American Fuzzy Lops

"Head of the Fancy"

American Fuzzy Lops were developed by Patty Greene-Karl. Many people think that Fuzzy Lops came out of Holland Lops crossed with Angora's. Well, they really came out of "pure" Holland Lops that may have been crossed with some sort of other rabbit generations back with the fuzzy gene. Fuzzy Lops were accepted by the ARBA in 1988.
The different color groups of Fuzzy Lops are:

Agouti (Chestnut, Chinchilla, Lynx, Opal, Squirrel, *Steel, *Sable Chinchilla or Agouti)

Broken (Any color in conjunction with white. A broken must have eye circles, a nose marking, and colored ears. It is a disqualification if the animal has less then 10% color on the body.)

Pointed White (Body is pure white, and markings must be either black, blue, chocolate, or lilac and must be on the tail, feet, nose, and ears.)

Self (Black, Blue, Blue Eyed White, Red Eyed White, Chocolate, Lilac)

Shaded (Sable Point, Siamese Sable, Smoke Pearl, Tortoise Shell, Blue Tortoise Shell, *Chocolate Tortoise Shell)

Wide Band (Orange, Fawn)

Note: Colors marked with * are not currently showable, some are being worked on and presented to ARBA. Also don't confuse a Broken Fuzzy Lop (or other breed) with a dutch marked. These come out of BEW and carry the Vienna Blue-eyed gene. These are able to breed back to other BEW rabbits to get more BEW rabbits.

Current Standards for showing Fuzzy Lops:

Weight limit for juniors (under 6 months): 3 ¾lbs

Weight limit for senior bucks and does: 4lbs.

How it's evened up (points)

Head - 30

Body - 30

Ears - 10

Feet & Legs - 5

Fur Density - 8

Fur Texture - 5

Fur Length- 2

Color & Markings - 5

Condition - 5

Total - 100

Tips for getting a good showable Fuzzy Lop

1. As always check condition, if it is well groomed, kept clean and check to make sure it is free of disease (check ears, eyes, nose, genitals).

2. Fuzzy Lops are supposed to be under 4lbs. Look for one that is small and compact with good depth, not over weight or it maybe hard to keep it under that limit. Look for a large square head. The bigger the head is, the better. The ears should be covered in fur and the feet should have thick pads of fur on them. Also check and make sure eye color match the color of the animal (eg. brown eyes for a black), and toenails for the color (eg. colored nails for a black).

3. The wool should be long (2 inches or more) and dense. It should be coarse, but babies under 6 months will have soft and get knotted easily. They will out grow this, and should be groomed as much as possible to keep the matting down.

4. Check out the pedigree, don't ever get a show rabbit without a pedigree. Look at the line and check for inbreeding, or if it has the colors you would like to see if you want to breed. I bred mother to son and father to daughter alot, as well as many other breeders do, but I never breed a rabbit to another that has the same mother and father. This could cause birth defects and other health problems when it gets older. It's best to stay away from that.

If you are just looking for a pet and you are interested in American Fuzzy Lops, I think they make the best pets. They are very loving and have excellent personalities. In all the years I have raised Fuzzy Lops, I have only ever had 2 mean ones, honestly. I have had a few moody does but who wouldn't be after having a litter of babies? I would recommend Fuzzy Lops for anyone who wants a loving pet.

If you need more help, feel free to email me.