can they change colour

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bunnylove

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2006

• #1

when dixy first arrived she was a very dark fluffy lionhead and now she has gone red :? :? :?

dixy when she first arrived slight red tinge :?

dixy living with bertie in the enclosure bright red :shock:

 

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xEMMAx

Warren Veteran

• Jun 27, 2006

• #2

The first rabbits I had were jet black in the winter but after they'd moulted in the summer they turned quite a light brown

She's such a cute bun!

 

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Veronica

Mama Doe

• Jun 27, 2006

• #3

On dark bunnies, the sun can sometimes tint the coat a brownish colour

 

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Phill

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2006

• #4

Yeh the sun can change there colour, Milly is blue grey over winter but she goes kinda blonde in the summer

 

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bunnylove

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2006

• #5

Phill said:

Yeh the sun can change there colour, Milly is blue grey over winter but she goes kinda blonde in the summer

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blonde :shock:

 

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GiantJessica

Warren Scout

• Jun 27, 2006

• #6

Jessica has gone from steel grey to a ginger colour on her back :lol:

 

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Phill

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2006

• #7

bunnylove said:

Phill said:

Yeh the sun can change there colour, Milly is blue grey over winter but she goes kinda blonde in the summer

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blonde :shock:

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Yep Blonde! i have no idea why i have pictures of her from last summer and she was blonde down her spine tops of her ears and nose

 

touie

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2006

• #8

Amys got ginger patches appearing too :lol:

 

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beckiboo186

Warren Veteran

• Jun 27, 2006

• #9

Tills gone brown in places too!! :shock: :lol: :lol:

 

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raven_guest

Mama Doe

• Jun 27, 2006

• #10

The sun bleaches it, also coats come through in different shades in winter and summer, don't know why!

 

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BirdieBun

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2006

• #11

wow what a gorgeous colour, could it be something to do with losing the winter coat which could have been darker?

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• Jun 27, 2006

• #12

Black bunnies do tend to bleach to rusty red in the sun but that's quite a shade of red she's got going there :shock:

 

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bunnylove

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2006

• #13

Tamsin said:

Black bunnies do tend to bleach to rusty red in the sun but that's quite a shade of red she's got going there :shock:

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i know!:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

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AprilShower

Warren Veteran

• Jun 27, 2006

• #14

Binky's a black and white bunny but he's turns into a brown and white bunny during the summer. :lol:

 

HS

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2006

• #15

She's a stunner!
I noticed Pepper's ears have gone a nice reddy colour, and some of Bobby's grey is turning to beige.

 

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runnybabbit

Alpha Buck

• Jun 27, 2006

• #16

I've got to be different, haven't I..... :shock: :shock: :shock:

Everyone elses buns go lighter in the summer, Candy hasn't. She's Agouti (sp), just normal everyday colouring, since she's molted all her underneath fur is really dark, almost black.

She looks very strange at the moment :lol: :lol:

 

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bunnylove

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2006

• #17

Tamsin said:

Black bunnies do tend to bleach to rusty red in the sun but that's quite a shade of red she's got going there :shock:

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i dixys case no she hasnt had a moult, do long haired rabbits moult? :?

 

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bizzy_vicki

Mama Doe

• Jun 28, 2006

• #18

I sometimes think its harder to spot a molt in a long haired rabbit. My lionhead used to just go from thick to thin fur and back again without any obvious molts or 'tide marks'!
A lot of black buns turn 'chocolate' in the summer months, my first ever rabbit used to be black in winter but had choco/red sides in summer. Its not really got a lot to do with sun, its genetics and keratin in the fur