Like most rabbits, the Dutch rabbit likes to be outside its enclosure so they can run and play. These rabbits love to jump high, especially in the green grass. It’s recommended that you set up a playpen for your rabbit to run and play.
Did you know that the Dutch rabbit breeds are one of the oldest domestic rabbits out there? In fact, it descends from Petite Brabançon of the Brabant region of Holland sometime around 1850, called the Hollander rabbit. Then, it journeyed to England where the Dutch rabbit grew in popularity and now is domesticated in many areas around the world.
Rabbits are the symbol of spring, and the most adorable to adopt. However, there is a lot to consider before you decide to adopt a pet rabbit. Let’s go over the history of the Dutch rabbit, what they’re like, how to care for them, and their temperament is to decide if adopting a Dutch rabbit is right for you.
The general type of the Dutch rabbit should be relatively rounded and balanced throughout. It should start from behind the head, over the shoulders to the highest point of the loin and rounding off over the hindquarters. The shoulders should remain well rounded. Regardless of whether it is a small or large Dutch they should remain well rounded.
So if cute faces and noises hold others’ attention, it might be to our advantage to stay cute. The evolutionary process where juvenile features in an ancestor are retained into adulthood in a descendant is called neoteny. This means as an animal gets older, it still looks young by keeping juvenile features perceived as cute throughout its life, such as bigger eyes, shorter snouts in domesticated dogs, gills in the axolotl salamander, and playful behavior. (The bigger eyes and playful behavior is true for humans, too!)