Animals

The main feature of Rex rabbits is their very beautiful and very soft fur. It feels just like velvet when you pet it. This is because the longest guard hairs have been bred away and the secondary guard hairs have been reduced to the same length as the undercoat hairs.
Though there are lots of different colors of Mini Rex, they have to be particular colors if they are going to be show bunnies rather than pets. But those that are pets are every bit as cuddly and soft.

The Mini Rex varieties allowed for showing are: Black, Blue, Castor, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Himalayan, Lilac, Lynx, Opal, Red, Seal, Tortoise Broken color (any recognized color and white with the exception of Himalayan) and Red-eyed White.

The Mini Rex rabbit has a compact body with narrow shoulders, short, thick, upright ears, and a rex coat. This breed is growing in popularity as a pet and show rabbit because of its luxurious coat.
The breed was developed using the standard size rex.

Weighing about 4 pounds, the Mini Rex is available in the same color varieties as its larger cousin, the Rex. Foot disease is more common in rabbits with Rex fur because of the lack of the heavy protective fur on the foot pad.