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That thing under the chin....

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Bavarian Bunny

Wise Old Thumper
Stupid question: what do you call that extra fold of skin that a lot of bunnies have under their chins? Rabbit double chin? :lol: I don't know the English term for it.
Is it a sign of the rabbit being overweight or is it genetic and more common in certain breeeds? Standard Rexes seems to have it a lot, but my Dutch X had a small one, too. Is it some kind of storage area for fat, and is it more common in females?
 
It's called a Dewlap... I think its a "girl thing" I seem to remember someone saying that buns will pull fur from here when they're making nests..

Maybe totally wrong of course!! :?
 
Sue&Sooty said:
It's called a Dewlap... I think its a "girl thing" I seem to remember someone saying that buns will pull fur from here when they're making nests..

Maybe totally wrong of course!! :?
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Claude my rex has one its quite big!
Im sure its a fat store,and sometimes hornmonal and can be reduced by neutering
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bluebunny said:
Sue&Sooty said:
It's called a Dewlap... I think its a "girl thing" I seem to remember someone saying that buns will pull fur from here when they're making nests..

Maybe totally wrong of course!! :?
Click to expand...
Claude my rex has one its quite big!
Im sure its a fat store,and sometimes hornmonal and can be reduced by neutering
1152.jpg
Click to expand...

:roll: See I told you I probably wrong!! :lol:

By the way Claude is :love:
 
Sue&Sooty said:
bluebunny said:
Sue&Sooty said:
It's called a Dewlap... I think its a "girl thing" I seem to remember someone saying that buns will pull fur from here when they're making nests..

Maybe totally wrong of course!! :?
Click to expand...
Claude my rex has one its quite big!
Im sure its a fat store,and sometimes hornmonal and can be reduced by neutering
1152.jpg
Click to expand...

:roll: See I told you I probably wrong!! :lol:

By the way Claude is :love:
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:lol:
Claude says thank you
He has always had a dewlap :lol:
 
kayjay said:
I do too :oops: :oops:
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Your not the only one!! They do say that owners start to look like their pets don't they.... I'm dreading it when my ears start to grow! :shock: :lol:
 
:lol: :lol: :lol:

I just brought home two very cute soft toy bunnies from my holiday, one each for my sons. And my little boy said that I was cuddlier than that bunny! My dewlaps are closer to the waist than the chin, though. :lol:

Thanks for all your input !! Good night!
 
This is Snowy before she was spayed. It is a lot smaller now but I don't know if it's because she was spayed or because she has lost a bit of weight.


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Justine xx
 
Ruby has a big 'ol dewlap! :lol:
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She also has 'bingo wings' from her fat days. :oops: She's actually the correct weight now but always looks a bit chubby because of her dewlap and bingo wings! :oops: :lol: :lol:
 
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