American fuzzy lop
The American fuzzy lop was developed in the United States in the 1980s, essentially a Holland lop carrying the angora wool gene.
It was recognised in 1988 and remains a popular small show and pet rabbit.
It is a compact rabbit of around two kilograms with the lop's dropped ears, a flat broad head and a short muzzle, covered in wool rather than normal fur. The wool is the defining feature and the defining commitment. Temperament is typically playful and outgoing — fuzzy lops have a reputation among keepers as one of the more inquisitive and interactive small breeds.
- Origin
- United States, 1980s
- Size
- 1.5–2 kg
- Lifespan
- 8–12 years
- Coat
- Wool, roughly 5 cm, with a soft dense undercoat
- Temperament
- Playful, outgoing, sociable
- Grooming
- Several times weekly, daily when moulting
Related: American · Angora · Holland lop · American chinchilla · American sable
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Living with a american fuzzy lop
The wool mats readily and must be groomed through to the skin several times a week — daily during a moult. A matted rabbit is a painful rabbit, and clipping out mats risks cutting the very thin skin.
Wool is also an ingestion hazard. Rabbits cannot vomit, so a moulting woolled breed needs consistent grooming and constant hay to keep the gut moving.
Lopped ears do not drain as upright ones do; check them regularly for wax and infection. Otherwise the standard rules: neutered pairs, hay-based diet, annual myxomatosis and RHD vaccination.
General guidance, not veterinary advice. Individual rabbits vary, and anything about a specific animal is a question for a vet who has seen it.
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