Rabbit & Cavy News

Nahhh, I am taking a few days off here after the Christmas holiday!  I am so hoping that Kelly and I will have time to update our pictures of her French Lops for sale - the pictures currently on our site are of when these French Lops were juniors.

Stop back soon to see some new French Lop pictures!

Cathy

Kelly has gotten a couple of chinchilla babies out of her recent French Lop litters - and she so loves this color!  What a nice surprise since we were only expecting all chestnut agoutis……

Back to work tomorrow - yuk - hope your Monday goes fast for you

The French Lops breed so easily compared to our Hollands…..

Kelly bred both her Garrett does; Star and Acorn for December litters.

Acorn had 5 kits yesterday - all solid agouti as was expected since she is solid agouti and LaReau’s Talon is solid agouti….

This morning, Star had 6 babies and I am not sure if we got any different colors out of that litter or not, I was already at work when Kelly called with the news - but we bred her to LaReau’s Thunder, another solid agouti, so I guess we are not expecting much other than solid chestnut agouti from this litter either.

We are planning and counting on some excellent typed French Lops though - these crosses should be very nice!

Both moms and litters are doing great!

We are very excited - Kelly has two French Lop litters due this week, although she isn’t sure one of her bucks was quite old enough to produce a litter, so we’ll have to just see if the doe has any.

Jody and I bred 4 Hollands who are all due this week - keeping our fingers crossed - especially since two will be first-time moms.

And of course,  most importantly (hehehe) I have a couple of my new Polish does bred for this week too - I can’t wait for my own Polish bunnies!

If the weather would cooperate here - been pretty cold, blowing wind, temps in the teens all week……

Kelly still has a few quality French Lops for sale here in southern Wisconsin.  Since we didn’t go to the last few shows in our area, we didn’t have the chance to market these nice rabbits……

If you are looking for a nice show quality buck, Kelly has LaReau’s Fudge for sale.  At his last show he won his first leg by winning his 6/8 class, then winning BOSV against a lot of nice French Lops - he even beat out his brother, Talon, who has been sweeping his classes lately! 

Fudge is a solid agouti but does carry a dilute gene.  He’s got nice heavy bone and a wonderful body type to him.  He’s be sure to add some nice qualities to your current line!

To see Fudge or any of our other sale French Lops, please visit our website. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Kelly does have one French Lop for sale as a pet rabbit.  This male broken agouti (brown and white) is about 8 months old now, so he is just now considered an adult but has a lot more growing to do!

He will probably attain his final adult weight at right around 12-13 lbs.

He is a sweet bunny, with a funny personality - and he absolutely loves his morning banana slice!  He is ready to go to a new pet home so contact us by email ( cathy@lopsandcavies.com ) if you are interested in him.

He is not litter trained right now, but all our French Lops sold as pets have been easily and successfully litter trained by their new owners!

Kelly will only sell pet rabbits to good homes - you must be prepared to prove you live in a home where this rabbit can remain permanently as your pet, and we do ask that you provide us with information as to your experience or knowledge about pet rabbits. 

Owning a pet rabbit is a long term commitment - and they do require a fair amount of daily care in order to maintain their health.  We have a lot more pet rabbit care info on our website - please read through some of our pet rabbit articles to see if a pet rabbit is the right pet choice for you!

Cathy   LaReau Lops & Cavies

Kelly just came in and announced that she bred her nice agouti buck, Thunder, to her broken chinchilla Garrett doe, Star.  She also bred Talon to her other Garrett doe, Acorn.  these should be some very nice crosses - and we are very excited! 

Wow, I think we might have a lot of baby bunnies in December! 

Cathy  LaReau Lops & Cavies

Kelly and I are thinking of driving down to De Witt, Iowa for a rabbit show on Sunday - I think it was this same show last year at this time, that we couldn’t go to because of the weather, and it looks like we’ll be getting more of the same this year too.  My van is like a bobsled in the snow so I prefer not to risk life and limb just to travel for a rabbit show: I guess we’ll have to wait and see what the weather is like.

I can barely remember how to get to De Witt from here - I think it was a fairly straight-forward drive though.  The last time I went, the show was held in a pretty small building at the fairgrounds, so I am hoping to arrive early enough to get a spot inside!

Kelly is probably doing pretty well in the French Lop youth standings right now, although only one show has been reported to the Lop Rabbit Club of America as of yet.  She’s got some nice French Lops out of these last litters.

Hope to see you in De Witt on Sunday!  Let us know if you are going-

Cathy

LaReau Lops & Cavies

As of today, Kelly still has some nice agouti French Lops for sale!  These rabbits are just nearing senior age and are looking great!  They come from Kelly’s own line she’s been developing over the past few years -going back to Creek Haven stock,  plus a scattering of Mr. Z’s dilutes, Mair’s, and Garrett’s quality French Lops stock.

Although they are all agoutis, they all carry a dilute gene - if you are looking for some color, breed any of these to your dilute carrier and you’ll be sure to end up with some nice blues or opals!

Kelly will be again breeding for spring litters soon - and plans to pair up Thunder with one of her Garrett does, plus Talon will soon be old enough to become a dad, so she plans to breed him to the other Garret doe.