Hermie+Indie
New Kit
Hi all, as I have made a previous post, I'm sure some of you would know that I have welcomed a lovely new addition to my home! However, one of the reasons I was so drawn to him (besides his charming personality) at the rescue was because of his beautiful eyes! They are brown but there is a bright blue pigment at the bottom of his iris covering up to about a third of his whole iris in his right eye, there is only a small blotch in the left. As mesmerizing as they are, I did do a bit of researching about this just out of curiosity and maybe a little concern as I had never seen this in a rabbit before. Originally I thought it was heterochromia, though I'd only heard of this in humans. Then I came across a phenomenon called the "Vienna gene". Apparently rabbits that have received this gene from both parents (I believe they are called "Vienna marked") have distinct appearances usually consisting of partially blue eyes, and white markings. Sure enough, my boy is a black rabbit with white markings on his nose and feet. And obviously the eyes too! I just wanted to get some more information here, I didn't find a lot of info online, and a lot of it was geared towards the breeding aspect of it, though I don't breed at all. I would be so grateful if someone could give me a little more information on this, anything that you know would be helpful, thanks!
Also, I will upload a picture as soon as I can, I find it difficult to post pictures of him at the moment as my phone screen is half broken and Rowan moves about a lot!
Also, I will upload a picture as soon as I can, I find it difficult to post pictures of him at the moment as my phone screen is half broken and Rowan moves about a lot!