This double-maned rabbit shows a good, clean face and back. Note the break between the mane and flank wool.

“How do I know what type of Lionhead I have?”

The only reliable way to tell is shortly after birth, within the first five to ten days. The pattern as the fur grows in will tell you.

The ‘teddy bear’ lionhead is a double-maned rabbit with excessive wool on the face, ears and/or back.

Single-maned lionheads look like ordinary bunnies. Their fur grows in uniformly over their bodies.

When the kits are two to three weeks old they start to get “fluffy”

This single-maned lionhead shows a nice mane around the head with very little flank wool.  This wool pattern is most desirable in show rabbits.

Teddy bear Lionheads have larger bald areas on their face and body.

The fur on the double-maned Lionheads grows at different rates, with the wool growing in last. Look for this distinctive “V” pattern.

Because the fur on their faces is so short, double manes look kinda strange for the first few weeks.

About Perrysburg Lionheads

Breeding good-quality Lionhead rabbits is a complex process. Because the breed is so new and a standard has only recently been established, different breeders have been working toward different goals with their herds.  Here at Perrysburg Rabbits we are working toward developing a small, compact rabbit with short, upright ears and a luxurious mane.

Lionheads come in three varieties: single mane, double mane and double mane ‘teddy bear style’. The only sure way to tell a single-maned lionhead from a double-maned one is at birth. The fur of the single-manes will grow uniformly until the mane starts to grow in when the kits are about two to three weeks old. The double-manes will appear bald on their cheeks and flanks for about a week. The wool will grow more slowly than their normal fur so the kits will appear "shaved" until they are about two to three weeks old. Then they will start to "fluff out".

Until they are four to five weeks old, they appear to be “all wool”.