calling french lop mums!

hi fellow french lop mums!!
as some of you may remember Bunny mad Magazine is doing an article about french lops for the next issue in April. Author Chandra moire Beal is writing it exclusively for me and we need yourinput. please tell me what makes frenchies different from other breeds and why you love them ect. i would also love some photos to include with the article.
please email me at bunnymadmagazine@hotmail.co.uk

hhmmm what makes them different, well, they can reach places no other bun can reach, if you loose your frenchie, dont look low, loook high as they are good jumpers and tend to get themselves up high then look puzzled as to how they will ever get down :lol: they eat for Britain and sound like a galloping horse when in the house, errrhhh, they are very very strong so mine has been banned from porcelain (sp) bowls and heavy toys as he kept hurling them at Eddie bun :roll: always have a lid on your household kitchen bin because despite mine being around the 3 foot mark high he can still get in it :shock: :roll: the list is endless :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: however, I was told they are gentle giants and this is sooooooo true

Hiya

Mine are the most docile rabbits I have met. Jasper is lively yet friendly with it, he doesn't like cuddles but I get the impression it's just because he's far too busy and has too much to do because he has no objections to being picked up, just sitting still! Honey is a big soft lump and will sit still for ages while you fuss her. I love my Frenchies!

They are daft, docile and very loving bunnies (well Lola certainly is). They dont seem to mind if curious toddlers want to pet them.

You can hear them thumping about on the ground floor when you are in the attic!

They have massive appetites and will beg non-stop for treats.

They moult like mad! And take forever to brush and its really difficult to bathe them. And if they get muddy they make massive footprint marks in your new carpet.

Despite their size they are deceptively agile and can jump great heights (if there is food to entice them! other than that, forget it - they will just sleep). They can also squeeze through quite tiny tunnels if you are attempting to put eye drops in (as long as the tunnel takes them to safety). They look very funny when binkying.

They snore - and twitch a lot when they dream - and look just like fluffly rugs when they are snoozing.

They need dog sized bowls of water or they will lob them at you! And there is no point in cardboard dens as they just jump on them and flatten them.

People stop you at the vets just to fuss over them and always say "I have never seen a bunny so big in my life" - and you have to weigh them on the dog scales!

They like to trip their owners up and demand more attention than any other animal in the house.

They are just gorgeous friendly amazing creatures.

Sarah B.

that all sounds so familiar!!!!! thanks for those wonderful comments so far and please keep them coming!!! I forgot to say..could you please add your full names to anything you write so i can credit you for anything i might use.
i am soooo in love with my frenchie benny and they are such remarkable bunnies! certainly gentle giants and definately eat like a hores. all Benny wants to do is eat and sleep!!!
look forward to reading more!

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What is bunny mad magazine and how do I get hold of a copy? Can I subscribe? ht

Ross Rabbits are great breeders who responsibly rehome their excess buns, mainly bucks. They bring up their buns to be socialised as housebuns and is a useful frenchie resource. They are also really nice people. If only more breeders were like this....

http://www.rossrabbits.co.uk/

Adam

What I love about my frenchie is that she can give the biggest, squidgiest cuddles ever! I love how she's always begging for treats and gets onto her hind legs and props herself against me and almost reaches my waist (well, not quite, but she's pretty big!)

My Frenchie George is an absolute delight. Definitely a Gentle Giant. He is so tame, loving and friendly, and has really become part of our family.
He was a doddle to litter train, infact he was 99% litter trained when he arrived as a baby.
He is a free range house rabbit, and our biggest surprise when we got him was how well he bonded with our Siberian husky/German shepherd dog called Wolf. It was love for both of them from the begining and this has continued.
He lies stretched out in the middle of the floor on an evening and visitors are always amused to see Wolf and him lying cuddled up together.
It is always funny to see him hopping back to the conservatory to use his litter tray from wherever he may be in the house but we are so grateful to him for this. :lol:
George is extremely laid back, nothing much seems to phase him. He is very noseyand very persistent if there is something he wants. He has such a great character and all in all he is a joy to own.
George is my first Frenchie, we have had him for 10 months and I can't imagine living without a Frenchie as part of our family now.
Sharon Drew

I have two house guest frenchies with me at the moment, I have them for 3 weeks *claps with delight* and they are just a delight to have, Henry just comes over, flops on me and grooms me for ages! So laid back and calming
The only downside is that between the hours of 11 and 1am then 4 and 6 am I am subjected to digging and banging of doors and it sounds like I have a herd of elephants trampling my downstairs!!!

leanne said:

I have two house guest frenchies with me at the moment, I have them for 3 weeks *claps with delight* and they are just a delight to have, Henry just comes over, flops on me and grooms me for ages! So laid back and calming
The only downside is that between the hours of 11 and 1am then 4 and 6 am I am subjected to digging and banging of doors and it sounds like I have a herd of elephants trampling my downstairs!!!

