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Size comparison- new zealand white and french lop

Azraelm

Wise Old Thumper
What kind of weight are each of these? How do they compare to each other size wise?

thanks x

ps. i'm asking because the freeads rabbit in doncaster is apparently the size of a nz white but with lop ears :?
 
mandy said:
What kind of weight are each of these? How do they compare to each other size wise?

thanks x

ps. i'm asking because the freeads rabbit in doncaster is apparently the size of a nz white but with lop ears :?


NZs are gorgeous (one of my favs) i have three :shock: they should weigh about 3.5kg where frechies weigh between 4.5 and 5.5 mine frenchie is about 5.0kg
 
So, he could possibly be a dwarf lop then if thats all NZ whites weigh??

Belle was a dwarf weighed about 2.6- 2.8 i think.

thanks Eve, I am getting him tomorrow so will get you piccies to see if he is what you are after :wink:
 
I have a very large NZ white. Alex is 5.8kg (He's big - not fat - vet was happy with size!!), He's 2&half ish. His partner is a french lop - she's about 6 months old & is slightly lighter & slightly smaller ( - but still growing!)
 
The official standards are

Adult Buck
4.07-4.974kg (9 - 11 lb)

Adult does
4.54-5.44kg (10-12 lbs)

A lot of bigish side of average white rabbits get labelled NZ even tho NZ are french lop/small giant sized.

Tam
 
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