The Loveable British Giant Rabbit
The largest of the British rabbit breeds is called, aptly enough, the British Giant. The breed is characterized by its large body, flat on top, and its long erect ears and huge, bright eyes. They do not have especially long fur, usually less than an inch in depth, and can be found in many insignia, from bright white and opal to chocolate brown and black.
Caring for the Larger Bunny
Even if their fur is honestly small, this breed still requires regular and careful grooming and brushing, as their coats tend to mat easily. Eye color will vary from rabbit to rabbit, the white British Giant rabbit but is well known for its piercing pink eyes.
Just as the name implies, these rabbits are huge. The average British Giant buck weighs over 12.5 pounds, and does are usually even heavier. They do need a excellent amount of exercise, so it would be a excellent thought to grant them with an enclosed run for free movement and play.
Keeping Your Giant Safe and Healthful
The British Giant is normally a very sociable and playful rabbit, with a cool and gentle disposition. They do well around children, even if they may not be suitable as pets for small toddlers because of their extra large size. The British Giant will quite happily play with toys and trinkets especially if they make a noise, even if a reliable owner will be careful not to give them toys with tiny removable parts that they could choke on.
The ideal diet for the British Giant Rabbit is similar to that of most breeds – fresh hay, a diversity of fruits and vegetables and lots of fresh water. As the British Giant will happily wander around the house, they should be kept way from houseplants, as many common varieties are quite poisonous to rabbits.
the rabbit in the picture looks more like a French or German lop not a British Giant. The picture of the French Lop doesn’t look right either, the ears are not long enough, looks more like a mini lop
Hi. I’m tiresome to identify what breed of rabbit we have. We adopted him from an animal shelter, and they could only guess that he was some sort of lop rabbit. The rabbit we have is nearly identical to the rabbit pictured above, so I thought that meant that he was a british giant, but upon reading the description, I noticed that it said, “long, erect ears.” So my inquiry is why the bunny pictured does not have erect ears? Is this a British Giant? Or a uncommon kind altogether?
Thanks!
I live in Bowmanville ontario Canada. East of Toronto. I want a giant rabbit. everywhere can i get one near toronto canada?
thanks for your help
Well, I did some research on giant rabbits and found this. German giant, Brittish giant, continental giant… These are just isolated selective breedings of Flemmish giants. Giant rabbits are nice to have because they can eat a lot more roughage and green stuff even as not really needing a whole lot of pellets. I keep my flemmish giants in free range pens during the spring and summer months to cut down on my feed bill. Giants take longer to grow up from kits than most other rabbits, they reach size around 2 years ancient, and you have to breed them previous to they are 8 months ancient because the doe’s pelvic bones freeze up. Giant are like langly teenagers who take some time to fill out.