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Sounds familiar! When we first got Lola she stamped every night at midnight to be fed and it sounded like thunder! Thankfully she's not so bad now but she does start charging around as soon as i put one foot out of bed and she makes a right racket! She sounds like a very large galloping racehorse and she eats like one too!

leanne said:

I have two house guest frenchies with me at the moment, I have them for 3 weeks *claps with delight* and they are just a delight to have, Henry just comes over, flops on me and grooms me for ages! So laid back and calming
The only downside is that between the hours of 11 and 1am then 4 and 6 am I am subjected to digging and banging of doors and it sounds like I have a herd of elephants trampling my downstairs!!!

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Sounds familiar! When we first got Lola she stamped every night at midnight to be fed and it sounded like thunder! Thankfully she's not so bad now but she does start charging around as soon as i put one foot out of bed and she makes a right racket! She sounds like a very large galloping racehorse and she eats like one too!

Benny often wakes me in the middle of the night thumping :? and believe it or not he lives outdoors and i can hear him in bed!!! one night I went out at 3 in the morning to check everything was o.k as he wouldn't stop thumping only to find a huge slug in his enclosure! what a wimp! :lol:

I've has some wonderful comments! seems my love for frenchies is shared by many!!
keep them coming though!! anymore pics anyone??

while we are on the subject of frenchies, does anyone else find them high maintenance like I do :?: Marcels fur seems soo much denser than Eddies and I am forever having to brush him. I also phoned Tracy once to ask how many toes they have Marcel seems to have space boots and I have to groom the soles of his feet because the fur gets soo thick they get matted, something I have never experienced before :? He is good though, he will even lift his rear feet for me to give them a good comb :lol: :lol:

My vegetable bill must be around £30 a week now since having Marcel de Bun but he only gets around 2 ounces a day of A&P, How much does everyone else feed their frenchie as I have not really established whether I am feeding him enough :? and we have never had a topic about how much the bigger buns should be eating :wink:

Sylvia has dreadlocks around her bum, though two have fallen off recently. There is one big one left, I don't really want to do anything with it because she gets cross, so I will just leave it until it falls off as well.

With regard to food quantities, I feed Sylvia and Oli (who is small) about twice as much as the other two small bunnies, and about 1.5 times the amount of veg. I also give Sylvia more carrot than the others as she can take it - the other buns don't really need it. She has lost weight since I switched her off Rabbit Royale, which she was on from small, however this is not surprising as it has alfalfa in it. She is though a small Frenchie as she was the runt of her litter, she's only about 10.5lbs though I haven't weighed her for a while. ht

I am a new frenchie owner!! I always had dwarf lops before and found them very friendly but fancied trying a bigger version - well I am certainly not disappointed. My Fleur is now 13 weeks old and growing by the day, I've only had her three weeks, but she is already very tame, litter trained and loves being indoors. She really stretches out, she flops, she jumps and twists, she is gorgeous. She has got a big appetite and a big personality. I love her to bits and she is already friendly. The comments about jumping up on things is true, she is always looking to get higher, she is inquisitive and entertaining and part of the family.

Excellent choice of bunny - I have tried nethies in the past too, so have gone from one extreme to another, but I definately think the bigger bunnies are more docile. Wish I could have a few more frenchies!!!

french lops

Hi there, I have had my french lop for five weeks now. He was nine weeks old when I got him from giant rabbit rescue. I have five normal size bunnies in the garden, but at the moment jack is living indoors. I have got a BIG hutch in the garden and when the spring comes he will be free range in the garden during the day and I think I will bring him indoors in the evenings for the company, because he will be used to being around people.

He is almost litter trained but has weed on the dogs beds a couple of times. It is hard work having a house bunny he has chewed through the telephone wire twice, but he is soooo friendly and adores our cat sooo much. He races round the sofa in the evening and then just collapses by the fire as near to the cat as he can get !!

He adores jacobs crackers and this is how I get him back in his cage at bedtime by luring him in and then he eats it like I haven't fed him for a week !!

He plays just like a dog and particularly likes my fluffy slippers that I got for xmas if I walk past his cage when the door is open he comes out and pounces on my feet !

He is such a big character and I am so glad I got him, although I do have to say having six rabbits is quite exhausting and I spend my time when I am at home cleaning and tidying up !!


Krista