Breed Question

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Crazyt123

Alpha Buck

• Jun 18, 2009

• #1

:wave: Hi everyone ok so im still kinda confused on how you classify your Lops like dwarf /mini / holland in the UK or where you live.


Here in the US Holland Lop is the smallest lop breed
weighing 4lbs at the max


and then theirs a Mini Lop (like my boy) and they can wiegh up to and some over 6 and a half pounds

But we dont have any breed classified as a dawrf lop BUt i seen you guys have do have both mini and dawrf.

Also do you guys have holland lops?

 

FudgeMallow

Mama Doe

• Jun 18, 2009

• #2

Our mini lops are your holland lops and our dwarf lops are your mini lops :wave:

All a bit confusing :lol:

 

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Crazyt123

Alpha Buck

• Jun 18, 2009

• #3

haha ok thanks!!!

 

DemiS

Warren Veteran

• Jun 20, 2009

• #4

Haha, that is confusing. I've heard that mini lops (Uk) have the dwarf gene, and dwarf lops don't. That's even more confusing.

They Should Call Them:
X-Small Lops (Mini - uk, Holland - usa)
Small Lops (Dward - uk, Mini - usa)
Medium Lops (German)
Large Lops (French)
X-Big Eared Lops (English)
And fancy Rare German Lops (Meissner)


Probolem sorted

 

Snowberry

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 20, 2009

• #5

I thought the term dwarf lop refers to the size of their ears and not their actual size.

 

KarenM

Administrator

Staff member

• Jun 20, 2009

• #6

I always thought they were called a dwarf lop because they're small compared to english/french lops. :?

 

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ZakuraRabbit

Mama Doe

• Jun 20, 2009

• #7

I prefer the Norwegian method:lol:
We have one lop at 1.5-1.9 kgs called the lop dwarf. No mini lop or holland.
Its just Lop dwarf- German- English (although I don't think these are very common)- French

 

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Jesssy

Warren Scout

• Jun 20, 2009

• #8

These are the breed standard weights for the lop breeds (i do like the tiny lop giant lop big eared lop idea though!)
Mini lop ideal 3lb4oz, max 3lb8oz
Dwarf Lop ideal 4lb8oz. min 4lb4oz, max 5lb4oz
German Lop Min 6lb8oz, max 8lb8oz
French Lop min 10lbs

Hope that helps
jessy

 

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BunnyBekkie

Warren Veteran

• Jun 20, 2009

• #9

It's stupid this weight thing. My frenchie cross is fully grown and weighs in at a hefty 2.2kg :lol: The 2 dwarf lops I've had have both been nearer 3kg!!!