Jersey Wooly

Jersey Wooly

A Silver Marten Jersey Wooly ARBA accepted varieties: Jersey Wools are Judged By Groups Rather than By Individual Varieties. Agouti group Chestnut, Chinchilla, Opal, Squirrel, AOV group Black or Blue Pointed White (sometimes called Himi), OrangeBroken group any recognized breed varieties combined with white, Self group Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac, Blue-Eyed-White i.e. BEW, Ruby-Eyed-White i.e. REW, Shaded group Tortoise Shell, Blue Tortoise Shell, Seal, Sable Point, Siamese Sable, Smoke Pearl Tan Pattern Black otter, Blue otter, Black silver marten, Blue silver marten, Chocolate silver marten, Lilac silver marten, Sable marten, Smoke pearl marten. Jersey Woolies have a Max Show weight of 3.5 pounds although they range in size from 2 lb to a bit over 4 lb. They have a bold head and short, well furred ears. They need brushing more often than most long hairs with an ideal length of wool being 3". Their wool is not easy care as first described. They need brushing constantly to reduce matting and hair knots. Not to mention hair accumulation and blockage due to rabbit grooming. This in itself, will cause gastric sluggishness and if the blockage becomes sever enough, death. Regular grooming and brushing or the coat will help this breed to live a long and happy life. Jersey Woolies have gentle temperaments and make suitable pets. They are easily trained. As with all herbivores, chewing my be a problem. You may purchase wire guards to wrap around electrical cords (very effective) and in places where you find your bunny chewing on wood, paint some pepper extract. This will deter any additional gnawing. HistoryThe Jersey Wooly was first introduced at the 1984 A.R.B.A. Convention in Orlando, Florida by Bonnie Seeley of Highbridge, NJ. In 1988 at the A.R.B.A. Convention, in Madison, Wisconsin, it became a recognized breed. Bonnie originally developed the breed in order to produce a small pet rabbit with wool that was easy to care for. Today, the Jersey Wooly is that, and much more, as one of the most popular breeds of rabbits exhibited around the country with a club membership of over 700 worldwide. Broken Jersey Wooly were accepted as a recognized variety at the 2004 ARBA Convention in Rhode Island. The Orange Jersey Wooly was accepted as a recognized variety at the 2008 ARBA Convention in Kentucky [2] The Jersey wooly is a compact breed.