Maine coon sized bunnies!

[Lorien]

Said the Glasgow Daily Record of Bodmin:
Bodmin the rabbit is a big bunny — and we mean big. He lives up to the name of his breed, Flemish Giant, by tipping the scales at almost 18lbs.

That's the average weight of a 10-month-old baby. And Bodmin is still piling on the pounds.

Michael Alford, 60, joint owner of the Sussex nature park where he lives, said: "People just can't quite believe the size of Bodmin, especially when they try to pick him up for a cuddle.

"He has a massive appetite and polishes off a whole cabbage or cauliflower at one sitting. We even used him for a guess the weight contest.

"I can't remember how close anyone got, but I don't think anyone guessed too high."

Bodmin is such a handful Michael has started to keep him away from other rabbits in case he crushes them.

But it is not as if he lazes around all day - he goes for regular runs around his hutch. The other park owner, Anna Chaplin, said: "He does get a lot of exercise. He uses his run all the time except when it is raining.

"We have only had him for a year but he's put on so much weight. I have a job to pick him up.

"He has got a massive appetite and gets through loads of cabbages, greens, carrots and other vegetables."

David White, secretary of the Flemish Giant Club, said: "This is probably a continental rabbit. They do reach sizes over 20lb and are bred for fur and meat."

Most fully-grown pet rabbits would weigh between five and eight pounds, depending on the breed, said a British Rabbit Council spokeswoman.

Even the fattest, laziest domestic pet is not expected to weight in at more than 16lb, according to experts.

But Bodmin still has some way to go to become the world's biggest rabbit.

That title is held by a French doe, who weighed in with the Guinness Book of Records last year at 26lb 7oz.


http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/giantrabbit.asp

[egadsbrain]

1. He's magnificent!

Those feet look like those human bunny slippers... I'd hate to be on the receiving end of one of his kicks.
:kick:

[legally blonde]

2. wow!

That's a REALLY BIG BUNNY!

[IndyOp]

3. Your pics aren't coming through (for me anyway)...

Here is 17-pound German Giant

[Sanity Claws]

4. OMG!

I have this urge to tickle his feet. They are humongous

[BrklynLiberal]

5. Wow! They have to be named HARVEY!!!

Great post.

How are all your furbabies doing Lorien?

[AlienGirl]

6. Giant rabbits!!

I want to get a giant bunny for Xen if we ever have a house (or at least, enough room for a huge bunny). They are so adorable!

Tucker

[Hand]

7. This was our big bunny...

Ferdinand the Aristocrat, a French Lop. Like the Flemish Giant, they're classed as a "giant" breed. He was probably around 14-15 pounds at his heaviest, and as you can see... well, that's a normal sized doorway.



Ferdinand passed on to the Rainbow Bridge in December 2004 after a long and wholehearted life. I still miss him. :cry: He was a really cool bunny.

ON EDIT: More pix of Ferd and our other bunnies here!

http://community.webshots.com/album/133256710YIIxos

[BrklynLiberal]

10. Wow. What an amazing troupe of bunnies! It looks like they brought you

many years of love and laughs.

[Hand]

12. Thank you...

They did indeed--wonderful, sweet, mischievous personalities, and each one was unique in his or her way. We miss them all, although they left plenty of souvenirs in the form of remodeled baseboards and chewed cuffs!

One day we may bring other bunnies into our home, but right now the thought of losing one, which inevitably happens sooner or later, is just more than we can handle. They really worm their way into your heart. :loveya:

[IndyOp]

11. Great Bunny Pics! Thanks for sharing them! (n/t)

:hi:

[Hand]

13. You're welcome!

It's wonderful that even when departed, these furballs can still bring a smile. They were amazing beings. :loveya:

[Lorien]

8. Hey, the photos are gone! At least IndyOp's still work

that's just plain weird!

[BrklynLiberal]

9. They are back today... Monday.

[geniph]

14. Vegetarian puppies!

That's what the giant rabbits always look like to me, huge vegetarian puppies.