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Netherland Dwarf Breed Information

SizeBreed Standard is 1 lb to 2 1/2 lbs, with short ears, a bright and bold eye, and a round head.

Varieties: Varieties Ruby Eyed White, Blue Eyed White, Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac, Chestnut, Opal, Lynx, Chinchilla, Squirrel, Siamese Sable, Siamese Smoke Pearl, Sable Point, Tortoise Shell, Tan (Black, Blue, Chocolate & Lilac), Silver Marten (Black, Blue, Chocolate & Lilac), Sable Marten, Smoke Pearl Marten, Otter (Black, Blue, Chocolate & Lilac), Orange, Red, Fawn, Himalayan (Black, Blue, Chocolate & Lilac) and Steel. 

TemperamentNetherlands are spritely little darlings, with a perky personality that is also very affectionate.

HistoryNetherland Dwarfs were created in the early 1900s in the Netherlands. The first show standard in Holland dates from 1940. Netherland Dwarfs came to Britain in the 1940s and were exported to America iin the 1960s. Today Netherland Dwarfs are one of the most popular rabbit breeds in the world.

                                            

Smoke Pearl                                                                   Blue Otter

                                                 

Black Otter                                                                    Orange

                             

                              Black and Black Otter Kits