter, Red, Sable, Seal, Red Eyed White (REW), broken group.

“Broken and Otter Rex are each shown as a group. Broken includes all recognized color varieties in conjunction with white or white in conjunction with two colors (Tri-Color); those accepted colors being: dense Black and Golden Orange; Lavender Blue and Golden Fawn; dark Chocolate Brown and Golden Orange; Dove Gray and Golden Fawn. Eye color corresponds to solid variety. All varieties are judged together.” Quoted from https://www.nationalrexrc.org/varieties

POINTS:

General Type......................45

Body..........................35

Head...........................3

Ears...........................3

Eyes...........................1

Feet & Legs....................2

Tail...........................1

Fur..............................40

Color............................10

Condition.........................5

WEIGHTS

Junior bucks 4-8 pounds.

Junior does 4-8.5 pounds.

Senior bucks 7.5-9.5 pounds, ideal weight 8 pounds.

Senior does 8-10.5 pounds, idea weight 9 pounds.

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EXTRAS

Rex rabbits fur type is “standing” and fur structure is “Rex”.

Rex rabbits have a commercial body type.

Rex rabbits have been described to have a calm, but playful personality. Because of this they are great mothers and wonderful companion pets.

Many Rex variety have what’s known as an “agouti color” this is we’re the hairs of the rabbits have color banding that run down the shaft you can see this by gently blowing on the rabbits coat.