Holland Lops

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Holland Lops are a great rabbit to have. Their personalities are wonderful and they love attention. They would be a great first pet for children.

 

Our Hollands

Our Holland Lop Bucks

 

Our Holland Lop Does

General Info

Life span:  Average: 5-8 years, can live as old as 10 years or longer

 

Sexual maturity: 12 weeks, should not be bred until 5-6 months.

 

Litter size:     2-6 babies

 

Weaning age:       6-8 weeks, prefer 8 weeks

 

Adult male weight (buck): Not over 4 lbs. 

 

Adult female weight (doe): Not over 4 lbs. 

 

Disposition: Very friendly rabbit.

 

Good rabbit for: pets, show, agility, & 4-H

 

Varieties (color):

 

Agouti: Chestnut agouti, chocolate agouti, chinchilla, chocolate chinchilla, lynx, opal, squirrel

 

Pointed White: black, blue, chocolate, lilac

 

Self: (solid) black, blue, chocolate, lilac, blue eyed white (BEW), ruby eyed white (REW)

 

Shaded: sable point, siamese sable, seal, smoke pearl, tortoise (tort) in black, blue, chocolate, lilac

 

Tan: Otter - black, blue, chocolate, lilac

 

Ticked: steel in black, blue, chocolate, lilac

 

Wide Band: cream, fawn, frosty, orange, red 

 

If you want to see these colors click here: Holland Colors

 

Care & Equipment

Food consumption: 1/4 to 1/2 cup daily 

If your doe has babies that are eating, free feed.

 

Feed good quality pellets and hay (timothy if possible) daily to help with digestion. Since Lionheads have long wool for fur, the hay will help keep the fur from blocking intestinal ducts.

 

Water consumption: 16 oz. bottle changed daily.

 

For does with babies, 32 oz. bottle changed daily.

 

Cage size: 18" x 24" or larger. Mine are housed in 24" x 24" cages with nest boxes.

 

If you choose to breed your Hollands you will need at least a 24" x 30" cage or add a nest box to the outside. 

 

Grooming: Slicker brush, soft bristle brush, nail clippers. You may want to have a clean pair of wire cutters in good condition (no rust) in case of malclusion for cutting teeth. Their long fur is longer and should be groomed occasionaly.

Posing and Evaluating a Holland Lop

I came across this youtube video about posing and evaluating a Holland lop for show.

YouTube-Video