What is a peanut rabbit?
— A peanut is a baby rabbit which has received a dwarf gene from each parent. They are somewhat common in the smaller breeds (dwarfs / hollands). Receiving a dwarf gene from each parent causes the rabbit to be genetically deformed and will usually die quickly after birth. Their heads will sometimes be too large for the body and they can have small deformed limbs. Usually the ears are considerably smaller than the other rabbits in the litter. Sometimes the peanuts can look normal however and will last up to around 6 weeks before thye die suddenly. Usually this is proceeded by a lack of eating/drinking and the rabbit will stop growing for the last 4 days or so before they die. There is nothing you can do for a peanut, they are gentically deformed and will not live.
