Bad Habit Rabbits

With Easter fast approaching, a Kardashian getting an Angora and Wally being ever popular, I thought it might be a good time to show you the results of neglecting an angora' s coat. Anarchy came to me covered in about 3" of solid mats. It took a month of patient grooming to remove all the mats, and turn her back into an Angora again. Because the mats were pulling on her skin, causing her pain, she was miserable and sulky, and anorexic. With regular grooming, Ana has learned to sit to be groomed, and is curious, friendly, and very playful. Once her coat was properly groomed, her entire attitude towards life, people and food changed. Now that she is groomed properly, I groom Her once or twice a week to maintain her coat.

I am not an Angora breeder, nor would I become one, as I don't want that commitment to grooming, and in fact Ana will be moving to a new home soon, where she will be a beloved pet, representing her breed... but even now she is a representation not only of what will happen to the rabbit physically if you neglect grooming, but also mentally.

Don't get a wool breed if you don't want to groom!!

Long day at the brooklin rabbit show, but what a good time! Took shotgun(my chocolate tri mini Rex), gypsy(my tort mini Rex), whisp and ghost(both rew lions). Shotgun was dq'd both shows for being overweight, and gypsy was too young to be in the running for best of Breed mini Rex in either show(but she got some nice comments!). BUT!!! Ghost was best of variety in show b, and Whisp was best of breed in show a!!!! First best of breed win ever for one of my rabbits!!!