The Mini Rex
"The People's Choice of a Fancy Breed"
The Mini Rex, known as "the People's Choice of a Fancy Breed" is a relatively new breed, presented to American Rabbit Breeders
Association (ARBA) in 1984. The first
accepted Mini Rex variety was the castor in 1988. At
the 1994 ARBA Convention the new breed made history by taking two BIS back to
back with Castors. By 2001, more Mini Rex were registered with the ARBA than any
other breed.
The mini rex is known for its sweet temperament.
The Mini Rex rabbit is a very diminutive rabbit with an ARBA guideline maximum
senior show weight of only 4 1/2 pounds for does and 4 1/4 pounds for bucks. Its
body is rather short and close coupled. The top body line rises gradually from
the base of the ears to a high point over the center of the hips and then
rounding downwards to the base of the tail. A mini rex when posed looks like a
small basketball with a head on it. When viewed from the tail end, a Mini Rex is
approximately as wide as it is high. When viewed from above, the body tapers
down slightly from the hips to the shoulders. The ears are rather short and
thick and are carried erect.
This popular pet and show rabbit
has a magnificent, plush velvet-like coat that must be felt to be appreciated.
The fur is one of the most notable features of this breed. The fur is
approximately 3/8 of an inch in length and when felt with the bare hands is like
rubbing a piece of plush velvet. The guard hairs are the same length as the
under fur giving an extremely plush, silky, feeling to it when stroked. The fur
has a lustrous appearance and has a distinct springy feel when
depressed.
ARBA standards recognizes 19 colors/varieties for the
Mini Rex including: black, castor, blue, chinchilla, opal, tortoise, chocolate,
lynx, seal, white, lilac red, Himalayan, smoke pearl, sable, broken (tri color fall in the broken variety), REW, Otter and Sable Point
pattern. Breeders are continually trying to develop new
colors.
We currently have a small mini rex herd that is devoted to developing the Lutino gene, primarily working for Shadow (castor lutino) Dove (Black Lutino) and possibly in the future, an Otter Lutino. We use Castor, Black, Blue and Whites that are genetic black, blue and castor.
The majority of our shaded herd was moved to the EZDae's rabbitry in Phoenix.
Association (ARBA) in 1984. The first
accepted Mini Rex variety was the castor in 1988. At
the 1994 ARBA Convention the new breed made history by taking two BIS back to
back with Castors. By 2001, more Mini Rex were registered with the ARBA than any
other breed.
The mini rex is known for its sweet temperament.
The Mini Rex rabbit is a very diminutive rabbit with an ARBA guideline maximum
senior show weight of only 4 1/2 pounds for does and 4 1/4 pounds for bucks. Its
body is rather short and close coupled. The top body line rises gradually from
the base of the ears to a high point over the center of the hips and then
rounding downwards to the base of the tail. A mini rex when posed looks like a
small basketball with a head on it. When viewed from the tail end, a Mini Rex is
approximately as wide as it is high. When viewed from above, the body tapers
down slightly from the hips to the shoulders. The ears are rather short and
thick and are carried erect.
This popular pet and show rabbit
has a magnificent, plush velvet-like coat that must be felt to be appreciated.
The fur is one of the most notable features of this breed. The fur is
approximately 3/8 of an inch in length and when felt with the bare hands is like
rubbing a piece of plush velvet. The guard hairs are the same length as the
under fur giving an extremely plush, silky, feeling to it when stroked. The fur
has a lustrous appearance and has a distinct springy feel when
depressed.
ARBA standards recognizes 19 colors/varieties for the
Mini Rex including: black, castor, blue, chinchilla, opal, tortoise, chocolate,
lynx, seal, white, lilac red, Himalayan, smoke pearl, sable, broken (tri color fall in the broken variety), REW, Otter and Sable Point
pattern. Breeders are continually trying to develop new
colors.
We currently have a small mini rex herd that is devoted to developing the Lutino gene, primarily working for Shadow (castor lutino) Dove (Black Lutino) and possibly in the future, an Otter Lutino. We use Castor, Black, Blue and Whites that are genetic black, blue and castor.
The majority of our shaded herd was moved to the EZDae's rabbitry in Phoenix.