Description

Lilac rabbits have a compact body type and are posed on a show table so that their feet are tucked under and their back is very round like a ball. They weigh from 6 to 8 pounds when fully grown, with the does generally being bigger than the bucks. Their ears are relatively long and held errect and their fur is very dense and soft. They have sweet personalities and if handled from a young age become very gentle silly little friendly rabbits :) Lilacs make good pets, show rabbits, and are good mothers that raise large litters of 'Little Purples'.

Fur Color

The color of the lilac rabbit is quite beautiful and can be described as light grayish purple or dove gray with a pink tint. Sometimes pictures don't do them justice and make them look more gray than they really are in real life. Also the lighting in a room can make them look different. If you look at them outside though, especially in the shade or the evening, you can see the purpleness much better. When you have them outside running around in the yard they'll make you laugh because they look so purple - as if they came right out of a story book. Here are 2 pictures that show the color difference of the lilac depending on the lighting that you are looking at them in.

Care

Lilacs are easy to care for. They are medium sized which makes them nice for cuddling : ) In the summertime when they molt they should be brushed to remove the shedding fur but other then that, they don't require much grooming. The only special care that I would mention for lilacs (and this is true of many breeds) is if their pen is outside where the sun can shine on them, even if it shines on them only in the afternoon for about an hour, they can get sunburned fur. The best prevention of this is to keep the pen covered whenever the sun shines in or their beautiful purple fur will turn a brownish color little by little. Even if the rabbit has a section of shade to go in all the time, the sunny section should still be covered. The lilac will eventually shed out the sunburned fur but the new fur will become sunburned if you aren't careful to keep the pens covered.